On this page you can view how changes to the IOC bird list have impacted on the contents of this ATWB eBook since its first annual edition.

2024 edition -> 2025 edition     IOC bird list v 13.2 -> IOC bird list v 14.2

868/7678    Sclater’s Wren

has a new English name:

868/7678    Russet-naped Wren    Campylorhynchus humilis

…………………………………………………………………….

868/769T    Grey-browed Wren    Pheugopedius schulenbergi    (n, c Peru)

has been split from:

868/769Y    Plain-tailed Wren    Pheugopedius euophrys

…………………………………………………………………….

868/7724    House Wren

has been split into seven species:

868/7724    Northern House Wren    Troglodytes aedon

(Canada, USA, Mexico [not se])

868/77F0    Southern House Wren    Troglodytes musculus

868/77F1    Cozumel Wren    Troglodytes beani

(Cozumel Island: se Mexico)

868/77F2    Kalinago Wren    Troglodytes martinicensis

(Dominica, Guadeloupe?)

868/77F3    St. Lucia Wren    Troglodytes mesoleucus    (ne St. Lucia)

868/77F4    St. Vincent Wren    Troglodytes musicus

(St. Vincent – St. Vincent and the Grenadines)

868/77F5    Grenada Wren    Troglodytes grenadensis    (Grenada)

…………………………………………………………………….

868/773T    Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren    Cyphorhinus dichrous

(wc, sw Colombia, Ecuador, nc Peru)

has been split from:

868/773F    Chestnut-breasted Wren

which has a new English name:

868/773F    Southern Chestnut-breasted Wren    Cyphorhinus thoracicusI

(e Andean slope of Peru, wc Bolivia)

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872/775K    Maranon Gnatcatcher    Polioptila maior    (nc Peru)

has been split from:

872/7759    Tropical Gnatcatcher    Polioptila plumbea

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The two species of Spotted Creeper in genus Salpornis have been moved from:

Family:  Certhiidae – Treecreepers  (identifier number ‘884’)

to new family:

Family:  Salpornithidae – Spotted Creepers  (identifier number ‘886’)

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888/784E    St. Lucia Thrasher    Ramphocinclus sanctaeluciae

(St. Lucia)

has been split from:

888/7843    White-breasted Thrasher

which has a new English name:

888/7843    Martinique Thrasher    Ramphocinclus brachyurus

(Martinique)

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900/8058    Island Thrush

has been split into 16 extant and one extinct species, the extinct species being:

900/8058    Tasman Sea Island Thrush    Turdus poliocephalus

The 16 newly identified extant species are:

900/80F0    Mindoro Island Thrush    Turdus mindorensis

(Mindoro: Philippines)

900/80F1    Luzon Island Thrush    Turdus thomassoni

(Luzon: Philippines)

900/80F2    Mindanao Island Thrush    Turdus nigrorum

(Negros, Mindanao: Philippines)

900/80F4    Wallacean Island Thrush    Turdus schlegelii

(Sulawesi: nc Indonesia, Timor)

900/80F5    Christmas Island Thrush    Turdus erythropleurus

(Christmas Island – Australia)

900/80F6    Sundaic Island Thrush    Turdus javanicus

(n, wc Sumatra, Java, nw Borneo)

900/80F7    Moluccan Island Thrush    Turdus deningeri

(w Sula Islands, Seram: nc, ne Indonesia)

900/80Y0    Papuan Island Thrush    Turdus papuensis

(New Guinea and nearby island)

900/80Y1    Bismarck Island Thrush    Turdus heinrothi

(Bismarck Archipelago: ne, ec Papua New Guinea)

900/80Y2    Bougainville Island Thrush    Turdus bougainvillei

(Bougainville Island: ec Papua New Guinea)

900/80Y3    Solomons Island Thrush    Turdus kulambangrae

(wc, s Solomon Islands)

900/80Y4    Vanikoro Island Thrush    Turdus vanikorensis

(sw, se Solomon Islands, n, c Vanuatu)

900/80Y5    White-headed Island Thrush    Turdus pritzbueri

(s Vanuatu)

900/80Y6    New Caledonian Island Thrush    Turdus xanthopus

(Yande Island off nw New Caledonia)

900/80Y7    Samoan Island Thrush    Turdus samoensis    (Samoa)

900/80Y8    Fiji Island Thrush    Turdus ruficeps    (Fiji)

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907/8126    White-rumped Shama    Copsychus malabaricus

has been split into four species. The newly identified species are:

907/81F0    Larwo Shama    Copsychus omissus    (c, e Java)

907/81F1    Kangean Shama    Copsychus nigricauda

(Kangean Islands in Java Sea)  [probably extinct in the wild]

907/81F2    Sri Lanka Shama    Copsychus leggei    (Sri Lanka)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/81F3    Maratua Shama    Copsychus barbouri

(e Derawan Islands off ne Borneo)  [extinct in the wild]

has been split from:

907/8128    White-crowned Shama    Copsychus stricklandii    (n Borneo)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8172    Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher

has a new English name:

907/8172    Pale-chinned Flycatcher    Cyornis poliogenys

…………………………………………………………………….

907/825T    Taiwan Bush Robin    Tarsiger formosanus    (c Taiwan)

has been split from:

907/8259    White-browed Bush Robin    Tarsiger indicus

…………………………………………………………………….

The isolated populations of Bluetail in nc, ne China that were formerly considered to be part of the distribution of:

907/8261    Himalayan Bluetail    Tarsiger rufilatus

were shown, first of all, to be a valid subspecies of:

907/8260    Red-flanked Bluetail    Tarsiger cyanurus

and then split to form monotypic species:

907/826E    Qilian Bluetail    Tarsiger albocoeruleus

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8318    White-winged Cliff Chat    Monticola semirufus

has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8350    Mountain Wheatear

has a new English name:

907/8350    Mountain Chat    Myrmecocichla monticola

 

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892/789E    Tenggara Hill Myna    Gracula venerata    (Lesser Sundas)

has been split from:

892/7891    Common Hill Myna    Gracula religiosa

…………………………………………………………………….

892/790P    Vinous-breasted Myna    Acridotheres leucocephalus

(sc, se South-East Asia)

has been split from:

892/7902    Vinous-breasted Starling

which has a new English name:

892/7902    Burmese Myna    Acridotheres burmannicus

(sc, c, ec Myanmar, sc China)

…………………………………………………………………….

892/7901    Black-winged Starling

has been resequenced and has a new English name:

892/7901    Black-winged Myna    Acridotheres melanopterus

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

892/7952    Sharpe’s Starling    Pholia sharpii

892/7953    Abbott’s Starling    Arizelopsar femoralis

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900/803E    Ethiopian Thrush    Turdus simensis    (Ethiopia, sc Eritrea)

has been split from:

900/8035    Groundscraper Thrush    Turdus litsitsirupa

…………………………………………………………………….

900/8048    Comoros Thrush

has a new English name:

900/8048    Comoro Thrush    Turdus bewsheri

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Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:

907/813Y    Pale Flycatcher    Agricola pallidus

907/8140    Chat Flycatcher    Agricola infuscatus

907/8132    Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher    Fraseria griseigularis

907/8133    Grey Tit-Flycatcher    Fraseria plumbea

907/8158    Olivaceous Flycatcher    Fraseria olivascens

907/8159    Chapin’s Flycatcher    Fraseria lendu

907/8155    Ashy Flycatcher    Fraseria caerulescens

907/8163    Tessmann’s Flycatcher    Fraseria tessmanni

907/8143    Fiscal Flycatcher    Sigelus silens

907/8162    Dusky-blue Flycatcher    Bradornis comitatus

907/8141    African Grey Flycatcher    Bradornis microrhynchus

907/8142    Marico Flycatcher    Bradornis mariquensis

907/8166    Böhm’s Flycatcher    Bradornis boehmi

907/8165    Ussher’s Flycatcher    Bradornis ussheri

907/8185    Matinan Blue Flycatcher    Eumyias sanfordi

907/8184    Blue-fronted Blue Flycatcher    Eumyias hoevelli

907/8183    Timor Blue Flycatcher    Eumyias hyacinthinus

907/8187    Flores Jungle Flycatcher    Eumyias oscillans

907/818P    Sumba Jungle Flycatcher    Eumyias stresemanni

907/820F    Mountain Robin-Chat    Cossyphicula isabellae

907/8212    White-throated Robin-Chat    Dessonornis humeralis

907/8211    Cape Robin-Chat    Dessonornis caffer

907/820Y    Archer’s Ground Robin    Dessonornis archeri

907/8210    Olive-flanked Ground Robin    Dessonornis anomalus

907/8214    Grey-winged Robin-Chat    Sheppardia polioptera

…………………………………………………………………….

907/815F    Itombwe Flycatcher

has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:

907/8159    Chapin’s Flycatcher    Fraseria lendu

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8164    Sooty Flycatcher

has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new species epithet. Its scientific name is now:

Bradornis fuliginosus

…………………………………………………………………….

907/816T    Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis camarinensis

(s Luzon: n Philippines)

has been split from:

907/8170    Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis herioti

(n, c Luzon: n Philippines)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8181    Tanahjampea Blue Flycatcher

has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:

907/8182    Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis omissus

…………………………………………………………………….

907/818E    Kalao Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis kalaoensis

(Kalao Island in Flores Sea)

has been split from:

907/8180    Mangrove Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis rufigastra

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8239    White-browed Shortwing

has been split into five species:

907/82F3    Philippine Shortwing    Brachypteryx poliogyna

907/82F4    Bornean Shortwing    Brachypteryx erythrogyna

907/82F5    Sumatran Shortwing    Brachypteryx saturata

907/8239    Javan Shortwing    Brachypteryx montana

907/82F6    Flores Shortwing    Brachypteryx floris

…………………………………………………………………….

907/824P    Izu Robin    Larvivora tanensis    (Izu Islands – se Japan)

has been split from:

907/8246    Japanese Robin    Larvivora akahige

…………………………………………………………………….

907/832T    Amber Mountain Rock Thrush    Monticola erythronotus

(nc Madagascar)

has been split from:

907/8328    Forest Rock Thrush    Monticola sharpei

(e, c, sw, wc Madagascar)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/835K    Rusty-breasted Wheatear    Oenanthe frenata    (e Eritrea, w, ec Ethiopia)

has been split from:

907/8355    Red-breasted Wheatear

which has a new English name:

907/8355    Buff-breasted Wheatear    Oenanthe bottae    (sw Saudi Arabia, w Yemen)

 

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Family: Sturnidae – Starlings, Rhabdornises has a modified English name.

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

900/8009    Sulawesi Thrush    Turdus turdoides

…………………………………………………………………….

900/805F    Kessler’s Thrush

has a new English name:

900/805F    White-backed Thrush    Turdus kessleri

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907/8134    Angolan Slaty Flycatcher

has a new English name:

907/8134    Angola Slaty Flycatcher    Melaenornis brunneus

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

907/8186    White-tailed Flycatcher    Leucoptilon concretum

…………………………………………………………………….

907/817T    Meratus Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis kadayangensis    (se Borneo)

is a newly described species.

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8213    Angolan Cave Chat

has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new English name:

907/8213    Angola Cave Chat    Xenocopsychus ansorgei

…………………………………………………………………….

Genus Ficedula within Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers has been partially resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8333    Stejneger’s Stonechat

has a new English name:

907/8333    Amur Stonechat    Saxicola stejnegeri

…………………………………………………………………….

Subspecies cavernicola and bambarae of:

907/8346    White-crowned Cliff Chat

resident in north-west w Africa have been re-ascribed as subspecies of:

907/8345    Mocking Cliff Chat    Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

…………………………………………………………………….

Subspecies kordofanensis of:

907/8345    Mocking Cliff Chat

resident in sc Sudan has been re-ascribed as a subspecies of:

907/8346    White-crowned Cliff Chat    Thamnolaea coronata

 

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852/7648    Palawan Fairy-bluebird    Irena tweeddalii

(Palawan and nearby islands)

has been split from:

852/7646    Asian Fairy-bluebird    Irena puella

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Family: Regulidae – Goldcrests, Kinglets has been revised and resequenced.

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

856/7654    Ruby-crowned Kinglet    Corthylio calendula

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Family: Polioptilidae – Gnatcatchers has been revised and resequenced.

872/775T    White-browed Gnatcatcher    Polioptila bilineata

(Middle America, w coast of nw South America)

has been split from:

872/7759    Tropical Gnatcatcher    Polioptila plumbea

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876/777T    Bahama Nuthatch    Sitta insularis    (n Bahamas)

has been split from:

876/777F    Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla    (se USA)

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

892/7884    Apo Myna    Goodfellowia miranda

…………………………………………………………………….

892/7906    Pied Myna

has been split into three species:

892/7906    Indian Pied Myna    Gracupica contra

(Indian Subcontinent, most of non-peninsular Myanmar, wc, sw Yunnan: sc China)

892/790E    Siamese Pied Myna    Gracupica floweri

(c, nw Cambodia, nw Laos, Thailand and adjacent e Myanmar)

892/790K    Javan Pied Myna    Gracupica jalla

[formerly Java and possibly s Sumatra – probably extinct in the wild]

…………………………………………………………………….

892/793F    Madagascan Starling

has a new English name:

892/793F    Madagascar Starling    Hartlaubius auratus

…………………………………………………………………….

892/795F    Visayan Rhabdornis    Rhabdornis rabori

(wc Philippines)

has been split from:

892/7958    Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis    Rhabdornis inornatus

(ec, s Philippines)

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907/8377    Boulder Chat

has been transferred from Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers to Family: Turdidae – Thrushes:

900/8377    Boulder Chat    Pinarornis plumosus

…………………………………………………………………….

Family: Turdidae – Thrushes has been revised and resequenced.

900/8028    Gould’s Nightingale-Thrush

has a new English name:

900/8028    Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush    Catharus dryas

…………………………………………………………………….

900/802E    Sclater’s Nightingale-Thrush

has a new English name:

900/802E    Speckled Nightingale-Thrush    Catharus maculatus

…………………………………………………………………….

900/804P    Taiwan Thrush    Turdus niveiceps    (e Taiwan)

has been split from:

900/8058    Island Thrush    Turdus poliocephalus

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907/8123    Madagascan Magpie-Robin

has a new English name:

907/8123    Madagascar Magpie-Robin    Copsychus albospecularis

…………………………………………………………………….

907/812T    Visayan Shama    Copsychus superciliaris

(c Philippines)

has been split from:

907/8129    White-browed Shama    Copsychus luzoniensis

(n Philippines)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/817K    Dayak Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis montanus    (Borneo)

has been split from:

907/8173    Javan Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis banyumas    (Java)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8187    Russet-backed Jungle Flycatcher

has been split into two species:

907/8187    Flores Jungle Flycatcher    Cyornis oscillans

(Sumbawa, Flores: Lesser Sundas)

907/818P    Sumba Jungle Flycatcher    Cyornis stresemanni

(Sumba: Lesser Sundas)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8203    Streak-breasted Jungle Flycatcher

has a new English name:

907/8203    Buru Jungle Flycatcher    Eumyias additus

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8190    Rufous-tailed Jungle Flycatcher

has been split into three species:

907/819K    Crocker Jungle Flycatcher    Cyornis ruficrissa

(n, c Borneo)

907/819P    Sulu Jungle Flycatcher    Cyornis ocularis

(c, sw Sulu Islands)

907/8190    Philippine Jungle Flycatcher    Cyornis ruficauda

(c, s Philippines)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8195    Vivid Niltava

has been split into two species:

907/819T    Chinese Vivid Niltava    Niltava oatesi

907/8195    Taiwan Vivid Niltava    Niltava vivida    (e Taiwan)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/822E    Short-tailed Akalat    Sheppardia poensis

(se Nigeria, w Cameroon, Bioko Island,
ec Democratic Republic of the Congo, locally wc Tanzania)

has been split from:

907/8224    Bocage’s Akalat    Sheppardia bocagei

…………………………………………………………………….

907/824E    Okinawa Robin    Larvivora namiyei

(Okinawa and nearby islands)

has been split from:

907/8245    Ryukyu Robin    Larvivora komadori

(Ryukyu Islands)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8256    Sunda Robin

has been split into two species:

907/825P    Sumatran Blue Robin    Myiomela sumatrana    (w Sumatra)

907/8256    Javan Blue Robin    Myiomela diana    (Java)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/828E    Ryukyu Flycatcher    Ficedula owstoni    (Ryukyu Islands)

has been split from:

907/8282    Narcissus Flycatcher    Ficedula narcissina

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8335    Madagascan Stonechat

has a new English name:

907/8335    Madagascar Stonechat    Saxicola sibilla

…………………………………………………………………….

907/835E    Atlas Wheatear    Oenanthe seebohmi    (nw, winters w Africa)

has been split from:

907/8353    Northern Wheatear    Oenanthe oenanthe

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8356    Heuglin’s Wheatear

has a modified species epithet:  Oenanthe heuglinii

…………………………………………………………………….

907/837E    Maghreb Wheatear    Oenanthe halophila

(n Africa w of Nile river course)

and

907/837K    Basalt Wheatear    Oenanthe warriae

(s Syria, ne Jordan)

have been split from:

907/8373    Mourning Wheatear    Oenanthe lugens