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.

2022 edition -> 2023 edition     IOC bird list v 11.2 -> IOC bird list v 12.2

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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2021 edition -> 2022 edition     IOC bird list v 10.2 -> IOC bird list v 11.2

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