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

981/941E    Masked Bunting    Emberiza personata

(breeds se Russia, n Japan)

has been split from:

981/9413    Black-faced Bunting    Emberiza spodocephala

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Family: Icteridae – Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds has a modified English name.

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973/928E    Chihuahuan Meadowlark    Sturnella lilianae

(sw USA, nw, wc Mexico)

has been split from:

973/9283    Eastern Meadowlark    Sturnella magna

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985/990T    Olivaceous Saltator

has a new English name:

985/990T    Olive-grey Saltator    Saltator olivascens

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985/990F    Blue-grey Saltator

has a new English name:

985/990F    Bluish-grey Saltator    Saltator coerulescens

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985/957T    Inti Tanager    Heliothraupis oneilli

is a newly described species.

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985/9790    Caqueta Seedeater    Sporophila murallae

(nw, locally sw Amazonia)

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

985/978Y    Wing-barred Seedeater    Sporophila americana

 

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

989/9860    McCown’s Longspur

has a new English name:

989/9860    Thick-billed Longspur    Rhynchophanes mccownii

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983/9452    Stripe-capped Sparrow

has been split into two species:

983/945E    Yungas Sparrow    Rhynchospiza dabbenei

(nw Argentina, sc Bolivia)

983/9452    Chaco Sparrow    Rhynchospiza strigiceps

(nc Argentina, sc, wc Paraguay, se Bolivia)

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

983/9449    Five-striped Sparrow    Amphispizopsis quinquestriata

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983/947T    Moss-backed Sparrow    Arremon dorbignii

(wc, sc Bolivia, nw Argentina)

has been split from:

983/9480    Saffron-billed Sparrow    Arremon flavirostris

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965/923T    Chestnut-capped Warbler    Basileuterus delattrii

has been split from:

965/9238    Rufous-capped Warbler    Basileuterus rufifrons

(Mexico, c Guatemala, c Belize)

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985/990F    Greyish Saltator

has been split into three species:

985/990P    Cinnamon-bellied Saltator    Saltator grandis

(Middle America)

985/990T    Olivaceous Saltator    Saltator olivascens

(northern nw, nc South America)

985/990F    Blue-grey Saltator    Saltator coerulescens

(Amazonia, c South America)

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985/9745    White-winged Diuca Finch

has a new English name and a modified species epithet:

985/9745    Glacier Finch    Idiopsar speculifer

…………………………………………………………………….

985/9747    Short-tailed Finch

has a new English name:

985/9747    Boulder Finch    Idiopsar brachyurus

…………………………………………………………………….

985/9746    Common Diuca Finch

has a modified English name:

985/9746    Diuca Finch    Diuca diuca

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

985/9607    Blue-and-yellow Tanager    Rauenia bonariensis

 

2020 edition -> 2021 edition     IOC bird list v 9.2 -> IOC bird list v 10.2

Family: Passerellidae – New World Sparrows has been revised and resequenced.

983/9520    Yellow-thighed Finch

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

983/9520    Yellow-thighed Brushfinch    Atlapetes tibialis

…………………………………………………………………….

983/9521    Yellow-green Finch

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

983/9521    Yellow-green Brushfinch    Atlapetes luteoviridis

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

983/9435    LeConte’s Sparrow    Ammospiza leconteii

983/9432    Seaside Sparrow    Ammospiza maritima

983/9433    Nelson’s Sparrow    Ammospiza nelsoni

983/9434    Saltmarsh Sparrow    Ammospiza caudacuta

983/9436    Baird’s Sparrow    Centronyx bairdii

983/9437    Henslow’s Sparrow    Centronyx henslowii

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993/991Y    Rothschild’s Grosbeak

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

993/991Y    Amazonian Grosbeak    Cyanoloxia rothschildii

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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

993/991F    Blue-black Grosbeak    Cyanoloxia cyanoides

993/9920    Ultramarine Grosbeak    Cyanoloxia brissonii

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Family: Thraupidae – Tanagers & Allies has been revised and resequenced.

985/9578    Chestnut-headed Tanager

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

Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma

…………………………………………………………………….

985/9703    Giant Conebill

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

Conirostrum binghami

…………………………………………………………………….

985/9634    Cabanis’s Tanager

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

985/9634    Azure-rumped Tanager    Poecilostreptus cabanisi

…………………………………………………………………….

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

985/972F    Mourning Sierra Finch    Rhopospina fruticeti

985/9734    Band-tailed Sierra Finch    Porphyrospiza alaudina

985/9733    Carbonated Sierra Finch    Porphyrospiza carbonaria

985/9914    Black-throated Saltator    Saltatricula atricollis

985/9826    Puerto Rican Bullfinch    Melopyrrha portoricensis

985/9827    Greater Antillean Bullfinch    Melopyrrha violacea

985/9820    Cuban Grassquit    Phonipara canora

985/9823    Black-faced Grassquit    Melanospiza bicolor

985/9824    Sooty Grassquit    Asemospiza fuliginosa

985/9822    Dull-colored Grassquit    Asemospiza obscura

985/9581    Flame-crested Tanager    Loriotus cristatus

985/9584    White-shouldered Tanager    Loriotus luctuosus

985/9582    Yellow-crested Tanager    Loriotus rufiventer

985/9818    White-naped Seedeater    Sporophila fringilloides

985/9811    Thick-billed Seed Finch    Sporophila funerea

985/9812    Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch    Sporophila angolensis

985/9813    Nicaraguan Seed Finch    Sporophila nuttingi

985/9815    Great-billed Seed Finch    Sporophila maximiliani

985/9814    Large-billed Seed Finch    Sporophila crassirostris

985/9816    Black-billed Seed Finch    Sporophila atrirostris

985/956F    Black-headed Hemispingus    Pseudospingus verticalis

985/956Y    Drab Hemispingus    Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus

985/9768    Tucuman Mountain Finch    Poospiza baeri

985/9767    Cochabamba Mountain Finch    Poospiza garleppi

985/9568    Slaty-backed Hemispingus    Poospiza goeringi

985/9569    Rufous-browed Hemispingus    Poospiza rufosuperciliaris

985/9563    Grey-capped Hemispingus    Kleinothraupis reyi

985/955F    Black-capped Hemispingus    Kleinothraupis atropileus

985/955Y    White-browed Hemispingus    Kleinothraupis auricularis

985/9560    Orange-browed Hemispingus    Kleinothraupis calophrys

985/9561    Parodi’s Hemispingus    Kleinothraupis parodii

985/9564    Oleaginous Hemispingus    Sphenopsis frontalis

985/9565    Black-eared Hemispingus    Sphenopsis melanotis

985/9566    Western Hemispingus    Sphenopsis ochracea

985/9567    Piura Hemispingus    Sphenopsis piurae

985/9562    Superciliaried Hemispingus    Thlypopsis superciliaris

985/9753    Bay-chested Warbling Finch    Castanozoster thoracicus

985/9756    Rufous-sided Warbling Finch    Poospizopsis frontalis

985/9766    Chestnut-breasted Mountain Finch    Poospizopsis caesar

985/975Y    Buff-throated Warbling Finch    Microspingus lateralis

985/9760    Grey-throated Warbling Finch    Microspingus cabanisi

985/9757    Rusty-browed Warbling Finch    Microspingus erythrophrys

985/9755    Plain-tailed Warbling Finch    Microspingus alticola

985/9763    Ringed Warbling Finch    Microspingus torquatus

985/9570    Three-striped Hemispingus    Microspingus trifasciatus

985/9764    Black-capped Warbling Finch    Microspingus melanoleucus

985/9765    Cinereous Warbling Finch    Microspingus cinereus

985/9732    Ash-breasted Sierra Finch    Geospizopsis plebejus

985/972Y    Plumbeous Sierra Finch    Geospizopsis unicolor

985/9730    Red-backed Sierra Finch    Idiopsar dorsalis

985/9731    White-throated Sierra Finch    Idiopsar erythronotus

985/9745    White-winged Diuca Finch    Idiopsar speculiferus

985/9607    Blue-and-yellow Tanager    Pipraeidea bonariensis

985/9623    Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager    Dubusia castaneoventris

985/9606    Blue-capped Tanager    Sporathraupis cyanocephala

985/9617    Masked Mountain Tanager    Tephrophilus wetmorei

985/9615    Black-chested Mountain Tanager    Cnemathraupis eximia

985/9616    Golden-backed Mountain Tanager    Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis

985/9650    Dotted Tanager    Ixothraupis varia      

985/9651    Rufous-throated Tanager    Ixothraupis rufigula

985/964F    Spotted Tanager    Ixothraupis punctata

985/964Y    Speckled Tanager    Ixothraupis guttata

985/9649    Yellow-bellied Tanager    Ixothraupis xanthogastra

985/965Y    Golden-naped Tanager    Chalcothraupis ruficervix

985/9635    Grey-and-gold Tanager    Poecilostreptus palmeri

985/9671    Black-headed Tanager    Stilpnia cyanoptera

985/966Y    Silver-backed Tanager    Stilpnia viridicollis

985/966F    Sira Tanager    Stilpnia phillipsi

985/9670    Straw-backed Tanager    Stilpnia argyrofenges

985/9669    Black-capped Tanager    Stilpnia heinei

985/9663    Golden-hooded Tanager    Stilpnia larvata

985/9662    Blue-necked Tanager    Stilpnia cyanicollis

985/9664    Masked Tanager    Stilpnia nigrocincta

985/9656    Black-backed Tanager    Stilpnia peruviana

985/9657    Chestnut-backed Tanager    Stilpnia preciosa

985/9659    Green-capped Tanager    Stilpnia meyerdeschauenseei

985/9658    Scrub Tanager    Stilpnia vitriolina

985/9654    Burnished-buff Tanager    Stilpnia cayana

985/9655    Lesser Antillean Tanager    Stilpnia cucullata

 

2019 edition -> 2020 edition     IOC bird list v 8.2 -> IOC bird list v 9.2

The following families have modified English names:

Family: Icteridae – Oropendolas, Orioles, Blackbirds

Family: Cardinalidae – Cardinals & Allies

Family: Thraupidae – Tanagers & Allies

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985/9598    Cherrie’s Tanager    Ramphocelus costaricensis

(w Costa Rica, sw Panama)

has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of Passerini’s Tanager, which has a new English name:

985/9597    Scarlet-rumped Tanager    Ramphocelus passerinii