ALL THE WORLD’S BIRDS PART ONE Updates
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
042/0143 Raja Shelduck
has a new English name:
042/0143 Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah
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065/039E Elgon Francolin Scleroptila elgonensis (c, wc Kenya, ec Uganda)
has been split from:
065/0390 Moorland Francolin Scleroptila psilolaema (c Ethiopia)
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
335/2425 Rufous Potoo Phyllaemulor bracteatus
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351/2603 Neotropical Palm Swift
has a new English name:
351/2603 Fork-tailed Palm Swift Tachornis squamata
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355/268E Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus
(Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
has been split from:
355/2682 Antillean Mango
which has a new English name:
355/2682 Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
(Hispaniola)
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The three genera Oreonympha, Oxypogon and Chalcostigma within Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds have been resequenced.
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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
355/2795 Brazilian Ruby Heliodoxa rubricauda
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355/273E Tres Marias Hummingbird Cynanthus lawrencei
(Tres Marías Islands off wc Mexico)
has been split from:
355/2730 Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
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355/2731 Doubleday’s Hummingbird
has a new English name:
355/2731 Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird Cynanthus doubledayi
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355/2664 Long-tailed Sabrewing Pampa excellens (sc Mexico)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
355/2662 Curve-winged Sabrewing Pampa curvipennis
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
355/2765 Violet-crowned Hummingbird Ramosomyia violiceps
355/2766 Green-fronted Hummingbird Ramosomyia viridifrons
355/2767 Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird Ramosomyia wagneri
2021 edition -> 2022 edition IOC bird list v 10.2 -> IOC bird list v 11.2
Order Anseriformes has been resequenced to precede Order Galliformes.
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042/0199 Hottentot Teal
has a new English name:
042/0199 Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
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042/0206 Madagascan Pochard
has a new English name:
042/0206 Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata
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052/028E Yungas Guan Penelope bridgesi (sc Bolivia, nw Argentina)
has been split from:
052/0283 Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura (ec South America)
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Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
065/0352 Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis
065/0392 Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
065/0381 Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
065/0382 Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis
065/0384 Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui
065/0385 White-throated Francolin Campocolinus albogularis
065/0386 Schlegel’s Francolin Campocolinus schlegelii
065/0422 Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
065/0425 Snow Mountain Quail Synoicus monorthonyx
065/0423 King Quail Synoicus chinensis
065/0424 Blue Quail Synoicus adansonii
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065/043Y Malaysian Partridge
has a new English name:
065/043Y Malayan Partridge Arborophila campbelli
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065/0416 Hose’s Partridge
has a new English name:
065/0416 Dulit Partridge Rhizothera dulitensis
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065/049E Malaysian Crested Argus
has a new English name:
065/049E Malayan Crested Argus Rheinardia nigrescens
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065/0417 Madagascan Partridge
has a new English name:
065/0417 Madagascar Partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis
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Order Caprimulgiformes has been split into four orders, each comprised of a single family. The revised sequence of these orders/families is as follows:
CAPRIMULGIFORMES/Caprimulgidae – Nightjars
STEATORNITHIFORMES/Steatornithidae – Oilbird
NYCTIBIIFORMES/Nyctibiidae – Potoos
PODARGIFORMES/Podargidae – Frogmouths
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339/2484 Vaurie’s Nightjar (w China) [known only from a single specimen]
is now treated as an example of subspecies plumipes of
339/247Y European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
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339/2497 Madagascan Nightjar
has a new English name:
339/2497 Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
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Family: Aegothelidae – Owlet-Nightjars has been split from Order Apodiformes to form an order comprised of a single family:
AEGOTHELIFORMES/Aegothelidae – Owlet-Nightjars
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351/257F Madagascan Spinetail
has a new English name:
351/257F Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
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Genus Chaetura of New World swifts in Family: Apodidae – Swifts has been revised and resequenced.
351/2598 Mato Grosso Swift Chaetura viridipennis (w, s Amazonia)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
351/2597 Chapman’s Swift Chaetura chapmani
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351/259P Ashy-tailed Swift Chaetura andrei (e Venezuela)
has been split from:
351/2594 Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi
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Genus Anthracothorax of Mangos, genus Eulampis of Caribs and genus Chalcostigma of Thornbills within Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds have been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
355/2892 Magenta-throated Woodstar Philodice bryantae
355/2893 Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii
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355/266E Diamantina Sabrewing Campylopterus diamantinensis (ec Brazil)
has been split from:
355/2665 Grey-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
2020 edition -> 2021 edition IOC bird list v 9.2 -> IOC bird list v 10.2
Genus Dendrortyx of Wood Partridges from Family: Odontophoridae – New World Quail has been resequenced.
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Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies has been partially revised.
Genus Pternistis has been revised and resequenced. 16 species of the Pternistis genus have a new English name. In each case the descriptor ‘Francolin’ has been changed to ‘Spurfowl’, one such example being:
065/0400 Mount Cameroon Francolin
now has English and scientific names:
065/0400 Mount Cameroon Spurfowl Pternistis camerunensis
The other 15 species with their English name changed in this way are:
065/0401 Handsome Spurfowl Pternistis nobilis
065/039Y Swierstra’s Spurfowl Pternistis swierstrai
065/0405 Erckel’s Spurfowl Pternistis erckelii
065/0404 Djibouti Spurfowl Pternistis ochropectus
065/0403 Chestnut-naped Spurfowl Pternistis castaneicollis
065/040E Black-fronted Spurfowl Pternistis atrifrons
065/0402 Jackson’s Spurfowl Pternistis jacksoni
065/0393 Scaly Spurfowl Pternistis squamatus
065/0394 Ahanta Spurfowl Pternistis ahantensis
065/0395 Grey-striped Spurfowl Pternistis griseostriatus
065/0396 Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti
065/0398 Heuglin’s Spurfowl Pternistis icterorhynchus
065/0397 Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus
065/039F Harwood’s Spurfowl Pternistis harwoodi
065/0399 Clapperton’s Spurfowl Pternistis clappertoni
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
065/0447 Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Tropicoperdix charltonii
065/0448 Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus
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Genus Gallus of Junglefowl has been resequenced.
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065/0470 Hoogerwerf’s Pheasant (n Sumatra)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
065/0471 Salvadori’s Pheasant Lophura inornata
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065/0494 Crested Argus
has been split into two species:
065/0494 Vietnamese Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata
(ec, se Laos, wc, locally se Vietnam)
065/049E Malaysian Crested Argus Rheinardia nigrescens
(nc Peninsular Malaysia)
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Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds has been revised and resequenced.
355/266T Dry-forest Sabrewing
has a new English name:
355/266T Outcrop Sabrewing Campylopterus calcirupicola
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355/269T Butterfly Coquette Lophornis verreauxii (w, c Amazonia)
has been split from:
355/269F Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus (se Brazil)
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355/2879 Geoffroy’s Wedgebill
has a new English name:
355/2879 Geoffroy’s Daggerbill Schistes geoffroyi
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355/287E White-throated Wedgebill
has a new English name:
355/287E White-throated Daggerbill Schistes albogularis
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The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
355/2890 Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
355/2891 Inagua Woodstar Nesophlox lyrura
355/2901 Bumblebee Hummingbird Selasphorus heloisa
355/2902 Wine-throated Hummingbird Selasphorus ellioti
355/272Y Dusky Hummingbird Phaeoptila sordida
355/2717 Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii
355/2718 Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii
355/2719 Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus
355/2732 Blue-headed Hummingbird Riccordia bicolor
355/270F Golden-crowned Emerald Cynanthus auriceps
355/270Y Cozumel Emerald Cynanthus forficatus
355/2710 Canivet’s Emerald Cynanthus canivetii
355/2662 Curve-winged Sabrewing Pampa curvipennis
355/2663 Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Pampa pampa
355/2664 Long-tailed Sabrewing Pampa excellens
355/2666 Rufous Sabrewing Pampa rufa
355/2724 Coppery-headed Emerald Microchera cupreiceps
355/2723 White-tailed Emerald Microchera chionura
355/2729 Pirre Hummingbird Goldmania bella
355/2733 Mexican Woodnymph Eupherusa ridgwayi
355/2750 Tumbes Hummingbird Thaumasius baeri
355/2751 Spot-throated Hummingbird Thaumasius taczanowskii
355/2672 Sombre Hummingbird Eupetomena cirrochloris
355/2752 Olive-spotted Hummingbird Talaphorus chlorocercus
355/2765 Violet-crowned Hummingbird Leucolia violiceps
355/2766 Green-fronted Hummingbird Leucolia viridifrons
355/2767 Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird Leucolia wagneri
355/2764 Azure-crowned Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanocephala
355/277E Blue-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia hoffmanni
355/2777 Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina
355/2776 Blue-tailed Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura
355/2775 Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia edward
355/2773 Steely-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia saucerottei
355/2774 Indigo-capped Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanifrons
355/2759 Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia castaneiventris
355/2778 Green-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia viridigaster
355/2779 Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci
355/275F Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilis amazilia
355/2762 Andean Emerald Uranomitra franciae
355/273Y Shining-green Hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti
355/2760 Versicolored Emerald Chrysuronia versicolor
355/2739 Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
355/273F Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Chrysuronia lilliae
355/2745 Humboldt’s Sapphire Chrysuronia humboldtii
355/2744 Blue-headed Sapphire Chrysuronia grayi
355/2761 White-chested Emerald Chrysuronia brevirostris
355/275Y Plain-bellied Emerald Chrysuronia leucogaster
355/2768 Glittering-throated Emerald Chionomesa fimbriata
355/2769 Sapphire-spangled Emerald Chionomesa lactea
355/2754 White-bellied Hummingbird Elliotomyia chionogaster
355/2755 Green-and-white Hummingbird Elliotomyia viridicauda
355/276F Blue-chested Hummingbird Polyerata amabilis
355/276Y Charming Hummingbird Polyerata decora
355/2770 Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi
355/2763 White-bellied Emerald Chlorestes candida
355/2740 Blue-throated Sapphire Chlorestes eliciae
355/2742 White-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes cyanus
355/2738 Violet-bellied Hummingbird Chlorestes julie
2019 edition -> 2020 edition IOC bird list v 8.2 -> IOC bird list v 9.2
Non-Passerine Orders have been resequenced.
The following families have been moved from elsewhere to Part 1 of the IOC birdlist:
Family: Podargidae – Frogmouths from Part 4
Family: Steatornithidae – Oilbird from Part 4
Family: Nyctibiidae – Potoos from Part 4
Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars from Part 4
Family: Aegothelidae – Owlet-nightjars from Part 4
Family: Hemiprocnidae – Treeswifts from Part 4
Family: Apodidae – Swifts from Part 4
Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds from Part 4
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The following families have been moved from Part 1 to elsewhere in the IOC birdlist:
Family: Podicipedidae – Grebes to Part 2
Family: Phoenicopteridae – Flamingos to Part 2
Family: Phaethontidae – Tropicbirds to Part 3
Family: Gaviidae – Loons to Part 3
Family: Spheniscidae – Penguins to Part 3
Family: Oceanitidae – Austral Storm Petrels to Part 3
Family: Diomedeidae – Albatrosses to Part 3
Family: Hydrobatidae – Northern Storm Petrels to Part 3
Family: Procellariidae – Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels to Part 3
Family: Ciconiidae – Storks to Part 3
Family: Fregatidae – Frigatebirds to Part 3
Family: Sulidae – Gannets, Boobies to Part 3
Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags to Part 3
Family: Anhingidae – Anhingas, Darters to Part 3
Family: Threskiornithidae – Ibises, Spoonbills to Part 3
Family: Ardeidae – Herons, Bitterns to Part 3
Family: Scopidae – Hamerkop to Part 3
Family: Balaenicipitidae – Shoebill to Part 3
Family: Pelecanidae – Pelicans to Part 3
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The following families have modified English names:
Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies
Family: Anatidae – Ducks, Geese, Swans
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007/0045 Chaco Nothura Nothura chacoensis (nw Paraguay)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
007/0044 Spotted Nothura Nothura maculosa
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042/021T Stejneger’s Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri
has been split from:
042/0219 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
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327/240F Short-tailed Frogmouth (Sumatra)
has a new English name:
327/240F Sumatran Frogmouth Batrachostomus poliolophus
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351/2577 Schouteden’s Swift Schoutedenapus schoutedeni
is now considered to be a dark form of subspecies chapini of:
351/2576 Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
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351/260E Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
(Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte)
has been split from:
351/2606 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
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355/266T Dry-forest Sabrewing Campylopterus calcirupicola (ec Brazil)
is a newly described species
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355/2807 White-tailed Hillstar Urochroa bougueri
has been split into two species:
355/2807 Rufous-gaped Hillstar Urochroa bougueri
(wc, sw Colombia, nc Ecuador)
355/280E Green-backed Hillstar Urochroa leucura
(sw Colombia, Ecuador, nc Peru)
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355/281E Green-headed Hillstar Oreotrochilus stolzmanni
(c, nc Peru, se Ecuador)
has been split from:
355/2814 Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella
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355/281P Blue-throated Hillstar Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus (sc Ecuador)
is a newly described species
2018 edition -> 2019 edition IOC bird list v 7.3 -> IOC bird list v 8.2
The following families have modified English names:
Family: Casuariidae – Cassowaries, Emu
Family: Cracidae – Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
Family: Procellariidae – Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
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42/0143 Raja Shelduck
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new scientific name:
Radjah radjah
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