ALL THE WORLD’S BIRDS PART THREE 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.
2024 edition -> 2025 edition IOC bird list v 13.2 -> IOC bird list v 14.2
Family: Turnicidae – Buttonquail has been resequenced.
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217/1360 Worcester’s Buttonquail
has a new English name:
217/1360 Luzon Buttonquail Turnix worcesteri
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Family: Burhinidae – Stone-curlews, Thick-knees has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
221/1371 Double-striped Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
221/1372 Peruvian Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus superciliaris
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Family: Pluvianellidae – Magellanic Plover has been repositioned to immediately precede Family: Chionidae – Sheathbills.
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233/1393 Chatham Oystercatcher
has a new English name:
233/1393 Chatham Islands Oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis
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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers has been resequenced.
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249/1463 Rufous-chested Plover
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new English name:
249/1463 Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
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The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
249/1462 Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
249/1467 Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops
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249/1465 Hooded Dotterel
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:
249/1465 Hooded Plover Charadrius cucullatus
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249/1466 Shore Dotterel
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:
249/1466 Shore Plover Charadrius novaeseelandiae
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
249/1460 Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
249/1461 Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
249/145T Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons
249/145F Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus
249/145Y Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
249/1459 Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
249/143F New Zealand Plover Anarhynchus obscurus
249/1443 Wilson’s Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
249/1456 Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
249/1464 Mountain Plover Anarhynchus montanus
249/1457 Puna Plover Anarhynchus alticola
249/1458 Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
249/1446 Madagascar Plover Anarhynchus thoracicus
249/1447 Kittlitz’s Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
249/1448 St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae
249/1453 Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
249/1451 Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
249/1455 Chestnut-banded Plover Anarhynchus pallidus
249/1454 Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii
249/144Y White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
249/1452 Javan Plover Anarhynchus javanicus
249/1450 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
249/145E White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus
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Family: Jacanidae – Jacanas has been resequenced.
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Family: Scolopacidae – Sandpipers, Snipes has been partially resequenced.
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274/1506 Chatham Snipe
has a new English name:
274/1506 Chatham Islands Snipe Coenocorypha pusilla
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Family: Glareolidae – Coursers, Pratincoles has been resequenced.
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Family: Laridae – Gulls, Terns, Skimmers has been resequenced.
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
286/1614 Saunders’s Gull Saundersilarus saundersi
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286/164E Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
(breeds se Siberia, n Mongolia, ne China)
has been split from:
286/1640 Vega Gull Larus vegae
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Family: Stercorariidae – Skuas has been resequenced.
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Family: Alcidae – Auks has been resequenced.
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Family: Diomedeidae – Albatrosses has been resequenced.
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083/0544 Wandering Albatross
has a new English name:
083/0544 Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
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091/057Y Cape Petrel
has a new English name:
091/057Y Pintado Petrel Daption capense
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091/060F Chatham Petrel
has a new English name:
091/060F Chatham Islands Petrel Pterodroma axillaris
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The following two species have been resequenced:
091/0625 Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris borealis
091/0624 Scopoli’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
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091/0641 Audubon’s Shearwater
has a new English name:
091/0641 Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
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The following species has been resequenced:
111/070E African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis
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Family: Fregatidae – Frigatebirds has been resequenced.
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Family: Sulidae – Gannets, Boobies has been resequenced.
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142/084E Cocos Booby Sula brewsteri (ec Pacific Ocean)
has been split from:
142/0845 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
In v14.2 of the IOC bird list, birds that are regularly present along the Pacific coast of Central America and Colombia are incorrectly shown as being of species 142/0845 Brown Booby. This is the subspecies etesiaca, which should have been ascribed to species 142/084E Cocos Booby. In view of the significance of this error for the distribution of the newly-split species, that error has been acknowledged and corrected in this eBook.
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Family: Anhingidae – Anhingas, Darters has been resequenced.
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146/086Y Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
has a modified scientific name.
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146/0879 Chatham Shag
has a new English name:
146/0879 Chatham Islands Shag Leucocarbo onslowi
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Family: Ardeidae – Herons, Bitterns has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
120/0762 Stripe-backed Bittern Botaurus involucris
120/0763 Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
120/076F Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
120/0768 Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
120/0767 Von Schrenck’s Bittern Botaurus eurhythmus
120/0769 Dwarf Bittern Botaurus sturmii
120/0764 Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
120/0766 Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
120/0765 Black-backed Bittern Botaurus dubius
120/0772 White-backed Night Heron Calherodius leuconotus
120/076Y White-eared Night Heron Oroanassa magnifica
120/0783 Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
120/0784 Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
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120/079E Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha (Sub-Saharan Africa)
and
120/079K Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera (Australasia)
have been split from:
120/0796 Intermediate Egret
which has a new English name:
120/0796 Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
2023 edition -> 2024 edition IOC bird list v 12.2 -> IOC bird list v 13.2
249/145Y Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
has been resequenced.
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249/145T Tibetan Sand Plover Charadrius atrifrons
(breeds c Asia; non-breeding coasts of e Africa, s Asia, Sulawesi)
has been split from:
249/145F Lesser Sand Plover
which has a new English name:
249/145F Siberian Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
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Family: Ciconiidae – Storks has been resequenced.
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111/070E African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis
has been split from:
111/0708 Woolly-necked Stork
which has a new English name:
111/0708 Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
2022 edition -> 2023 edition IOC bird list v 11.2 -> IOC bird list v 12.2
274/1518 South American Snipe
has a new English name:
274/1518 Pantanal Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
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079/0539 New Caledonian Storm Petrel Fregetta lineata
(breeds New Caledonia?)
is a newly described species.
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087/0571 Hornby’s Storm Petrel
has a new English name:
087/0571 Ringed Storm Petrel Hydrobates hornbyi
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091/058E MacGillivray’s Prion Pachyptila macgillivrayi
(breeds Tristan da Cunha, St. Paul Island)
has been split from:
091/0583 Salvin’s Prion Pachyptila salvini
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091/0613 De Filippi’s Petrel
has a new English name:
091/0613 Masatierra Petrel Pterodroma defilippiana
2021 edition -> 2022 edition IOC bird list v 10.2 -> IOC bird list v 11.2
217/1352 Hottentot Buttonquail
has a new English name:
217/1352 Fynbos Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus
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217/1357 Madagascan Buttonquail
has a new English name:
217/1357 Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
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249/1446 Madagascan Plover
has a new English name:
249/1446 Madagascar Plover Charadrius thoracicus
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261/1482 Madagascan Jacana
has a new English name:
261/1482 Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha
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274/1514 Madagascan Snipe
has a new English name:
274/1514 Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla
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274/151T Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
(Chile, c, s Argentina, Falkland Islands)
has been split from:
274/1518 South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
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280/1589 Madagascan Pratincole
has a new English name:
280/1589 Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis
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286/162Y Mew Gull
has been split into two species:
286/162Y Common Gull Larus canus
286/162T Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus (nw North America)
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Family: Spheniscidae – Penguins has been resequenced.
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The species within genus Oceanodroma of Family: Hydrobatidae – Northern Storm Petrels have been resequenced and ascribed to existing genus Hydrobates.
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Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags has been revised.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
146/0852 Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
146/0857 Brandt’s Cormorant Urile penicillatus
146/0859 Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile
146/0858 Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus
146/0860 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
146/0853 Flightless Cormorant Nannopterum harrisi
146/085F Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
146/085Y Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
146/086F Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus
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115/0744 Madagascan Ibis
has a new English name:
115/0744 Madagascar Ibis Lophotibis cristata
2020 edition -> 2021 edition IOC bird list v 9.2 -> IOC bird list v 10.2
249/145E White-faced Plover Charadrius dealbatus (breeds se China)
has been split from:
249/1450 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
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274/1530 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
has been split into two species:
274/1530 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
274/153E Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus (Americas)
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Within Order Charadriiformes, single species Family: Dromadidae – Crab-plover has been resequenced to precede Family: Glareolidae – Coursers, Pratincoles:
237/1398 Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
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286/164T West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis
(w coast of Africa)
has been split from:
286/1648 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus (coasts of Americas)
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Within Order Suliformes, Family: Anhingidae – Anhingas, Darters has been resequenced to precede Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags
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Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags has been resequenced.
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120/076F Black Bittern (ASIA AUS IO)
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new scientific name:
120/076F Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
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 3 of the IOC birdlist:
19 Charadriiformes families from Part 2
Family: Rhynochetidae – Kagu from Part 2
Family: Eurypygidae – Sunbittern from Part 2
Family: Phaethontidae – Tropicbirds from Part 1
Family: Gaviidae – Loons from Part 1
Family: Spheniscidae – Penguins from Part 1
Family: Oceanitidae – Austral Storm Petrels from Part 1
Family: Diomedeidae – Albatrosses from Part 1
Family: Hydrobatidae – Northern Storm Petrels from Part 1
Family: Procellariidae – Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels from Part 1
Family: Ciconiidae – Storks from Part 1
Family: Fregatidae – Frigatebirds from Part 1
Family: Sulidae – Gannets, Boobies from Part 1
Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags from Part 1
Family: Anhingidae – Anhingas, Darters from Part 1
Family: Threskiornithidae – Ibises, Spoonbills from Part 1
Family: Ardeidae – Herons, Bitterns from Part 1
Family: Scopidae – Hamerkop from Part 1
Family: Balaenicipitidae – Shoebill from Part 1
Family: Pelecanidae – Pelicans from Part 1
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The following families have been moved from Part 3 to elsewhere in the IOC birdlist:
Family: Musophagidae – Turacos to Part 2
Family: Cuculidae – Cuckoos to Part 2
Family: Pteroclidae – Sandgrouse to Part 2
Family: Columbidae – Pigeons, Doves to Part 2
Family: Tytonidae – Barn Owls to Part 4
Family: Strigidae – Owls to Part 4
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The following family has a modified English name:
Family: Laridae – Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
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274/156F Spoon-billed Sandpiper
has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:
Calidris pygmaea
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286/164P Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
(Australia, s New Guinea)
has been split from:
286/1646 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
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146/0851 Pygmy Cormorant
has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:
Microcarbo pygmaeus
2018 edition -> 2019 edition IOC bird list v 7.3 -> IOC bird list v 8.2
303/1847 Indigo-crowned Quail-Dove (nw Ecuador, sw, wc Colombia)
has a new English name:
303/1847 Purple Quail-Dove Geotrygon purpurata
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303/1893 Southern Crowned Pigeon Goura scheepmakeri
(s, se New Guinea)
has been split into two species:
303/1893 Scheepmaker’s Crowned Pigeon Goura scheepmakeri
(se Papua New Guinea)
303/189E Sclater’s Crowned Pigeon Goura sclaterii
(s New Guinea)
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311/2043 Ruwenzori Turaco (AF)
has a new English name:
311/2043 Rwenzori Turaco Ruwenzorornis johnstoni
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323/2261 Colombian Screech Owl Megascops colombianus
(wc, sw Colombia, nw Ecuador)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
323/2260 Rufescent Screech Owl Megascops ingens
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323/2267 Roraiman Screech Owl (nw South America)
has a new English name:
323/2267 Foothill Screech Owl Megascops roraimae
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323/2268 Napo Screech Owl Megascops napensis
(e Andean slope of nw South America)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
323/2267 Foothill Screech Owl Megascops roraimae
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323/227E Santa Marta Screech Owl Megascops gilesi
(ne Colombia)
is a newly described species
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323/2364 White-browed Hawk-Owl (ne, sw, s Madagascar)
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:
323/2364 White-browed Owl Athene superciliaris
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323/234Y Forest Owlet (wc India)
has been ascribed to a different genus:
323/234Y Forest Owlet Athene blewitti
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