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

162/0903    Eastern Osprey    Pandion cristatus

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

162/0902    Western Osprey

which has a new English name:

162/0902    Osprey    Pandion haliaetus

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

167/0953    Congo Serpent Eagle    Dryotriorchis spectabilis

167/099F    Tiny Hawk    Microspizias superciliosus

167/099Y    Semicollared Hawk    Microspizias collaris

…………………………………………………………………….

167/1115    Archer’s Buzzard    Buteo archeri    (highlands of coastal n Somalia)

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

167/1118    Augur Buzzard    Buteo augur

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319/2192    Minahassa Masked Owl

has a new English name:

319/2192    Minahasa Masked Owl    Tyto inexspectata

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323/235T    Tasmanian Boobook    Ninox leucopsis

(Tasmania)

has been split from:

323/235F    Morepork    Ninox novaeseelandiae

(New Zealand, Norfolk Island)

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Each of the following species, formerly named as a Hawk-Owl, has been renamed as a Boobook:

323/235Y    Brown Boobook    Ninox scutulata

323/2362    Hume’s Boobook    Ninox obscura

323/2363    Andaman Boobook    Ninox affinis

323/2365    Luzon Boobook    Ninox philippensis

323/2366    Mindanao Boobook    Ninox spilocephala

323/236F    Camiguin Boobook    Ninox leventisi

323/236Y    Sulu Boobook    Ninox reyi

323/2369    Cebu Boobook    Ninox rumseyi

323/2368    Romblon Boobook    Ninox spilonotus

323/2367    Mindoro Boobook    Ninox mindorensis

…………………………………………………………………….

323/2380    Little Sumba Hawk-Owl

has a new English name:

323/2380    Least Boobook    Ninox sumbaensis

…………………………………………………………………….

323/223K    Wetar Scops Owl    Otus tempestatis    (Wetar)

has been split from:

323/2234    Moluccan Scops Owl    Otus magicus    (sc, ne Indonesia)

…………………………………………………………………….

323/2273    Palau Owl

has a new English name:

323/2273    Palau Scops Owl    Otus podarginus

…………………………………………………………………….

323/2285    Usambara Eagle-Owl    Bubo vosseleri    (ne Tanzania)

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

323/2284    Fraser’s Eagle-Owl    Bubo poensis

…………………………………………………………………….

323/230Y    Pere David’s Owl    Strix davidi    (c China)

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

323/230F    Ural Owl    Strix uralensis

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The following family has a modified English name:

Family: Leptosomidae – Cuckoo-roller

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367/2970    Cuckoo Roller

has a new English name:

367/2970    Cuckoo-roller    Leptosomus discolor

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379/3014    Lilac Kingfisher

has been split into two species:

379/3014    Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher    Cittura cyanotis

(n, ec, se Sulawesi)

379/301E    Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher    Cittura sanghirensis

(Sangihe, Siau islands)

…………………………………………………………………….

379/301F    Glittering Kingfisher

has a new English name:

379/301F    White-rumped Kingfisher    Caridonax fulgidus

…………………………………………………………………….

379/302E    Brown-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon gularis    (Philippines)

has been split from:

379/3023    White-throated Kingfisher    Halcyon smyrnensis

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391/313T    Rufous-crowned Bee-eater    Merops americanus    (Philippines)

has been split from:

391/3135    Blue-throated Bee-eater    Merops viridis

 

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

167/0912    Madagascan Harrier-Hawk

has a new English name:

167/0912    Madagascar Harrier-Hawk    Polyboroides radiatus

…………………………………………………………………….

167/0916    Madagascan Serpent Eagle

has a new English name:

167/0916    Madagascar Serpent Eagle    Eutriorchis astur

…………………………………………………………………….

167/0927    Madagascan Cuckoo-Hawk

has a new English name:

167/0927    Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk    Aviceda madagascariensis

…………………………………………………………………….

167/1029    Madagascan Sparrowhawk

has a new English name:

167/1029    Madagascar Sparrowhawk    Accipiter madagascariensis

…………………………………………………………………….

167/1061    Madagascan Fish Eagle

has a new English name:

167/1061    Madagascar Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vociferoides

…………………………………………………………………….

167/110F    Himalayan Buzzard    Buteo refectus

has a new species epithet.

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167/1117    Madagascan Buzzard

has a new English name:

167/1117    Madagascar Buzzard    Buteo brachypterus

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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.

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

323/2321    Collared Owlet    Taenioptynx brodiei

323/232E    Sunda Owlet    Taenioptynx sylvaticum

323/2273    Palau Owl    Otus podarginus

323/2382    Jamaican Owl    Asio grammicus

323/2383    Striped Owl    Asio clamator

323/2384    Fearful Owl    Asio solomonensis

…………………………………………………………………….

323/232E    Sunda Owlet    Taenioptynx sylvaticus

has a modified species epithet.

…………………………………………………………………….

323/237Y    Solomons Boobook

has been ascribed to a different genus and split into four species:

323/237Y    West Solomons Owl    Athene jacquinoti    (n, ec Solomons)

323/23F7    Guadalcanal Owl    Athene granti    (Guadalcanal: s Solomons)

323/23F8    Malaita Owl    Athene malaitae    (Malaita: s Solomons)

323/23F9    Makira Owl    Athene roseoaxillaris    (Makira: s Solomons)

…………………………………………………………………….

323/222T    Annobon Scops Owl    Otus feae    (Annobón Island in Gulf of Guinea)

has been split from:

323/222Y    African Scops Owl    Otus senegalensis

…………………………………………………………………….

323/223T    Banggai Scops Owl    Otus mendeni    (Banggai Islands)

has been split from:

323/223F    Sulawesi Scops Owl    Otus manadensis    (Sulawesi)

…………………………………………………………………….

323/2388    Madagascan Owl

has a new English name:

323/2388    Madagascar Owl    Asio madagascariensis

…………………………………………………………………….

323/228E    Arabian Eagle-Owl    Bubo milesi    (s, e Arabian Peninsula)

has been split from:

323/2282    Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus

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395/3152    Madagascan Hoopoe

has a new English name:

395/3152    Madagascar Hoopoe    Upupa marginata

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379/305F    Madagascan Pygmy Kingfisher

has a new English name:

379/305F    Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher    Corythornis madagascariensis

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391/312E    Ethiopian Bee-eater    Merops lafresnayii    (ne Africa)

has been split from:

391/3125    Blue-breasted Bee-eater    Merops variegatus

…………………………………………………………………….

391/3130    Green Bee-eater

has been split into three species.

391/313E    African Green Bee-eater    Merops viridissimus    (n Africa)

391/313K    Arabian Green Bee-eater    Merops cyanophrys

(se Israel, wc, sw Jordan, Arabian Peninsula)

391/3130    Asian Green Bee-eater    Merops orientalis

 

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

Family: Cathartidae – New World Vultures has been resequenced.

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Genus Megascops of Screech Owls in Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.

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323/2271    Puerto Rican Screech Owl

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

323/2271    Puerto Rican Owl    Gymnasio nudipes

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323/229T    Maghreb Owl    Strix mauritanica    (nw Africa)

has been split from:

323/229Y    Tawny Owl    Strix aluco

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323/232E    Sunda Owlet    Glaucidium sylvaticum

(nw Sumatra, c, nc Borneo)

has been split from:

323/2321    Collared Owlet    Glaucidium brodiei

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Genus Chloroceryle of American Kingfishers in Family: Alcedinidae – Kingfishers has been resequenced.

 

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 4 of the IOC birdlist:

Family: Cathartidae – New World Vultures from Part 2

Family: Sagittariidae – Secretarybird from Part 2

Family: Pandionidae – Ospreys from Part 2

Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Hawks, Eagles from Part 2

Family: Tytonidae – Barn Owls from Part 3

Family: Strigidae – Owls from Part 3

The following families have been moved from Part 4 to elsewhere in the IOC birdlist:

Family: Podargidae – Frogmouths to Part 1

Family: Steatornithidae – Oilbird to Part 1

Family: Nyctibiidae – Potoos to Part 1

Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars to Part 1

Family: Aegothelidae – Owlet-nightjars to Part 1

Family: Hemiprocnidae – Treeswifts to Part 1

Family: Apodidae – Swifts to Part 1

Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds to Part 1

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323/2359    Southern Boobook    Ninox boobook

has been split into four species:

323/2359    Australian Boobook    Ninox boobook

323/23F0    Rote Boobook    Ninox rotiensis    (Rote: Lesser Sundas)

323/23F1    Timor Boobook    Ninox fusca    (Timor: Lesser Sundas)

323/23F2    Alor Boobook    Ninox plesseni    (Alor: Lesser Sundas)

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323/2372    Hantu Boobook    Ninox squamipila

has been split into two species:

323/2372    Seram Boobook    Ninox squamipila    (Seram: se Moluccas)

323/237E    Buru Boobook    Ninox hantu    (Buru: sw Moluccas)

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371/298E    Indochinese Roller    Coracias affinis

has been split from:

371/2981    Indian Roller    Coracias benghalensis

 

2018 edition -> 2019 edition     IOC bird list v 7.3 -> IOC bird list v 8.2

339/2495    Ruwenzori Nightjar    Caprimulgus ruwenzorii

(c Africa)

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

339/2494    Montane Nightjar    Caprimulgus poliocephalus

(ne, c Africa, s Arabian Peninsula)

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355/2804    Admirable Hummingbird    (Costa Rica, w Panama)

has a new English name:

355/2804    Talamanca Hummingbird    Eugenes spectabilis