ALL THE WORLD’S BIRDS PART SIX 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.

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479/40F2    Siau Pitta

and

479/40F3    Sangihe Pitta

have been lumped with and are now each represented by a subspecies of:

479/40F1    Sulawesi Pitta    Erythropitta celebensis

…………………………………………………………………….

The following two species have been resequenced:

479/40F7    Bismarck Pitta    Erythropitta novaehibernicae

479/40F6    Louisiade Pitta    Erythropitta meeki

…………………………………………………………………….

479/4067    Hooded Pitta

has been split into five species:

479/4067    Western Hooded Pitta    Pitta sordida

479/40Y0    Nicobar Hooded Pitta    Pitta abbotti    (Nicobar Islands)

479/40Y1    Minahasa Hooded Pitta    Pitta forsteni    (n Sulawesi)

479/40Y2    Eastern Hooded Pitta    Pitta novaeguineae

(New Guinea and nearby islands)

479/40Y3    Biak Hooded Pitta    Pitta rosenbergii

(Biak Island off nw New Guinea)

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483/428P    Northern Plain Xenops    Xenops mexicanus

(Middle America, western nw South America)

has been split from:

483/428T    Plain Xenops

which has a new English name:

483/428T    Amazonian Plain Xenops    Xenops genibarbis

…………………………………………………………………….

483/428Y    White-throated Xenops

has a new English name:

483/428Y    Atlantic Plain Xenops    Xenops minutus

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been resequenced:

483/4113    Pale-legged Hornero    Furnarius leucopus

…………………………………………………………………….

The following two species, thought likely to be extinct, have now been declared extinct:

483/4265    Cryptic Treehunter    Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti

(ec Brazil)

483/425F    Alagoas Foliage-gleaner    Philydor novaesi    (ec Brazil)

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

483/4256    Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner    Neophilydor fuscipenne

483/4257    Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner    Neophilydor erythrocercum

…………………………………………………………………….

The following two species have been resequenced:

483/4254    Western Woodhaunter    Automolus virgatus

483/4253    Eastern Woodhaunter    Automolus subulatus

…………………………………………………………………….

Genus Asthenes of Canasteros within Family: Furnariidae – Ovenbirds has been partially resequenced.

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The following two species have been resequenced:

487/4454    Northern White-fringed Antwren    Formicivora intermedia

487/4453    Southern White-fringed Antwren    Formicivora grisea

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Genus Phyllomyias of Tyrannulets within Family: Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

511/4705    Rough-legged Tyrannulet    Acrochordopus burmeisteri

511/4706    White-fronted Tyrannulet    Acrochordopus zeledoni

511/4712    Black-capped Tyrannulet    Tyranniscus nigrocapillus

511/4713    Ashy-headed Tyrannulet    Tyranniscus cinereiceps

511/4714    Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet    Tyranniscus uropygialis

…………………………………………………………………….

511/4765    Cocos Flycatcher

has a new English name:

511/4765    Cocos Tyrannulet    Nesotriccus ridgwayi

…………………………………………………………………….

511/4807    Sao Paulo Tyrannulet

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

511/4807    Sao Paulo Bristle Tyrant    Pogonotriccus paulista

…………………………………………………………………….

511/4809    Serra do Mar Tyrannulet

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

511/4809    Serra do Mar Bristle Tyrant    Pogonotriccus difficilis

 

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475/403E    Grey-lored Broadbill    Serilophus rubropygius

(ne Indian Subcontinent, w, n Myanmar)

has been split from:

475/4038    Silver-breasted Broadbill    Serilophus lunatus

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483/429T    Little Long-tailed Woodcreeper    Deconychura typica

(Costa Rica, Panama, nw, nc Colombia)

and

483/429P    Southern Long-tailed Woodcreeper    Deconychura pallida

have been split from:

483/4299    Long-tailed Woodcreeper

which has a new English name:

483/4299    Northern Long-tailed Woodcreeper    Deconychura longicauda

…………………………………………………………………….

483/4306    Brigida’s Woodcreeper

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

483/4305    Uniform Woodcreeper    Hylexetastes uniformis

…………………………………………………………………….

483/431F    Tschudi’s Woodcreeper

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

483/4319    Ocellated Woodcreeper    Xiphorhynchus ocellatus

…………………………………………………………………….

483/434E    Tapajos Scythebill    Campylorhamphus probatus    (c Amazonia)

and

483/434K    Xingu Scythebill    Campylorhamphus multostriatus

(ec, se Amazonia)

have been split from:

483/4340    Curve-billed Scythebill    Campylorhamphus procurvoides

(n, w Amazonia)

…………………………………………………………………….

Nine subspecies and one newly described subspecies of:

483/428Y    Plain Xenops    Xenops minutus

have been split to form a species that has been allocated the same English name:

483/428T    Plain Xenops    Xenops genibarbis

…………………………………………………………………….

483/428Y    Plain Xenops

has a new English name:

483/428Y    White-throated Xenops    Xenops minutus

…………………………………………………………………….

483/427K    Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner    Automolus cervinigularis

(c Middle America, Costa Rica, nw Panama)

has been split from:

483/4271    Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner

which has a new English name:

483/4271    Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner    Automolus ochrolaemus

…………………………………………………………………….

483/4148    Puna Canstero

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

483/4147    Streak-backed Canastero    Asthenes wyatti

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

483/4204    Speckled Spinetail    Thripophaga gutturata

483/4210    Russet-mantled Softtail    Cranioleuca berlepschi

…………………………………………………………………….

483/418T    Vilcabamba Spinetail    Cranioleuca weskei

(se Junín to Vilcabamba Mts in sc Peru)

has been split from:

483/4189    Marcapata Spinetail    Cranioleuca marcapatae

(Vilcanota and Carabaya Ranges in sc Peru)

…………………………………………………………………….

483/418K    Araguia Spinetail    Synallaxis simoni    (c Brazil)

has been split from:

483/4183    White-lored Spinetail    Synallaxis albilora

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495/458E    Boyaca Antpitta    Grallaria alticola    (c Colombia)

and

495/458K    Atuen Antpitta    Grallaria atuensis    (nc Peru)

have been split from:

495/457Y    Tawny Antpitta    Grallaria quitensis

…………………………………………………………………….

Monotypic genus Cryptopezus within Family: Grallariidae – Antpittas comprising:

495/4590    Speckle-breasted Antpitta    Cryptopezus nattereri

has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

495/4589    White-lored Antpitta    Myrmothera fulviventris

495/458F    Amazonian Antpitta    Myrmothera berlepschi

495/4588    Thicket Antpitta    Myrmothera dives

…………………………………………………………………….

495/4592    Tepui Antpitta    Myrmothera simplex

has been resequenced.

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499/461E    Black-breasted Gnateater    Conopophaga snethlageae    (nc Brazil)

has been split from:

499/4611    Chestnut-belted Gnateater    Conopophaga aurita

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511/471E    Choco Elaenia    Myiopagis parambae

(nw Ecuador, sw, wc Colombia, e, c Panama)

and

511/471T    Amazonian Elaenia    Myiopagis cinerea    (Amazonia)

have been split from:

511/4717    Grey Elaenia

which has a new English name:

511/4717    Grey-headed Elaenia    Myiopagis caniceps

…………………………………………………………………….

511/475F    White-bellied Tyrannulet

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

511/4759    White-crested Tyrannulet    Serpophaga subcristata

…………………………………………………………………….

511/4760    Mouse-colored Tyrannulet

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

511/476E    Northern Mouse-colored Tyrannulet    Nesotriccus incomtus

511/4760    Southern Mouse-colored Tyrannulet    Nesotriccus murinus

…………………………………………………………………….

511/4761    Tumbesian Tyrannulet

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

511/4761    Tumbesian Tyrannulet    Nesotriccus tumbezanus

(wc, sw Ecuador, nw Peru)

511/476K    Maranon Tyrannulet    Nesotriccus maranonicus    (nc Peru)

…………………………………………………………………….

511/477T    Bahia Wagtail-Tyrant    Stigmatura bahiae    (ec Brazil)

has been split from:

511/4777    Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant    Stigmatura napensis

…………………………………………………………………….

Four subspecies of:

511/4810    Olive-striped Flycatcher    Mionectes olivaceus

have been split to form a species that has been allocated the same English name:

511/481E    Olive-striped Flycatcher    Mionectes galbinus

…………………………………………………………………….

511/4810    Olive-striped Flycatcher

has a new English name:

511/4810    Olive-streaked Flycatcher    Mionectes olivaceus

(Costa Rica, w Panama)

…………………………………………………………………….

511/482P    Mouse-grey Flycatcher    Myiophobus crypterythrus

(nc, nw Peru, w Ecuador, sw Colombia)

and

511/482T    Rufescent Flycatcher    Myiophobus rufescens    (w Peru, nw Chile)

have been split from:

511/4829    Bran-colored Flycatcher    Myiophobus fasciatus

…………………………………………………………………….

Genus Rhynchocyclus within Family: Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

511/488E    Western Olivaceous Flatbill    Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis

(Panama, nw South America, sw Amazonia)

has been split from:

511/4880    Olivaceous Flatbill

which has a new English name:

511/4880    Eastern Olivaceous Flatbill    Rhynchocyclus olivaceus

(nc South America, coastal ec Brazil)

…………………………………………………………………….

The following two species have been resequenced and:

511/4886    Yellow-margined Flatbill

has a new English name:

511/4886    Yellow-winged Flatbill    Tolmomyias flavotectus

511/4885    Zimmer’s Flatbill

has a new English name:

511/4885    Yellow-margined Flatbill    Tolmomyias assimilis

…………………………………………………………………….

511/491E    Northern Tropical Pewee    Contopus bogotensis

has been split from:

511/4914    Tropical Pewee

which has a new English name:

511/4914    Southern Tropical Pewee    Contopus cinereus

…………………………………………………………………….

511/492Y    Cordilleran Flycatcher

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

511/492F    Pacific-slope Flycatcher

which has a new English name:

511/492F    Western Flycatcher    Empidonax difficilis

…………………………………………………………………….

511/499E    Rufous-browed Chat-Tyrant    Ochthoeca fumicolor    (nw Venezuela)

has been split from:

511/4990    Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant    Ochthoeca fumicolor

…………………………………………………………………….

Birds present in the mountains of central, northern nw South America, extreme e Panama that were previously considered to be of the species:

511/5009    Golden-crowned Flycatcher    Myiodynastes chrysocephalus

have been ascribed to:

511/5008    Golden-bellied Flycatcher    Myiodynastes hemichrysus

 

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Genus Epinecrophylla of Stipplethroats in Family: Thamnophilidae – Antbirds has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

487/435Y    Silvery-cheeked Antshrike    Sakesphoroides cristatus

487/4438    Caatinga Antwren    Radinopsyche sellowi

487/4522    White-shouldered Antbird    Akletos melanoceps

487/4523    Goeldi’s Antbird    Akletos goeldii

487/4525    Sooty Antbird    Hafferia fortis

487/4526    Blue-lored Antbird    Hafferia immaculata

487/4527    Zeledon’s Antbird    Hafferia zeledoni

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495/45F1    Chachapoya Antpitta

has a new English name:

495/45F1    Chachapoyas Antpitta    Grallaria gravesi

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511/4774    Tawny-crowned Pygmy Tyrant

has been split into two species:

511/4774    Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant    Euscarthmus meloryphus

511/477E    Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant    Euscarthmus fulviceps

(w Ecuador, nw, nc, wc Peru)

…………………………………………………………………….

511/4775    Rufous-sided Pygmy Tyrant

has a new English name:

511/4775    Rufous-sided Scrub Tyrant    Euscarthmus rufomarginatus

…………………………………………………………………….

511/479Y    Panamanian Tyrannulet

has a new English name:

511/479Y    Panama Tyrannulet    Phylloscartes flavovirens

…………………………………………………………………….

511/5039    Panamanian Flycatcher

has a new English name:

511/5039    Panama Flycatcher    Myiarchus panamensis

 

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The following family has a modified English name:

Family: Calyptomenidae – African & Green Broadbills

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479/407E    Ornate Pitta    Pitta concinna    (n Lesser Sundas)

and

479/407T    Banda Sea Pitta    Pitta vigorsii    (se, ec Indonesia)

have been split from:

479/4075    Elegant Pitta    Pitta elegans

(sc, ne Indonesia, Timor-Leste)

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483/418E    Chinchipe Spinetail    Synallaxis chinchipensis    (nc Peru)

has been split from:

483/4185    Necklaced Spinetail    Synallaxis stictothorax

(wc, sw Ecuador, nw Peru)

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483/4336    Rondonia Woodcreeper

has a new English name:

483/4336    Dusky-capped Woodcreeper    Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus

…………………………………………………………………….

483/4337    Layard’s Woodcreeper    (e Amazonian Brazil)

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

483/4336    Dusky-capped Woodcreeper    Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus

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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

487/4459    Marsh Antwren    Formicivora acutirostris

487/4522    White-shouldered Antbird    Percnostola melanoceps

487/4523    Goeldi’s Antbird    Percnostola goeldii

487/4525    Sooty Antbird    Percnostola fortis

487/4526    Blue-lored Antbird    Percnostola immaculata

487/4527    Zeledon’s Antbird    Percnostola zeledoni

…………………………………………………………………….

487/444Y    Rufous-winged Antwren

has been split into two species:

487/444T    Rusty-winged Antwren    Herpsilochmus frater

487/444Y    Rufous-margined Antwren    Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus

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Family: Grallariidae – Antpittas has been revised and partially resequenced.

495/4579    Rufous Antpitta

has been split into eight species:

495/457E    Sierra Nevada Antpitta    Grallaria spatiator

(Santa Marta Mountains)

495/457K    Perija Antpitta    Grallaria saltuensis    (Perijá Mountains)

495/4579    Muisca Antpitta    Grallaria rufula

(e Andean slope of c Colombia, nw Venezuela)

495/457T    Equatorial Antpitta    Grallaria saturata

(wc, sw Colombia, c Ecuador, nw Peru)

495/457P    Cajamarca Antpitta    Grallaria cajamarcae

(Andes of nw Peru)

495/45F6    Junin Antpitta    Grallaria obscura

(e Andean slope of c Peru)

495/45F7    Urubamba Antpitta    Grallaria occabambae

(e Andean foothills of southern c Peru)

495/45F8    Bolivian Antpitta    Grallaria cochabambae

(e Andean slope of wc Bolivia)

…………………………………………………………………….

The following newly described species comprise populations that were formerly considered to be representatives of the species  495/4579  Rufous Antpitta:

495/45F0    Chami Antpitta    Grallaria alvarezi

(w Andes of wc, sw Colombia)

495/45F1    Chachapoya Antpitta    Grallaria gravesi

(e Andean slope of nc Peru)

495/45F2    Panao Antpitta    Grallaria oneilli

(e Andean slope of northern c Peru)

495/45F3    Puno Antpitta    Grallaria sinaensis

(e Andean slope of sc Peru, wc Bolivia)

…………………………………………………………………….

The following newly described species comprise populations that were formerly considered to be representatives of the monotypic species  495/457F  Chestnut Antpitta:

495/45F4    Oxapampa Antpitta    Grallaria centralis

(e Andean slope of northern c Peru)

495/45F5    Ayacucho Antpitta    Grallaria ayacuchensis

(e Andean slope of c Peru)

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

495/4590    Speckle-breasted Antpitta    Cryptopezus nattereri

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Genus Scytalopus within Family: Rhinocryptidae – Tapaculos has been revised and resequenced.

503/466T    White-winged Tapaculo    Scytalopus krabbei    (ne Peru)

is a newly described species.

…………………………………………………………………….

503/466E    Loja Tapaculo    Scytalopus androstictus

(se Ecuador, nc Peru)

has been split from:

503/4669    Paramo Tapaculo    Scytalopus opacus

(c, sw Colombia, c Ecuador)

…………………………………………………………………….

503/466K    Ampay Tapaculo    Scytalopus whitneyi    (sc Peru)

is a newly described species.

…………………………………………………………………….

503/466P    Jalca Tapaculo    Scytalopus frankeae    (c Peru)

is a newly described species.

…………………………………………………………………….

503/464F    Bolivian White-crowned Tapaculo

has a new English name:

503/464F    Bolivian Tapaculo    Scytalopus bolivianus

…………………………………………………………………….

503/464Y    Northern White-crowned Tapaculo

has a new English name:

503/464Y    White-crowned Tapaculo    Scytalopus atratus

…………………………………………………………………….

503/467E    Utcubamba Tapaculo    Scytalopus intermedius    (nc Peru)

has been split from:

503/4677    Blackish Tapaculo    Scytalopus latrans

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511/4813    Tepui Flycatcher

has a new English name:

511/4813    Sierra de Lema Flycatcher    Mionectes roraimae

…………………………………………………………………….

The Negritos, Ground Tyrants, Black Tyrants, Monjitas, Shrike-Tyrants, Bush Tyrants and close relatives genera within Family: Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura have been revised and resequenced.

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

511/4949    Little Ground Tyrant    Syrtidicola fluviatilis

511/4974    Rufous-webbed Bush Tyrant    Cnemarchus rufipennis

511/4963    Fire-eyed Diucon    Pyrope pyrope

511/4964    Grey Monjita    Nengetus cinereus

511/4965    Black-crowned Monjita    Neoxolmis coronatus

511/4968    Rusty-backed Monjita    Neoxolmis rubetra

511/4969    Salinas Monjita    Neoxolmis salinarum

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

511/5051    Flammulated Flycatcher    Ramphotrigon flammulatum

 

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Within Order Passeriformes, Family: Philepittidae – Asities has been revised and resequenced to precede Family: Eurylaimidae – Typical Broadbills

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Family: Eurylaimidae – Typical Broadbills has been resequenced.

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Genus Smithornis within Family: Calyptomenidae – African and Green Broadbills has been resequenced.

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Family: Pittidae – Pittas has been resequenced.

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

483/4260    Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner    Dendroma rufa

483/4258    Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner    Dendroma erythroptera

483/4121    Tawny Tit-Spinetail    Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis

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483/4192    Sulphur-bearded Spinetail

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

483/4192    Sulphur-bearded Reedhaunter    Limnoctites sulphuriferus

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The eight species of Antwren in genus Epinecrophylla have new English names:

487/4403    Checker-throated Stipplethroat    Epinecrophylla fulviventris

487/4404    Brown-bellied Stipplethroat    Epinecrophylla gutturalis

487/4405    White-eyed Stipplethroat    Epinecrophylla leucophthalma

487/4406    Rufous-backed Stipplethroat   Epinecrophylla haematonota

487/4408    Rio Madeira Stipplethroat   Epinecrophylla amazonica

487/440F    Foothill Stipplethroat   Epinecrophylla spodionota

487/440Y    Ornate Stipplethroat    Epinecrophylla ornata

487/4410    Rufous-tailed Stipplethroat    Epinecrophylla erythrura

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487/4484    White-backed Fire-eye    Pyriglena leuconota

has been split into three species:

487/448P    Western Fire-eye    Pyriglena maura

487/448T    Tapajos Fire-eye    Pyriglena similis    (se Amazonian Brazil)

487/4484    East Amazonian Fire-eye    Pyriglena leuconota

(ec Amazonian Brazil, ne, ec Brazil)

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511/4779    Paltry Tyrannulet

has a new English name:

511/4779    Guatemalan Tyrannulet    Zimmerius vilissimus

 

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Family: Eurylaimidae – Broadbills has been revised and resequenced.

The three species of Broadbill in genus Smithornis (Africa) and the three species in genus Calyptomena (Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo) have been moved to newly defined

Family: Calyptomenidae – African and Green Broadbills  (identifier number ‘476’).

…………………………………………………………………….

The four species of Asity (e Madagascar) have been moved to newly defined

Family: Philepittidae – Asities  (identifier number ‘477’).

…………………………………………………………………….

Family: Eurylaimidae  (identifier number ‘475’) consisting of the remaining nine species of Broadbill has been renamed:

Family: Eurylaimidae – Typical Broadbills

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Family Furnariidae – Ovenbirds has been revised and resequenced.

483/431T    Ceara Woodcreeper    Xiphorhynchus atlanticus    (ne Brazil)

has been split from:

483/4318    Lesser Woodcreeper    Xiphorhynchus fuscus

…………………………………………………………………….

483/427E    Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner    Automolus exsertus

(sw Costa Rica, w Panama)

has been split from:

483/4271    Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner    Automolus ochrolaemus

…………………………………………………………………….

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

483/429F    Spot-throated Woodcreeper    Certhiasomus stictolaemus

483/4255    Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner    Anabacerthia ruficaudata

483/4259    Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner    Anabacerthia lichtensteini

483/4250    Peruvian Recurvebill    Syndactyla ucayalae

483/4251    Bolivian Recurvebill    Syndactyla striata

483/427Y    Henna-capped Foliage-gleaner    Clibanornis rectirostris

483/427F    Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner    Clibanornis erythrocephalus

483/4277    Ruddy Foliage-gleaner    Clibanornis rubiginosus

483/4279    Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner    Clibanornis rufipectus

483/4253    Eastern Woodhaunter    Automolus subulatus

483/4254    Western Woodhaunter    Automolus virgatus

483/4179    White-bellied Spinetail    Mazaria propinqua

483/4186    Great Spinetail    Synallaxis hypochondriaca

483/4187    Red-shouldered Spinetail    Synallaxis hellmayri

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487/4407    Negro Stipple-throated Antwren    Epinecrophylla pyrrhonota

and

487/4409    Yasuni Antwren    Epinecrophylla fjeldsaai

have been lumped with Napo Stipple-throated Antwren, which has a new English name:

487/4406    Stipple-throated Antwren    Epinecrophylla haematonota

(w, nc Amazonia)

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487/4408    Madeira Stipple-throated Antwren    (c, sc Brazil, nw Bolivia)

has a new English name:

487/4408    Rio Madeira Antwren    Epinecrophylla amazonica

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495/459E    Tapajos Antpitta    Myrmothera subcanescens

(sc Amazonian Brazil)

has been split from:

495/4591    Thrush-like Antpitta    Myrmothera campanisona

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495/459T    Rufous-breasted Antpitta    Grallaricula leymebambae

(sc Ecuador, Peru, wc Bolivia)

has been split from:

495/4598    Rusty-breasted Antpitta    Grallaricula ferrugineipectus

(nc, nw Venezuela, ne, c Colombia)

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511/473P    Small-headed Elaenia    Elaenia sordida

(se Brazil, Paraguay, ne Argentina, n Uruguay)

has been split from:

511/4734    Highland Elaenia    Elaenia obscura

(Andes from nw Argentina to se Ecuador)

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511/4743    Chapada Flycatcher    (c Brazil, ne Bolivia)

has been re-ascribed to a new genus and now has the scientific name:

511/4743    Chapada Flycatcher    Guyramemua affine