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

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

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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)

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511/4775    Rufous-sided Pygmy Tyrant

has a new English name:

511/4775    Rufous-sided Scrub Tyrant    Euscarthmus rufomarginatus

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511/479Y    Panamanian Tyrannulet

has a new English name:

511/479Y    Panama Tyrannulet    Phylloscartes flavovirens

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511/5039    Panamanian Flycatcher

has a new English name:

511/5039    Panama Flycatcher    Myiarchus panamensis

 

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

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

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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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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.

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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)

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

is a newly described species.

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

is a newly described species.

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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

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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

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

511/5051    Flammulated Flycatcher    Ramphotrigon flammulatum

 

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

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

 

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

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’).

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

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

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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

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483/427E    Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner    Automolus exsertus

(sw Costa Rica, w Panama)

has been split from:

483/4271    Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner    Automolus ochrolaemus

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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