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

519/514P    Velvety Manakin    Lepidothrix velutina

(nw Ecuador to c Costa Rica)

has been split from:

519/5144    Blue-crowned Manakin

which has a new English name:

519/5144    Blue-capped Manakin    Lepidothrix coronata    (w, c Amazonia)

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535/523E    Huon Bowerbird    Amblyornis germanus

(Huon Peninsula: ec New Guinea)

has been split from:

535/5234    MacGregor’s Bowerbird    Amblyornis macgregoriae

(c, e New Guinea)

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

548/5331    Scaly-crowned Honeyeater    Sugomel lombokium

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5290    Black Honeyeater

has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:

Sugomel nigrum

…………………………………………………………………….

548/530K    Bacan Myzomela    Myzomela batjanensis

(Bacan: ne Indonesia)

has been split from:

548/5302    Sulawesi Myzomela    Myzomela chloroptera

(c Indonesia)

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5353    Dusky Friarbird

has a new English name:

548/5353    Morotai Friarbird    Philemon fuscicapillus

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5355    Black-faced Friarbird

has a new English name:

548/5355    Buru Friarbird    Philemon moluccensis

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5333    Indonesian Honeyeater

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

548/5334    Brown Honeyeater    Lichmera indistincta

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576/5536    Dwarf Longbill

has a new English name:

576/5536    Spectacled Longbill    Oedistoma iliolophus

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596/5578    Woodward’s Batis

has a new English name:

596/5578    Woodwards’ Batis    Batis fratrum

…………………………………………………………………….

596/5585    Angolan Batis

has a new English name:

596/5585    Angola Batis    Batis minulla

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656/5832    Sangihe Shrikethrush

has a new English name:

656/5832    Sangihe Whistler    Coracornis sanghirensis

 

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

Genus Lipaugus of Pihas within Family: Cotingidae – Cotingas has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been assigned to a different genus:

515/5103    Black-and-gold Cotinga    Lipaugus ater

515/5104    Grey-winged Cotinga    Lipaugus conditus

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The following three species:

548/52F0    Moluccan Myzomela    Myzomela simplex    (n Moluccas)

548/52F1    Red-tinged Myzomela    Myzomela rubrotincta

(Obi and nearby island: c Moluccas)

548/52F2    Biak Myzomela    Myzomela rubrobrunnea

(Biak Island off nw New Guinea)

have been split from:

548/5295    Dusky Myzomela    Myzomela obscura

…………………………………………………………………….

548/529K    Reddish Myzomela    Myzomela erythrina

(e Bismarck Archipelago)

has been split from:

548/5296    Red Myzomela    Myzomela cruentata

(New Guinea and nearby island, s Bismarck Archipelago)

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5299    Crimson-hooded Myzomela

has a new English name:

548/5299    Wetar Myzomela    Myzomela kuehni

…………………………………………………………………….

548/531E    Long-billed Myzomela    Myzomela longirostris

(Goodenough Island off ec New Guinea)

has been split from:

548/5317    Red-collared Myzomela    Myzomela rosenbergii    (New Guinea)

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560/548T    Rennell Gerygone    Gerygone citrina

(Rennell: sw Solomon Islands)

has been split from:

560/5489    Fan-tailed Gerygone    Gerygone flavolateralis    (ne AUS)

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Family: Melanocharitidae – Berrypeckers, Longbills has been revised and partially resequenced.

576/553F    Satin Berrypecker    Melanocharis citreola    (West Papua)

is a newly described species.

…………………………………………………………………….

Subspecies piperata of:

576/5535    Spotted Berrypecker

has been split to form a species with the same English name:

576/553E    Spotted Berrypecker    Rhamphocharis piperata

(se New Guinea)

…………………………………………………………………….

576/5535    Spotted Berrypecker

has a new English name:

576/5535    Thick-billed Berrypecker    Rhamphocharis crassirostris

(w, c New Guinea)

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580/5542    Crested Berrypecker

has been split into two species:

580/5543    Western Crested Berrypecker    Paramythia olivacea    (Papua)

580/5542    Eastern Crested Berrypecker    Paramythia montium

(c, e New Guinea)

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596/558E    West African Batis    Batis occulta

has been split from:

596/5588    Fernando Po Batis    Batis poensis    (Bioko Island)

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636/5754    Madagascan Cuckooshrike

has a new English name:

636/5754    Madagascar Cuckooshrike    Ceblepyris cinereus

…………………………………………………………………….

636/578E    Biak Triller    Lalage leucoptera

(Biak Island off nw New Guinea)

has been split from:

636/5784    Black-browed Triller    Lalage atrovirens

(w, n New Guinea and nearby islands)

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Subspecies fuliginosa of

656/584Y    Australian Golden Whistler    Pachycephala pectoralis

resident in sc Australia has been re-ascribed to:

656/5850    Western Whistler

which has a new species epithet:  Pachycephala fuliginosa

 

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

Family: Cotingidae – Cotingas has been resequenced.

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The following two species:

543/527P    Rufous Grasswren    Amytornis whitei    (wc, c, sc Australia)

543/527T    Opalton Grasswren    Amytornis rowleyi   (c Queensland)

have been split from:

543/527Y    Striated Grasswren    Amytornis striatus

(eastern sc, se Australia)

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Family: Meliphagidae – Honeyeaters has been revised and resequenced.

548/5406    Sooty Melidectes    (c, e New Guinea)

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

548/5406    Sooty Honeyeater    Melionyx fuscus

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5409    Long-bearded Melidectes    (ec New Guinea)

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

548/5409    Long-bearded Honeyeater    Melionyx princeps

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5408    Short-bearded Melidectes    (c New Guinea)

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

548/5408    Short-bearded Honeyeater    Melionyx nouhuysi

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5407    Gilliard’s Melidectes    (New Britain)

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

548/5407    Gilliard’s Honeyeater    Vosea whitemanensis

…………………………………………………………………….

548/529E    Alor Myzomela    Myzomela prawiradilagae

(Alor: Lesser Sundas)

is a newly described species.

…………………………………………………………………….

548/530E    Taliabu Myzomela    Myzomela wahe

(Taliabu: Sula Islands)

is a newly described species.

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

548/5349    Kadavu Honeyeater    Meliphacator provocator

548/5424    Mottle-breasted Honeyeater    Microptilotis mimikae

548/5425    Forest Honeyeater    Microptilotis montanus

548/5426    Mountain Honeyeater    Microptilotis orientalis

548/5427    Scrub Honeyeater    Microptilotis albonotatus

548/5428    Mimic Honeyeater    Microptilotis analogus

548/5429    Tagula Honeyeater    Microptilotis vicina

548/542F    Graceful Honeyeater    Microptilotis gracilis

548/542Y    Elegant Honeyeater    Microptilotis cinereifrons

548/5430    Yellow-gaped Honeyeater    Microptilotis flavirictus

548/5431    White-lined Honeyeater    Territornis albilineata

548/5432    Kimberley Honeyeater    Territornis fordiana

548/5433    Streak-breasted Honeyeater    Territornis reticulata

…………………………………………………………………….

548/542T    Cryptic Honeyeater    Microptilotis imitatrix

(coastal ne Queensland)

has been split from:

548/542F    Graceful Honeyeater    Microptilotis gracilis

 

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

The following families have modified English names:

Family: Psophodidae – Whipbirds

Family: Vangidae – Vangas & Allies

Family: Artamidae – Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies

Family: Pachycephalidae – Whistlers & Allies

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Part of Family Acanthizidae – Australasian Warblers has been revised and resequenced.

560/5471    Bicolored Mouse-warbler    (highlands of New Guinea)

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

560/5471    Bicolored Scrubwren    Aethomyias nigrorufus

…………………………………………………………………….

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

560/5465    Chestnut-rumped Heathwren    Hylacola pyrrhopygia

560/5466    Shy Heathwren    Hylacola cauta

560/5470    Rusty Mouse-warbler    Origma murina

560/5472    Mountain Mouse-warbler    Origma robusta

560/5478    Yellow-throated Scrubwren    Neosericornis citreogularis

560/5473    Pale-billed Scrubwren    Aethomyias spilodera

560/5482    Vogelkop Scrubwren    Aethomyias rufescens

560/5481    Buff-faced Scrubwren    Aethomyias perspicillatus

560/5474    Papuan Scrubwren    Aethomyias papuensis

560/5483    Grey-green Scrubwren    Aethomyias arfakianus

…………………………………………………………………….

560/547E    Spotted Scrubwren    Sericornis maculatus    (sc, sw, wc Australia)

has been split from:

560/5476    White-browed Scrubwren    Sericornis frontalis    (e, se, sc Australia)

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The Psophodidae family has been divided into two:

Family: Psophodidae – Whipbirds  (identifier number ‘592’)

and new family:

Family: Cinclosomatidae – Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes  (identifier number ‘593’)

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608/564E    Albertine Sooty Boubou    Laniarius holomelas    (n, c Albertine Rift)

has been split from:

608/5644    Mountain Sooty Boubou    Laniarius poensis

(Bioko Island, wc Cameroon, se Nigeria)

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654/5830    Crested Shriketit    Falcunculus frontatus    (Australia)

has been moved from:

Family: Pachycephalidae – Whistlers & Allies  (identifier number ‘656’)

to new monotypic family:

Family: Falcunculidae – Shriketit  (identifier number ‘654’)

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The 7 species listed below have been split from Little Shrikethrush, which has a new English name:

656/5875    Arafura Shrikethrush    Colluricincla megarhyncha

(w, sc New Guinea, Aru Islands, n Australia)

The split species are:

656/583T    Biak Whistler    Pachycephala melanorhyncha

(Biak Island off nw New Guinea)

656/58F0    Variable Shrikethrush    Colluricincla fortis    (c, se New Guinea)

656/58F1    Waigeo Shrikethrush    Colluricincla affinis

(Waigeo Island off w New Guinea)

656/58F2    Mamberamo Shrikethrush   Colluricincla obscura    (nc New Guinea)

656/58F3    Tagula Shrikethrush    Colluricincla discolor

(Tagula Island off se New Guinea)

656/58F4    Sepik-Ramu Shrikethrush    Colluricincla tappenbecki

(ne, ec New Guinea)

656/58F5    Rufous Shrikethrush    Colluricincla rufogaster

(coastal ec, ne Australia, sc New Guinea)