ALL THE WORLD’S BIRDS PART SEVEN 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.
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
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548/5290 Black Honeyeater
has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:
Sugomel nigrum
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548/530K Bacan Myzomela Myzomela batjanensis
(Bacan: ne Indonesia)
has been split from:
548/5302 Sulawesi Myzomela Myzomela chloroptera
(c Indonesia)
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548/5353 Dusky Friarbird
has a new English name:
548/5353 Morotai Friarbird Philemon fuscicapillus
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548/5355 Black-faced Friarbird
has a new English name:
548/5355 Buru Friarbird Philemon moluccensis
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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
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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
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.
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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
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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)
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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.
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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548/529E Alor Myzomela Myzomela prawiradilagae
(Alor: Lesser Sundas)
is a newly described species.
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548/530E Taliabu Myzomela Myzomela wahe
(Taliabu: Sula Islands)
is a newly described species.
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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
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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
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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
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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)