ALL THE WORLD’S BIRDS PART EIGHT 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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Genus Rhipidura within Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

676/605K    White-gorgeted Fantail    Rhipidura coultasi

(Malaita: s Solomon Islands)

has been split from:

676/6054    Cockerell’s Fantail

which has a new English name:

676/6054    White-winged Fantail    Rhipidura cockerelli

(ec Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands)

…………………………………………………………………….

676/606E    Guadalcanal Fantail    Rhipidura ocularis

(Guadalcanal: s Solomon Islands)

has been split from:

676/6062    Brown Fantail

which has a new English name:

676/6062    Bougainville Fantail    Rhipidura drownei

(Bougainville: North Solomons)

…………………………………………………………………….

676/606K    Vanuatu Streaked Fantail    Rhipidura spilodera    (Vanuatu)

and

676/606P    Fiji Streaked Fantail    Rhipidura layardi    (n, w Fiji)

have been split from:

676/6065    Streaked Fantail

which has a new English name:

676/6065    New Caledonian Streaked Fantail    Rhipidura verreauxi

(New Caledonia)

…………………………………………………………………….

676/607T    Supertramp Fantail    Rhipidura semicollaris

(sc, e Indonesia, Timor-Leste)

has been split from:

676/607Y    Arafura Fantail    Rhipidura dryas

(coastal nc Australia, sw, se New Guinea)

…………………………………………………………………….

676/6079    Rufous Fantail

has been split into six species:

676/60F0    Gilolo Fantail    Rhipidura torrida    (n, c Moluccas)

676/6079    Australian Rufous Fantail    Rhipidura rufifrons

(e Australia, sc New Guinea)

676/60F1    Louisiade Fantail    Rhipidura louisiadensis

(islands off se New Guinea)

676/60F2    Santa Cruz Fantail    Rhipidura melanolaema

(Santa Cruz Islands)

676/60F3    Micronesian Rufous Fantail    Rhipidura versicolor

(nw Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands)

676/60F4    Solomons Rufous Fantail    Rhipidura rufofronta
(Solomons)

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680/6128    Black-bibbed Monarch

has a new English name:

680/6128    Banda Sea Monarch    Symposiachrus mundus

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6139    Black-tailed Monarch

has a new English name:

680/6139    Bismarck Monarch    Symposiachrus verticalis

…………………………………………………………………….

680/613P    Malaita Monarch    Symposiachrus malaitae

(Malaita: s Solomon Islands)

has been split from:

680/613F    Solomons Monarch    Symposiachrus barbatus

…………………………………………………………………….

680/613T    Vella Lavella Monarch    Symposiachrus nigrotectus

(n New Georgia Islands: wc Solomon Islands)

has been split from:

680/613Y    Kolombangara Monarch    Symposiachrus browni

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6145    Bougainville Monarch

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

680/6146    Chestnut-bellied Monarch    Monarcha castaneiventris

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6157    Oceanic Flycatcher

has a new English name:

680/6157    Chuuk Flycatcher    Myiagra oceanica

…………………………………………………………………….

680/616T    Dyaul Flycatcher

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

680/616P    Velvet Flycatcher    Myiagra eichhorni

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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

684/6208    Black-throated Magpie-Jay    Cyanocorax colliei

684/6209    White-throated Magpie-Jay    Cyanocorax formosus

684/6207    Brown Jay    Cyanocorax morio

…………………………………………………………………….

Genus Cyanocorax of Magpie-Jays, Jays in Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

684/624E    Southern Nutcracker    Nucifraga hemispila

(Himalayas, northern se Asia, Taiwan, sc, c, south-west ne China)

has been split from:

684/6245    Spotted Nutcracker

which has a new English name:

684/6245    Northern Nutcracker    Nucifraga caryocatactes

…………………………………………………………………….

684/625P    Sulawesi Crow    Corvus celebensis    (nc Indonesia)

has been split from:

684/6253    Slender-billed Crow

which has a new English name:

684/6253    Sunda Crow    Corvus enca

…………………………………………………………………….

684/625T    Sierra Madre Crow    Corvus sierramadrensis

(n Philippines)

has been split from:

684/625K    Small Crow

which has a new English name:

684/625K    Samar Crow    Corvus samarensis    (ec, s Philippines)

…………………………………………………………………….

684/627E    Philippine Jungle Crow    Corvus philippinus

(Philippines)

has been split from:

684/6275    Large-billed Crow    Corvus macrorhynchos

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700/631P    Crescent-caped Lophorina

has been lumped with:

700/631Y    Greater Lophorina

which has then been split into two species:

700/631Y    Vogelkop Lophorina    Lophorina superba

(West Papua: ne Indonesia)

700/631K    Greater Lophorina    Lophorina latipennis    (c New Guinea)

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Family: Petroicidae – Australasian Robins has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

704/6342    Black-chinned Robin    Leucophantes brachyurus

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744/6465    Japanese Tit

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

744/6466    Cinereous Tit    Parus cinereus

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The following two species have been resequenced:

760/6517    Benguela Long-billed Lark    Certhilauda benguelensis

760/6516    Karoo Long-billed Lark    Certhilauda subcoronata

…………………………………………………………………….

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

760/6554    Rusty Bush Lark    Calendulauda rufa

760/6553    Gillett’s Lark    Calendulauda gilletti

760/654F    Burmese Bush Lark    Plocealauda microptera

760/6550    Indochinese Bush Lark    Plocealauda erythrocephala

760/6552    Jerdon’s Bush Lark    Plocealauda affinis

760/6551    Indian Bush Lark    Plocealauda erythroptera

760/654Y    Bengal Bush Lark    Plocealauda assamica

760/6555    Collared Lark    Amirafra collaris

760/6544    Angola Lark    Amirafra angolensis

760/6543    Flappet Lark    Amirafra rufocinnamomea

760/6540    Cape Clapper Lark    Corypha apiata

760/653Y    Eastern Clapper Lark    Corypha fasciolata

760/6541    Red-winged Lark    Corypha hypermetra

760/6542    Rufous-naped Lark    Corypha africana

…………………………………………………………………….

760/6533    Foxy Lark

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

760/6534    Fawn-colored Lark    Calendulauda africanoides

…………………………………………………………………….

760/6538    Barlow’s Lark

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

760/6537    Dune Lark    Calendulauda erythrochlamys

…………………………………………………………………….

The following two species have been resequenced:

760/653F    Archer’s Lark    Heteromirafra archeri

760/6539    Rudd’s Lark    Heteromirafra ruddi

…………………………………………………………………….

Genus Mirafra in Family: Alaudidae – Larks has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

760/654K    Kidepo Lark    Corypha kidepoensis

(ec, se South Sudan and adjacent lands)

has been split from:

760/6541    Red-winged Lark    Corypha hypermetra

…………………………………………………………………….

760/6542    Rufous-naped Lark    Corypha africana

has been split into five species. The four newly recognised species are:

760/65F0    Highland Lark    Corypha kurrae

(w Africa, c Cameroon, sw Sudan)

760/65F1    Sentinel Lark    Corypha athi

(c, s Kenya, nc, ne Tanzania)

760/65F2    Plains Lark    Corypha kabalii

(se Gabon to e, c Angola, wc Zambia)

760/65F3    Plateau Lark    Corypha nigrescens

(ne Zambia, sc Tanzania, n Malawi)

…………………………………………………………………….

760/654E    Sharpe’s Lark

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

760/654E    Russet Lark    Corypha sharpii

…………………………………………………………………….

760/6556    Ash’s lark

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

760/6557    Somali Lark

which has been ascribed to a new genus:

760/6557    Somali Lark    Corypha somalica

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764/666P    Pale-throated Greenbul    Atimastillas flavigula

has been split from:

764/6665    Yellow-throated Leaflove

which has a new English name:

764/6665    Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul    Atimastillas flavicollis

(w Africa, n Cameroon, wc Central African Republic)

…………………………………………………………………….

The following five species have had their English name changed by inserting the word ‘Mountain’:

764/6643    Cameroon Mountain Greenbul    Arizelocichla montana

764/6644    Western Mountain Greenbul    Arizelocichla tephrolaema

764/6647    Uluguru Mountain Greenbul    Arizelocichla neumanni

764/6648    Black-browed Mountain Greenbul    Arizelocichla fusciceps

764/6649    Yellow-throated Mountain Greenbul    Arizelocichla chlorigula

…………………………………………………………………….

764/6645    Olive-breasted Greenbul

has a new English name:

764/6645    Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul    Arizelocichla kikuyuensis

…………………………………………………………………….

764/6646    Mountain Greenbul

has a new English name:

764/6646    Black-headed Mountain Greenbul    Arizelocichla nigriceps

…………………………………………………………………….

764/664Y    Olive-headed Greenbul

has been lumped with:

764/6650    Stripe-faced Greenbul

to form a species with the same English name:

764/6650    Olive-headed Greenbul    Arizelocichla striifacies

…………………………………………………………………….

764/667T    Angola Greenbul    Phyllastrephus viridiceps    (nw Angola)

has been split from:

764/667F    White-throated Greenbul    Phyllastrephus albigularis

…………………………………………………………………….

764/6667    Red-tailed Leaflove

has a new English name:

764/6667    Leaf-love    Phyllastrephus scandens

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

764/6604    Cream-striped Bulbul    Ixos leucogrammicus

764/6703    Nicobar Bulbul    Hypsipetes nicobariensis

 

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664/5958    Himalayan Shrike-babbler

and

664/595F    Dalat Shrike-babbler

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

664/5959    Blyth’s Shrike-babbler

which has a new English name:

664/5959    White-browed Shrike-babbler    Pteruthius aeralatus

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Three subspecies of:

668/5999    Black-and-crimson Oriole

have been split to form a new species which has the same English name:

668/599T    Black-and-crimson Oriole    Oriolus consanguineus

…………………………………………………………………….

668/5999    Black-and-crimson Oriole

has a new English name:

668/5999    Javan Oriole    Oriolus cruentus

…………………………………………………………………….

668/598K    Ventriloquial Oriole    Oriolus consobrinus

(n, northern ec Borneo, w Philippines)

has been split from:

668/5983    Dark-throated Oriole    Oriolus xanthonotus

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672/602K    Short-tailed Drongo    Dicrurus striatus

(ec, s Philippines)

has been split from:

672/6022    Balicassiao    Dicrurus balicassius

(n, wc Philippines)

…………………………………………………………………….

672/6014    Grand Comoro Drongo

has a new English name:

672/6014    Grande Comore Drongo    Dicrurus fuscipennis

…………………………………………………………………….

672/601T    Fanti Drongo

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

672/6013    Velvet-mantled Drongo    Dicrurus modestus

…………………………………………………………………….

672/601K    Glossy-backed Drongo

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

672/6012    Fork-tailed Drongo    Dicrurus adsimilis

…………………………………………………………………….

672/6010    Common Square-tailed Drongo

has a new English name:

672/6010    Square-tailed Drongo    Dicrurus ludwigii

…………………………………………………………………….

672/601P    Western Square-tailed Drongo

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

672/601E    Sharpe’s Drongo    Dicrurus sharpei

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680/6104    Japanese Paradise Flycatcher

has a new English name:

680/6104    Black Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone atrocaudata

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Family: Laniidae – Shrikes has been resequenced and repositioned to immediately precede Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays.

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

660/5880    Yellow-billed Shrike    Lanius corvinus

660/5881    Magpie Shrike    Lanius melanoleucus

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760/654E    Sharpe’s Lark    Mirafra sharpii    (nw Somalia)

has been split from:

760/6542    Rufous-naped Lark    Mirafra africana

…………………………………………………………………….

Birds resident in sw Kenya and adjacent nc Tanzania (Maasai Mara/Serengeti) that were previously considered to be of the species:

760/655F    White-tailed Lark

have been re-identified as a disjunct population of:

760/6547    Melodious Lark    Mirafra cheniana

…………………………………………………………………….

760/6549    Singing Bush Lark

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

760/6548    Horsfield’s Bush Lark

which has been renamed as:

760/6548    Singing Bush Lark    Mirafra javanica

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764/6708    Northern Golden Bulbul

has been split into six species, each with English names relating to their geographic range:

764/67F0    Sangihe Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes platenae

764/67F1    Togian Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes aureus

764/67F2    Banggai Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes harterti

764/6708    Sula Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes longirostris

764/67F3    Halmahera Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes chloris    (n Moluccas)

764/67F4    Obi Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes lucasi    (Obi: c Moluccas)

…………………………………………………………………….

764/6715    Grand Comoro Bulbul

has a new English name:

764/6715    Grande Comore Bulbul    Hypsipetes parvirostris

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

764/6605    Spot-necked Bulbul    Pycnonotus tympanistrigus

…………………………………………………………………….

764/663K    Pale-eyed Bulbul    Pycnonotus davisoni    (sc, se Myanmar)

has been split from:

764/6630    Stripe-throated Bulbul    Pycnonotus finlaysoni

 

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Family: Oriolidae – Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios has a new English name.

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680/6119    Versicolored Monarch

has a new English name:

680/6119    Ogea Monarch    Mayrornis versicolor

…………………………………………………………………….

680/612F    Black-chinned Monarch

has a new English name:

680/612F    Boano Monarch    Symposiachrus boanensis

…………………………………………………………………….

680/612T    Louisiade Monarch    Symposiachrus melanopterus

(islands in wc, sw Solomon Sea)

has been split from:

680/612Y    Spectacled Monarch    Symposiachrus trivirgatus

…………………………………………………………………….

Birds resident on Ambon, Seram and islands in ne Banda Sea that were formerly ascribed to:

680/612Y    Spectacled Monarch    Symposiachrus trivirgatus

have been re-ascribed to:

680/6130    Moluccan Monarch    Symposiachrus bimaculatus

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6131    White-tailed Monarch

has a new English name:

680/6131    Kai Monarch    Symposiachrus leucurus

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6132    White-tipped Monarch

has a new English name:

680/6132    Tanahjampea Monarch    Symposiachrus everetti

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6133    Black-tipped Monarch

has a new English name:

680/6133    Buru Monarch    Symposiachrus loricatus

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

680/6141    Rufous Monarch    Symposiachrus rubiensis

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684/6180    Crested Jay    (c, s Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo)

has been moved from:

Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays  (identifier number ‘684’)

to new monotypic family:

Family: Platylophidae – Jayshrike  (identifier number ‘683’)

and has a new English name:

683/6180    Crested Jayshrike    Platylophus galericulatus

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684/6240    Henderson’s Ground Jay

has a new English name:

684/6240    Mongolian Ground Jay    Podoces hendersoni

…………………………………………………………………….

684/6241    Biddulph’s Ground Jay

has a new English name:

684/6241    Xinjiang Ground Jay    Podoces biddulphi

…………………………………………………………………….

684/6242    Pander’s Ground Jay

has a new English name:

684/6242    Turkestan Ground Jay    Podoces panderi

…………………………………………………………………….

684/6243    Pleske’s Ground Jay

has a new English name:

684/6243    Iranian Ground Jay    Podoces pleskei

…………………………………………………………………….

Genus Corvus within Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays has been partially resequenced.

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700/630E    Tagula Manucode    Manucodia alter

(Tagula Island off se New Guinea)

has been split from:

700/6304    Glossy-mantled Manucode    Manucodia ater

(New Guinea and nearby w islands)

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

700/6337    Blue Bird-of-paradise    Paradisornis rudolphi

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744/6439    European Crested Tit

has a new English name:

744/6439    Crested Tit    Lophophanes cristatus

…………………………………………………………………….

744/643F    Grey Crested Tit

has a new English name:

744/643F    Grey-crested Tit    Lophophanes dichrous

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760/6544    Angolan Lark

has a new English name:

760/6544    Angola Lark    Mirafra angolensis

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764/660F    Black-capped Bulbul

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

Rubigula melanictera

 

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660/589T    Giant Grey Shrike    Lanius giganteus    (c China)

has been split from:

660/589Y    Chinese Grey Shrike    Lanius sphenocercus

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Family: Vireonidae – Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers has been revised and resequenced.

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

664/5953    Tawny-crowned Greenlet    Tunchiornis ochraceiceps

664/5954    Lesser Greenlet    Pachysylvia decurtata

664/594Y    Dusky-capped Greenlet    Pachysylvia hypoxantha

664/5950    Buff-cheeked Greenlet    Pachysylvia muscicapina

664/594F    Golden-fronted Greenlet    Pachysylvia aurantiifrons

664/5949    Rufous-naped Greenlet    Pachysylvia semibrunnea

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668/5980    Olive-brown Oriole

has been split into two species:

668/5980    Timor Oriole    Oriolus melanotis

(Timor and nearby islands)

668/598E    Wetar Oriole    Oriolus finschi

(Wetar and nearby island)

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676/605E    Biak Fantail    Rhipidura kordensis

(Biak Island off nw Guinea)

has been split from:

676/6053    Northern Fantail    Rhipidura rufiventris

…………………………………………………………………….

676/607P    Peleng Fantail    Rhipidura habibiei

has been resequenced to precede:

676/607E    Taliabu Fantail    Rhipidura sulaensis

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6094    Cerulean Paradise Flycatcher

has been transferred from Family: Monarchidae – Monarchs to Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails and has a new English name:

676/6094    Cerulean Flycatcher    Eutrichomyias rowleyi

…………………………………………………………………….

676/6081    Drongo Fantail    Chaetorhynchus papuensis

has been resequenced to precede:

676/6094    Cerulean Flycatcher    Eutrichomyias rowleyi

…………………………………………………………………….

The two species of Silktail in genus Lamprolia of Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails have been resequenced.

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680/610E    Tenggara Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone floris

(w, c Lesser Sundas)

has been split from:

680/6102    Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone affinis

…………………………………………………………………….

680/614T    Tanimbar Monarch    Carterornis castus    (Tanimbar Islands)

has been split from:

680/614Y    White-naped Monarch    Carterornis pileatus    (n, sw Moluccas)

…………………………………………………………………….

680/616T    Dyaul Flycatcher    Myiagra cervinicolor

(Dyaul Island: Bismarck Archipelago)

has been split from:

680/616F    Velvet Flycatcher

…………………………………………………………………….

Subspecies eichhorni of:

680/616F    Velvet Flycatcher

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

680/616P    Velvet Flycatcher    Myiagra eichhorni

(s, e Bismarck Archipelago)

…………………………………………………………………….

680/616F    Velvet Flycatcher

has a new English name:

680/616F    Mussau Flycatcher    Myiagra hebetior

(St. Matthias Island: Bismarck Archipelago)

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684/6181    Black Magpie

has been split into two species:

684/6181    Malayan Black Magpie    Platysmurus leucopterus

(c, s Malay Peninsula, Sumatra)

684/618E    Bornean Black Magpie    Platysmurus aterrimus    (Borneo)

…………………………………………………………………….

684/6246    Large-spotted Nutcracker

has a new English name:

684/6246    Kashmir Nutcracker    Nucifraga multipunctata

…………………………………………………………………….

684/625K    Small Crow    Corvus samarensis    (n, ec, s Philippines)

has been split from:

684/6253    Slender-billed Crow    Corvus enca

…………………………………………………………………….

684/625E    Palawan Crow    Corvus pusillus    (w, wc Philippines)

has been split from:

684/6253    Slender-billed Crow    Corvus enca

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700/6303    Paradise-crow

has been split into two species:

700/6303    Halmahera Paradise-crow    Lycocorax pyrrhopterus    (n Moluccas)

700/6302    Obi Paradise-crow    Lycocorax obiensis    (c Moluccas)

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704/634E    Black-capped Robin    Heteromyias armiti    (c, e New Guinea)

has been split from:

704/6340    Ashy Robin    Heteromyias albispecularis    (West Papua)

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760/6526    Madagascan Lark

has a new English name:

760/6526    Madagascar Lark    Eremopterix hova

…………………………………………………………………….

760/658P    Arabian Lark    Eremalauda eremodites

(Middle East, Arabian Peninsula)

has been split from:

760/6587    Dunn’s Lark    Eremalauda dunni

(south-west nw Africa, Sahel)

…………………………………………………………………….

760/658Y    Lesser Short-toed Lark

has been split into two species:

760/658Y    Mediterranean Short-toed Lark    Alaudala rufescens

760/658T    Turkestan Short-toed Lark    Alaudala heinei

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764/6706    Sunda Bulbul

has been split into two species:

764/670P    Sumatran Bulbul    Ixos sumatranus    (w Sumatra)

764/6706    Javan Bulbul    Ixos virescens    (Java)

…………………………………………………………………….

764/672E    Camiguin Bulbul    Hypsipetes catarmanensis

(Camiguin Island: s Philippines)

has been split from:

764/6722    Yellowish Bulbul    Hypsipetes everetti

(ec, s, sw Philippines)

 

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Genus Oriolus within Family: Oriolidae – Figbirds, Orioles & Turnagra has been resequenced.

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Genus Dicrurus within single genus Family: Dicruridae – Drongos has been revised and resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

672/602E    Palawan Drongo    Dicrurus palawanensis    (w, wc Philippines)

has been split from:

672/6023    Hair-crested Drongo    Dicrurus hottentottus

…………………………………………………………………….

Birds resident in ec, s Philippines which were previously considered to be of the species:

672/6023    Hair-crested Drongo

have been ascribed to:

672/6022    Balicassiao    Dicrurus balicassius

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676/607P    Peleng Fantail    Rhipidura habibiei    (Peleng: Banggai Islands)

is a newly described species.

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684/6264    Northwestern Crow    Corvus caurinus

(coastal s Alaska, w Canada, extreme nw USA)

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

684/6263    American Crow    Corvus brachyrhynchos

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704/637E    Solomons Robin    Petroica polymorpha

(Solomon Islands, ec Papua New Guinea)

has been split from:

704/6370    Pacific Robin    Petroica pusilla

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Genus Poecile within Family: Paridae – Tits, Chickadees has been resequenced.

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Family: Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls has been revised and resequenced.

764/668P    Yellow-eyed Bristlebill    Bleda ugandae    (northern c Africa)

has been split from:

764/6686    Yellow-lored Bristlebill    Bleda notatus

(northern wc Africa, sc Nigeria)

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764/6695    Grey-cheeked Bulbul    Alophoixus bres

has been split into two species:

764/669P    Grey-cheeked Bulbul    Alophoixus tephrogenys

(s Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo)

764/6695    Brown-cheeked Bulbul    Alophoixus bres    (Java, Bali)

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764/669T    Penan Bulbul    Alophoixus ruficrissus    (Borneo)

has been split from:

764/6694    Ochraceous Bulbul    Alophoixus ochraceus

…………………………………………………………………….

764/6608    Black-headed Bulbul

has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new species epithet. Its scientific name is now:

Brachypodius melanocephalos

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764/662T    Pale-faced Bulbul    Pycnonotus leucops    (Borneo)

has been split from:

764/6633    Flavescent Bulbul    Pycnonotus flavescens

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

764/6603    Striated Bulbul    Alcurus striatus

764/6605    Spot-necked Bulbul    Alcurus tympanistrigus

764/6691    Finsch’s Bulbul    Iole finschii

764/6604    Cream-striped Bulbul    Hemixos leucogrammicus

764/6707    Seram Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes affinis

764/6708    Northern Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes longirostris

764/6709    Buru Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes mysticalis

764/6724    White-headed Bulbul    Hypsipetes thompsoni

764/6628    Puff-backed Bulbul    Euptilotus eutilotus

764/6606    Black-and-white Bulbul    Microtarsus melanoleucos

764/662F    Yellow-wattled Bulbul    Poliolophus urostictus

764/6607    Grey-headed Bulbul    Brachypodius priocephalus

764/6609    Andaman Bulbul    Brachypodius fuscoflavescens

764/6629    Blue-wattled Bulbul    Brachypodius nieuwenhuisii

764/663Y    Spectacled Bulbul    Ixodia erythropthalmos

764/6614    Grey-bellied Bulbul    Ixodia cyaniventris

764/6613    Scaly-breasted Bulbul    Ixodia squamata

764/660Y    Black-crested Bulbul    Rubigula flaviventris

764/6611    Flame-throated Bulbul    Rubigula gularis

764/660F    Black-capped Bulbul    Rubigula melanicterus

764/6610    Ruby-throated Bulbul    Rubigula dispar

764/6612    Bornean Bulbul    Rubigula montis