On this page you can view how the first release of the AviList impacted on the contents of this ATWB eBook.

To see how earlier updates to the IOC bird list impacted on the contents of this eBook, click here.

 

Within Order PASSERIFORMES there has been a resequencing of some families.

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The following families have been moved from elsewhere in the IOC bird list to Part 10 of the AviList:

Family: Dulidae – Palmchat from Part 8

Family: Bombycillidae – Waxwings from Part 8

Family: Ptiliogonatidae – Silky-flycatchers from Part 8

Family: Hylocitreidae – Hylocitrea from Part 8

Family: Hypocoliidae – Hypocolius from Part 8

Family: Cinclidae – Dippers from Part 11

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The following families have been moved from Part 10 of the IOC bird list to elsewhere in the AviList:

Family: Hyliotidae – Hyliotas to Part 8

Family: Promeropidae – Sugarbirds to Part 11

Family: Modulatricidae – Dapple-throat and Allies to Part 11

Family: Irenidae – Fairy-bluebirds to Part 11

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The species in Family: Bombycillidae – Waxwings have been resequenced.

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Family: Ptiliogonatidae – Silky-flycatchers has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Regulidae – Kinglets has a new English name.

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Family: Regulidae – Kinglets has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Sittidae – Nuthatches has been partially resequenced.

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The species in Family: Certhiidae – Treecreepers have been resequenced.

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Family: Polioptilidae – Gnatwrens and Gnatcatchers has a new English name.

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Family: Polioptilidae – Gnatwrens and Gnatcatchers has been partially resequenced.

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872/7760    Rio Negro Gnatcatcher

and

872/7762    Inambari Gnatcatcher

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

872/7761    Para Gnatcatcher    Polioptila paraensis

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The species in Family: Troglodytidae – Wrens have been resequenced.

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The two species in Family: Buphagidae – Oxpeckers have been resequenced.

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896/7962    Red-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus erythroryncha

has a modified species epithet.

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Family: Mimidae – Mockingbirds and Thrashers has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Mimidae – Mockingbirds and Thrashers have been resequenced.

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888/7837    Cozumel Thrasher    Toxostoma guttatum    (Cozumel Island: se Mexico)

is annotated as possibly extinct in the AviList and has been removed.

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Family: Sturnidae – Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Sturnidae – Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas have been resequenced.

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892/7876    Pohnpei Starling    Aplonis pelzelni    (Pohnpei: e Caroline Islands)

is annotated as possibly extinct in the AviList and has been removed.

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892/7893    Nias Hill Myna

and

892/7894    Enggano Hill Myna

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

892/7891    Common Hill Myna    Gracula religiosa

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892/7861    Violet-hooded Starling

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

892/7860    Metallic Starling    Aplonis metallica

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892/7913    Bali Myna

has a new English name:

892/7913    Bali Starling    Leucopsar rothschildi

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892/7910    Malabar Starling

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

892/790F    Chestnut-tailed Starling    Sturnia malabarica

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892/7922    Miombo Blue-eared Starling

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

892/7921    Lesser Blue-eared Starling    Lamprotornis chloropterus

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Family: Turdidae – Thrushes and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Turdidae – Thrushes and Allies have been resequenced.

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900/8014    Olomao    Myadestes lanaiensis    (Moloka’i: c Hawaiian Islands)

is annotated as possibly extinct in the AviList and has been removed.

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900/800E    Bougainville Thrush    Zoothera atrigena

(Bougainville Island: ec Papua New Guinea)

has been split from:

900/8002    Black-backed Thrush

which has a new English name:

900/8002    New Britain Thrush    Zoothera talaseae

(New Britain and nearby island: ec Papua New Guinea)

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900/810E    Eastern Red-legged Thrush    Turdus ardosiaceus

(Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Dominica)

has been split from:

900/8100    Red-legged Thrush

which has a new English name:

900/8100    Western Red-legged Thrush    Turdus plumbeus

(n Bahamas, Cuba, e Cayman Islands)

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Family: Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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907/816Y    Rück’s Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis ruckii    (n Sumatra)

is annotated as possibly extinct in the AviList and has been removed.

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

907/8112    Karoo Scrub Robin    Tychaedon coryphoeus

907/8113    Forest Scrub Robin    Tychaedon leucosticta

907/811Y    Brown Scrub Robin    Tychaedon signata

907/8114    Bearded Scrub Robin    Tychaedon quadrivirgata

907/8115    Miombo Scrub Robin    Tychaedon barbata

907/8166    Böhm’s Flycatcher    Myopornis boehmi

907/8165    Ussher’s Flycatcher    Artomyias ussheri

907/8164    Sooty Flycatcher    Artomyias fuliginosa

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907/814E    Mediterranean Flycatcher

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

907/8145    Spotted Flycatcher    Muscicapa striata

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907/822P    Olive-backed Forest Robin    Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus

(wc, sw, ne Gabon, sw Republic of the Congo)

and

907/822K    Yellow-breasted Forest Robin    Stiphrornis mabirae

(northern c Africa)

have been split from:

907/8223    Forest Robin

which has a new English name:

907/8223    Orange-breasted Forest Robin    Stiphrornis erythrothorax

(northern wc, southern w Africa)

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907/8333    Amur Stonechat

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

907/8332    Siberian Stonechat    Saxicola maurus

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907/8335    Madagascar Stonechat

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

907/8334    African Stonechat    Saxicola torquatus

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907/8346    White-crowned Cliff Chat

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

907/8345    Mocking Cliff Chat    Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

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907/8352    Ruaha Chat

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

907/8351    Arnot’s Chat    Myrmecocichla arnotti

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907/837E    Maghreb Wheatear

and

907/837K    Basalt Wheatear

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

907/8373    Mourning Wheatear    Oenanthe lugens