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.

 

2025 edition -> 2026 edition     IOC bird list v 14.2 -> AviList v2025

Non-Passerine Orders have been resequenced. Within some Orders, there has also been a resequencing of families.

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The following families have been moved from a part of the IOC bird list to a different part of the AviList:

Family: Podicipedidae – Grebes (Part 2 to Part 1)

Family: Otididae – Bustards (Part 2 to Part 1)

Family: Cuculidae – Cuckoos (Part 2 to Part 1)

11 families within Order CHARADRIIFORMES (Part 3 to Part 2)

Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars and Nighthawks (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Podargidae – Frogmouths (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Aegothelidae – Owlet-nightjars (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Hemiprocnidae – Treeswifts (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Apodidae – Swifts (Part 1 to Part 3)

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Family: Casuariidae – Emu and Cassowaries has a new English name

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Family: Anatidae – Ducks, Swans, and Geese has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Anatidae – Ducks, Swans, and Geese have been resequenced.

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Family: Megapodiidae – Megapodes has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Phasianidae – Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies has a new English name.

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065/0488    Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant

has a new English name:

065/0488    Sumatran Peacock-Pheasant    Polyplectron chalcurum

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099/0661    Tricolored Grebe

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

099/0660    Little Grebe    Tachybaptus ruficollis

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Family: Cuculidae – Cuckoos has been partially resequenced.

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315/209E    Kai Coucal

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

315/2095    Pheasant Coucal    Centropus phasianinus

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Family: Columbidae – Doves and Pigeons has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Columbidae – Doves and Pigeons have been resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

303/1934    Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove    Megaloprepia formosa

303/1935    Wompoo Fruit Dove    Megaloprepia magnifica

303/192F    Red-eared Fruit Dove    Ramphiculus fischeri

303/192Y    Jambu Fruit Dove    Ramphiculus jambu

303/1931    Oberholser’s Fruit Dove    Ramphiculus gularis

303/1930    Banggai Fruit Dove    Ramphiculus subgularis

303/1932    Sula Fruit Dove    Ramphiculus mangoliensis

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Family: Sarothruridae – Flufftails has a new English name.

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Family: Rallidae – Rails, Gallinules, and Coots has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Rallidae – Rails, Gallinules, and Coots have been resequenced.

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

201/1293    Invisible Rail    Gallirallus wallacii

201/1292    Chestnut Rail    Gallirallus castaneoventris

201/1236    Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis

201/1234    Barred Rail    Gallirallus torquatus

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The following have been lumped with and are now represented by one or more subspecies of:

201/1296    Western Swamphen

which has a new English name:

201/1296    Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio

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201/1299    Black-backed Swamphen

201/129F    Philippine Swamphen

201/129Y    Australasian Swamphen

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Family: Burhinidae – Thick-knees and Stone-curlews has a new English name.

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Family: Recurvirostridae – Stilts and Avocets has a modified English name.

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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers and Lapwings has a new English name.

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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers and Lapwings has been partially resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

249/1442    Little Ringed Plover    Thinornis dubius

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Family: Rostratulidae – Painted-Snipes has a modified English name.

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Family: Scolopacidae – Sandpipers and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Scolopacidae – Sandpipers and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Glareolidae – Coursers and Pratincoles has a modified English name.

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

280/1585    Australian Pratincole    Glareola isabella

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Family: Stercorariidae – Jaegers and Skuas has a new English name.

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Family: Laridae – Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls has a new English name.

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Family: Laridae – Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Oceanitidae – Southern Storm Petrels has a new English name.

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Family: Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels have been resequenced.

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Family: Ciconiidae – Storks has been partially resequenced.

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The species in Family: Fregatidae – Frigatebirds have been resequenced.

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Family: Sulidae – Boobies and Gannets has a new English name.

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Family: Anhingidae – Anhinga and Darters has a modified English name.

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Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants and Shags has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants and Shags have been resequenced.

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Family: Threskiornithidae – Ibises and Spoonbills has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Threskiornithidae – Ibises and Spoonbills have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Pelecanidae – Pelicans have been resequenced.

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Family: Ardeidae – Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns has a new English name.

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Family: Ardeidae – Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns has been partially resequenced.

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120/077E    Little Heron    Butorides atricapilla

(all birds except those regularly present in Panama, South America)

has been split from:

120/0778    Striated Heron    Butorides striata

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Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars and Nighthawks has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars and Nighthawks have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Aegothelidae – Owlet-nightjars have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Apodidae – Swifts have been resequenced.

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351/2618    Pacific Swift

has a new English name:

351/2618    Fork-tailed Swift    Apus pacificus

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351/254Y    Cave Swiflet

has a new English name:

351/254Y    Linchi Swiftlet    Collocalia linchi

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Family: Tytonidae – Bay Owls and Barn Owls has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Tytonidae – Bay Owls and Barn Owls have been resequenced.

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319/2190    Greater Sooty Owl

has a new English name:

319/2190    Sooty Owl    Tyto tenebricosa

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319/2194    Moluccan Masked Owl

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

319/2197    Australian Masked Owl

which has a new English name:

319/2197    Australasian Masked Owl    Tyto novaehollandiae

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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been partially resequenced.

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323/2358    Sumba Boobook

has a new English name:

323/2358    Great Sumba Boobook    Ninox rudolfi

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323/2380    Least Boobook

has a new English name:

323/2380    Little Sumba Boobook    Ninox sumbaensis

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Family: Pandionidae – Osprey has a modified English name.

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Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks have been resequenced.

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Family: Trogonidae – Trogons has been partially resequenced.

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The species in Family: Bucerotidae – Hornbills have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Coraciidae – Rollers have been resequenced.

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The species in genus Merops within Family: Meropidae – Bee-eaters have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Alcedinidae – Kingfishers have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Megalaimidae – Asian Barbets have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Picidae – Woodpeckers have been resequenced.

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444/359T    Sumatran Woodpecker

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

444/3599    Grey-headed Woodpecker    Picus canus

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Family: Falconidae – Falcons and Caracaras has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Falconidae – Falcons and Caracaras have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Psittaculidae – Old World Parrots have been resequenced.

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

467/399K    Dusky-cheeked Fig Parrot    Nannopsittacus melanogenia

467/3993    Blue-fronted Fig Parrot    Nannopsittacus desmarestii

467/399E    Black-fronted Fig Parrot    Nannopsittacus nigrifrons

467/3990    Large Fig Parrot    Cyclopsitta desmarestii

467/3991    Edwards’s Fig Parrot    Cyclopsitta edwardsii

467/3992    Salvadori’s Fig Parrot    Cyclopsitta salvadorii

467/3946    Striated Lorikeet    Charmosyna multistriata

467/396F    Dusky Lory    Chalcopsitta fuscata

467/3971    Iris Lorikeet    Trichoglossus iris

467/3979    Ornate Lorikeet    Trichoglossus ornatus

467/398E    Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet    Trichoglossus meyeri

467/3986    Sula Lorikeet    Trichoglossus flavoviridis

467/3976    Blue-streaked Lory    Trichoglossus reticulatus

467/3978    Blue-eared Lory    Trichoglossus semilarvatus

467/3975    Red Lory    Trichoglossus borneus

467/3977    Black-winged Lory    Trichoglossus cyanogenius

467/3973    Red-and-blue Lory    Trichoglossus histrio

467/3974    Violet-necked Lory    Trichoglossus squamatus

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

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The following families have been moved from a part of the IOC bird list to a different part of the AviList:

Family: Vireonidae – Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos (Part 8 to Part 7)

Family: Oriolidae – Old World Orioles (Part 8 to Part 7)

Family: Cnemophilidae – Satinbirds (Part 7 to Part 8)

Family: Melanocharitidae – Longbills and Berrypeckers (Part 7 to Part 8)

Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas and Allies (Part 9 to Part 8)

Family: Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls (Part 8 to Part 9)

Family: Hylocitreidae – Hylocitrea (Part 8 to Part 10)

Family: Irenidae – Fairy-bluebirds (Part 10 to Part 11)

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Family: Eurylaimidae – Grauer’s Broadbill and Asian Broadbills has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Eurylaimidae – Grauer’s Broadbill and Asian Broadbills have been resequenced.

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Family: Calyptomenidae – African and Green Broadbills has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Pittidae – Pittas have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Ptilonorhynchidae – Bowerbirds have been resequenced.

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535/522E    Northern Catbird

and

535/522K    Arfak Catbird

have been lumped with and are now represented by one and two subspecies respectively of:

535/5230    Black-eared Catbird    Ailuroedus melanotis

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Family: Maluridae – Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Maluridae – Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens have been resequenced.

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Family: Acanthizidae – Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies has a new English name.

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The genera in Family: Acanthizidae – Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies have been resequenced.

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560/547Y    Perplexing Scrubwren

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

560/5480    Large Scrubwren    Sericornis nouhuysi

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The species in Family: Meliphagidae – Honeyeaters have been resequenced.

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548/5358    New Guinea Friarbird

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

548/5357    Helmeted Friarbird    Philemon buceroides

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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

548/5331    Scaly-crowned Honeyeater    Lichmera lombokia

548/5433    Streak-breasted Honeyeater    Meliphaga reticulata

548/5438    Orange-cheeked Honeyeater    Meliphaga chrysogenys

548/5425    Forest Honeyeater    Meliphaga montana

548/5424    Mottle-breasted Honeyeater    Meliphaga mimikae

548/5430    Yellow-gaped Honeyeater    Meliphaga flavirictus

548/5426    Mountain Honeyeater    Meliphaga orientalis

548/5427    Scrub Honeyeater    Meliphaga albonotata

548/5428    Mimic Honeyeater    Meliphaga analoga

548/542F    Graceful Honeyeater    Meliphaga gracilis

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Family: Orthonychidae – Logrunner and Chowchilla has a new English name.

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Family: Cinclosomatidae – Jewel-babblers and Quail-thrushes has a modified English name.

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The species within Family: Campephagidae – Cuckooshrikes have been resequenced.

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636/5807    Scarlet Minivet

has been lumped with and is now represented by 18 subspecies of:

636/5806    Orange Minivet

which has a new English name:

636/5806    Scarlet Minivet    Pericrocotus flammeus

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The two species in Family: Machaerirhynchidae – Boatbills have been resequenced.

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Family: Artamidae – Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Artamidae – Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Rhagologidae – Berryhunter has a new English name.

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Family: Vangidae – Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Vangidae – Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Neosittidae – Sittellas have been resequenced.

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Family: Psophodidae – Whipbirds and Wedgebills has a new English name.

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Family: Eulacestomatidae – Ploughbill has a modified scientific name.

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Family: Oreoicidae – Australasian Bellbirds has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Oreoicidae – Australasian Bellbirds have been resequenced.

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Family: Paramythiidae – Tit Berrypecker and Crested Berrypeckers has a new English name.

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Family: Paramythiidae – Tit Berrypecker and Crested Berrypeckers has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Vireonidae – Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Vireonidae – Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos have been resequenced.

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

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The species in Family: Oriolidae – Old World Orioles have been resequenced.

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Family: Pachycephalidae – Whistlers and Allies has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Pachycephalidae – Whistlers and Allies have been resequenced.

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The following have been lumped with and are now each represented by one to three subspecies of:

656/5875    Arafura Shrikethrush

which has a new English name:

656/5875    Little Shrikethrush    Colluricincla megarhyncha

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656/58F1    Waigeo Shrikethrush

656/58F2    Mamberamo Shrikethrush

656/58F4    Sepik-Ramu Shrikethrush

656/58F5    Rufous Shrikethrush

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656/5848    Rusty-breasted Whistler

has a new English name:

656/5848    Tenggara Whistler    Pachycephala calliope

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656/586F    Cinnamon-breasted Whistler

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

656/5869    Drab Whistler    Pachycephala griseonota

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Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails and Silktails has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails and Silktails have been resequenced.

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676/605E    Biak Fantail

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

676/6053    Northern Fantail    Rhipidura rufiventris

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676/6049    Malaysian Pied Fantail

has a new English name:

676/6049    Sunda Pied Fantail    Rhipidura javanica

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The species in Family: Dicruridae – Drongos have been resequenced.

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Family: Monarchidae – Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Monarchidae – Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Paradisaeidae – Birds-of-paradise have been resequenced.

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Family: Laniidae – Shrikes has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays, and Magpies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays, and Magpies have been resequenced.

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The genera in Family: Cnemophilidae – Satinbirds have been resequenced.

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Family: Melanocharitidae – Longbills and Berrypeckers has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Melanocharitidae – Longbills and Berrypeckers have been resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

576/5535    Thick-billed Berrypecker    Melanocharis crassirostris

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Family: Petroicidae – Australasian Robins has been partially resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

704/6346    Banded Yellow Robin    Eopsaltria placens

704/6351    White-faced Robin    Eopsaltria leucops

704/634Y    White-rumped Robin    Melanodryas bimaculata

704/6350    Mangrove Robin    Melanodryas pulverulenta

704/6348    White-winged Robin    Melanodryas sigillata

704/634F    Slaty Robin    Melanodryas cyanus

704/6349    Smoky Robin    Melanodryas cryptoleuca

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Family: Paridae – Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice has a new English name.

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Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas and Allies has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Acrocephalidae – Reed Warblers and Allies has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Acrocephalidae – Reed Warblers and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Locustellidae – Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Locustellidae – Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows has a new English name.

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Family: Aegithalidae – Tit-warblers, Bushtits, and Long-tailed Tit has a new English name.

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Family: Cettiidae – Bush Warblers and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Cettiidae – Bush Warblers and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers has been partially resequenced.

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800/694P    Flores Leaf Warbler

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

800/6941    Timor Leaf Warbler    Phylloscopus presbytes

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The species in Family: Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls have been resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

764/6628    Puff-backed Bulbul    Microtarsus eutilotus

764/6608    Black-headed Bulbul    Microtarsus melanocephalos

764/663Y    Spectacled Bulbul    Rubigula erythropthalmos

764/6614    Grey-bellied Bulbul    Rubigula cyaniventris

764/6613    Scaly-breasted Bulbul    Rubigula squamata

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Family: Zosteropidae – White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Zosteropidae – White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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840/7557    Mees’s White-eye

has a new English name:

840/7557    Javan Heleia    Heleia javanica

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The following species have been assigned a new English name by changing ‘White-eye’ to ‘Heleia’:

840/7554    Grey-hooded Heleia    Heleia pinaiae

840/7560    Pygmy Heleia    Heleia squamifrons

840/7559    Crested Heleia    Heleia dohertyi

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840/7556    Streak-headed White-eye

has a new English name:

840/7556    Sulawesi Heleia    Heleia squamiceps

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840/7558    Cream-browed White-eye

has a new English name:

840/7558    Eyebrowed Heleia    Heleia superciliaris

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840/755F    Spot-breasted Heleia

has a new English name:

840/755F    Timor Heleia    Heleia muelleri

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840/757F    Yellow-ringed White-eye

has a new English name:

840/757F    Yellow-spectacled Heleia    Heleia wallacei

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840/758T    Black-fronted White-eye

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

840/758Y    Green-fronted White-eye

which has a new English name:

840/758Y    Black-fronted White-eye    Zosterops minor

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Family: Timaliidae – Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies has a new English name.

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824/725E    Grey-hooded Babbler

has a new English name:

824/725E    Bicolored Babbler    Cyanoderma bicolor

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Family: Pellorneidae – Ground Babblers and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Pellorneidae – Ground Babblers and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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828/731E    Glissando Babbler

and

828/731K    Leaflitter Babbler

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

828/7310    Mourning Babbler

which has a new English name:

828/7310    Short-tailed Babbler    Pellorneum malaccense

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828/731T    Bornean Swamp Babbler

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

828/7318    Malaysian Swamp Babbler

which has a new English name:

828/7318    White-chested Babbler    Pellorneum rostratum

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Family: Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes and Allies has a modified English name.

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Family: Alcippeidae – Alcippe Fulvettas has been embedded within Family: Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes and Allies.

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

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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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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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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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Family: Dicaeidae – Flowerpeckers has been partially resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

921/8427    Thick-billed Flowerpecker    Pachyglossa agilis

921/8429    Brown-backed Flowerpecker    Pachyglossa everetti

921/842Y    Yellow-vented Flowerpecker    Pachyglossa chrysorrhea

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Family: Nectariniidae – Spiderhunters and Sunbirds has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Nectariniidae – Spiderhunters and Sunbirds have been resequenced.

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Family: Ploceidae – Weavers and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Ploceidae – Weavers and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Estrildidae – Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Estrildidae – Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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937/8822    Sunda Zebra Finch

has a new English name:

937/8822    Zebra Finch    Taeniopygia guttata

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Family: Passeridae – Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows has a modified English name.

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Family: Motacillidae – Wagtails and Pipits has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Motacillidae – Wagtails and Pipits have been resequenced.

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Family: Fringillidae – Finches, Euphonias, and Allies has a new English name.