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

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

335/2425    Rufous Potoo    Phyllaemulor bracteatus

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351/2603    Neotropical Palm Swift

has a new English name:

351/2603    Fork-tailed Palm Swift    Tachornis squamata

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The two genera Oxypogon and Chalcostigma within Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds have been resequenced.

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274/1518    South American Snipe

has a new English name:

274/1518    Pantanal Snipe    Gallinago paraguaiae

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162/0902    Western Osprey

has a new English name:

162/0902    Osprey    Pandion haliaetus

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

167/099F    Tiny Hawk    Microspizias superciliosus

167/099Y    Semicollared Hawk    Microspizias collaris

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Genus Epinecrophylla of Stipplethroats in Family: Thamnophilidae – Antbirds has been resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

487/4522    White-shouldered Antbird    Akletos melanoceps

487/4525    Sooty Antbird    Hafferia fortis

487/4526    Blue-lored Antbird    Hafferia immaculata

487/4527    Zeledon’s Antbird    Hafferia zeledoni

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511/4774    Tawny-crowned Pygmy Tyrant

has been split into two species. The species regularly present in Colombia is:

511/4774    Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant    Euscarthmus meloryphus

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511/5039    Panamanian Flycatcher

has a new English name:

511/5039    Panama Flycatcher    Myiarchus panamensis

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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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953/8968    Yellowish Pipit

has a new species epithet. Its scientific name is now:

Anthus chii

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Family: Icteridae – Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds has a modified English name.

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985/990T    Olivaceous Saltator

has a new English name:

985/990T    Olive-grey Saltator    Saltator olivascens

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985/990F    Blue-grey Saltator

has a new English name:

985/990F    Bluish-grey Saltator    Saltator coerulescens

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985/9790    Caqueta Seedeater    Sporophila murallae

(nw, locally sw Amazonia)

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

985/978Y    Wing-barred Seedeater    Sporophila americana

 

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

Order Anseriformes has been resequenced to precede Order Galliformes.

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Order Caprimulgiformes has been split into four orders, each comprised of a single family. The revised sequence of the three orders/families that are regularly present in Colombia is as follows:

CAPRIMULGIFORMES/Caprimulgidae – Nightjars

STEATORNITHIFORMES/Steatornithidae – Oilbird

NYCTIBIIFORMES/Nyctibiidae – Potoos

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Genus Chaetura of New World swifts in Family: Apodidae – Swifts has been revised and resequenced.

351/2598    Mato Grosso Swift    Chaetura viridipennis    (w, s Amazonia)

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

351/2597    Chapman’s Swift    Chaetura chapmani

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Genus Anthracothorax of Mangos within Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds has been resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

355/2893    Purple-throated Woodstar    Philodice mitchellii

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The species within genus Oceanodroma of Family: Hydrobatidae – Northern Storm Petrels have been resequenced and ascribed to existing genus Hydrobates.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

146/085F    Neotropic Cormorant    Nannopterum brasilianum

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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.

The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

323/2383    Striped Owl    Asio clamator

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450/3636    Northern Crested Caracara    Caracara cheriway

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

450/3637    Southern Crested Caracara

which has a new English name:

450/3637    Crested Caracara    Caracara plancus

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463/3798    Large-billed Parrotlet

has a new English name:

463/3798    Riparian Parrotlet    Forpus crassirostris

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Genus Ara of Macaws within Family: Psittacidae – African & New World Parrots has been resequenced.

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487/444T    Rusty-winged Antwren    Herpsilochmus frater

has been split from:

487/444Y    Rufous-winged Antwren

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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

487/4522    White-shouldered Antbird    Percnostola melanoceps

487/4525    Sooty Antbird    Percnostola fortis

487/4526    Blue-lored Antbird    Percnostola immaculata

487/4527    Zeledon’s Antbird    Percnostola zeledoni

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Family: Grallariidae – Antpittas has been revised and partially resequenced.

495/4579    Rufous Antpitta

has been split into eight species. The species that are regularly present in Colombia are:

495/457E    Sierra Nevada Antpitta    Grallaria spatiator

(Santa Marta Mountains)

495/457K    Perija Antpitta    Grallaria saltuensis    (Perijá Mountains)

495/4579    Muisca Antpitta    Grallaria rufula

(e Andean slope of c Colombia, nw Venezuela)

495/457T    Equatorial Antpitta    Grallaria saturata

(wc, sw Colombia, c Ecuador, nw Peru)

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The following newly described species comprises a population that was formerly considered to be a representative of the species  495/4579  Rufous Antpitta:

495/45F0    Chami Antpitta    Grallaria alvarezi

(w Andes of wc, sw Colombia)

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Genus Scytalopus within Family: Rhinocryptidae – Tapaculos has been revised and resequenced.

503/464Y    Northern White-crowned Tapaculo

has a new English name:

503/464Y    White-crowned Tapaculo    Scytalopus atratus

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The Ground Tyrants, Black Tyrants, Monjitas, Shrike-Tyrants, Bush Tyrants and close relatives genera within Family: Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura have been revised and resequenced.

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

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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

664/594F    Golden-fronted Greenlet    Pachysylvia aurantiifrons

664/5949    Rufous-naped Greenlet    Pachysylvia semibrunnea

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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been revised and resequenced.

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

768/6766    White-thighed Swallow    Atticora tibialis

768/675Y    Blue-and-white Swallow    Pygochelidon cyanoleuca

768/6765    Black-collared Swallow    Pygochelidon melanoleuca

768/6761    Pale-footed Swallow    Orochelidon flavipes

768/6760    Brown-bellied Swallow    Orochelidon murina

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Family: Polioptilidae – Gnatcatchers has been revised and resequenced.

872/775T    White-browed Gnatcatcher    Polioptila bilineata

(Middle America, w coast of nw South America)

has been split from:

872/7759    Tropical Gnatcatcher    Polioptila plumbea

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Family: Turdidae – Thrushes has been revised and resequenced.

900/802E    Sclater’s Nightingale-Thrush

has a new English name:

900/802E    Speckled Nightingale-Thrush    Catharus maculatus

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Genera Chlorophonia and Euphonia of Family: Fringillidae – Finches, Euphonias have been revised and resequenced.

The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

961/9140    Golden-rumped Euphonia    Chlorophonia cyanocephala

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965/923T    Chestnut-capped Warbler    Basileuterus delattrii

has been split from:

965/9238    Rufous-capped Warbler    Basileuterus rufifrons

(Mexico, c Guatemala, c Belize)

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985/990F    Greyish Saltator

has been split into three species. The two species regularly present in Colombia are:

985/990T    Olivaceous Saltator    Saltator olivascens

(northern nw, nc South America)

985/990F    Blue-grey Saltator    Saltator coerulescens

(Amazonia, c South America)