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.

2024 edition -> 2025 edition     IOC bird list v 13.2 -> IOC bird list v 14.2

Family: Turnicidae – Buttonquail has been resequenced.

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Family: Burhinidae – Stone-curlews, Thick-knees has been resequenced.

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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers  has been resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

249/1460    Caspian Plover    Anarhynchus asiaticus

249/145T    Tibetan Sand Plover    Anarhynchus atrifrons

249/145Y    Greater Sand Plover    Anarhynchus leschenaultii

249/1447    Kittlitz’s Plover    Anarhynchus pecuarius

249/1455    Chestnut-banded Plover    Anarhynchus pallidus

249/144Y    White-fronted Plover    Anarhynchus marginatus

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Family: Scolopacidae – Sandpipers, Snipes has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Glareolidae – Coursers, Pratincoles has been resequenced.

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

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Family: Stercorariidae – Skuas has been resequenced.

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Family: Diomedeidae – Albatrosses has been resequenced.

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083/0544    Wandering Albatross

has a new English name:

083/0544    Snowy Albatross    Diomedea exulans

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091/057Y    Cape Petrel

has a new English name:

091/057Y    Pintado Petrel    Daption capense

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The following two species have been resequenced:

091/0625    Cory’s Shearwater    Calonectris borealis

091/0624    Scopoli’s Shearwater    Calonectris diomedea

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The following species has been resequenced:

111/070E    African Woolly-necked Stork    Ciconia microscelis

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Family: Ardeidae – Herons, Bitterns has been resequenced.

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

120/0769    Dwarf Bittern    Botaurus sturmii

120/0764    Little Bittern    Botaurus minutus

120/0772    White-backed Night Heron    Calherodius leuconotus

120/0783    Western Cattle Egret    Ardea ibis

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120/0796    Intermediate Egret

has been split into three species. The species that is regularly present in South Africa is:

120/079E    Yellow-billed Egret    Ardea brachyrhyncha

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

167/1004    African Goshawk    Aerospiza tachiro

167/1006    Shikra    Tachyspiza badia

167/1021    Little Sparrowhawk    Tachyspiza minulla

167/1039    Black Sparrowhawk    Astur melanoleucus

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Family: Lybiidae – African Barbets has been partially resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

435/3378    Green Barbet    Cryptolybia olivacea

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435/3385    Red-fronted Tinkerbird

has a new English name:

435/3385    Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird    Pogoniulus pusillus

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760/6538    Barlow’s Lark

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

760/6537    Dune Lark    Calendulauda erythrochlamys

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

760/6543    Flappet Lark    Amirafra rufocinnamomea

760/6540    Cape Clapper Lark    Corypha apiata

760/653Y    Eastern Clapper Lark    Corypha fasciolata

760/6542    Rufous-naped Lark    Corypha africana

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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been resequenced.

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768/6783    Rock Martin

has a new English name:

768/6783    Large Rock Martin    Ptyonoprogne fuligula

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820/7090    Lazy Cisticola

has a new English name:

820/7090    Rock-loving Cisticola    Cisticola aberrans

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907/8350    Mountain Wheatear

has a new English name:

907/8350    Mountain Chat    Myrmecocichla monticola

 

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2023 edition -> 2024 edition     IOC bird list v 12.2 -> IOC bird list v 13.2

056/0312    Crested Guineafowl

has been split into three species. The species that is regularly present in South Africa is:

056/0315    Southern Crested Guineafowl    Guttera edouardi

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

173/1141    Karoo Korhaan    Heterotetrax vigorsii

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Family: Sarothruridae – Flufftails & Forest Rails has a new English name.

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249/145Y    Greater Sand Plover    Charadrius leschenaultii

has been resequenced.

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249/145F    Lesser Sand Plover

has been split into two species. The species that is regularly present in South Africa is:

249/145T    Tibetan Sand Plover    Charadrius atrifrons

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Family: Ciconiidae – Storks has been resequenced.

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111/0708    Woolly-necked Stork

has been split into two species. The species that is regularly present in South Africa is:

111/070E    African Woolly-necked Stork    Ciconia microscelis

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Genera Hieraaetus and Aquila of Eagles, Hawk-Eagles within Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Hawks, Eagles have been resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

167/1060    African Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga vocifer

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

323/2289    Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl    Ketupa lactea

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672/6010    Common Square-tailed Drongo

has a new English name:

672/6010    Square-tailed Drongo    Dicrurus ludwigii

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

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

660/5881    Magpie Shrike    Lanius melanoleucus

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768/6785    Common House Martin

has a new English name:

768/6785    Western House Martin    Delichon urbicum

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Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers has been resequenced.

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

907/813Y    Pale Flycatcher    Agricola pallidus

907/8140    Chat Flycatcher    Agricola infuscatus

907/8133    Grey Tit-Flycatcher    Fraseria plumbea

907/8155    Ashy Flycatcher    Fraseria caerulescens

907/8143    Fiscal Flycatcher    Sigelus silens

907/8142    Marico Flycatcher    Bradornis mariquensis

907/8212    White-throated Robin-Chat    Dessonornis humeralis

907/8211    Cape Robin-Chat    Dessonornis caffer

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937/883Y    Red-backed Mannikin

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

937/883F    Black-and-white Mannikin    Spermestes bicolor

 

2022 edition -> 2023 edition     IOC bird list v 11.2 -> IOC bird list v 12.2

162/0902    Western Osprey

has a new English name:

162/0902    Osprey    Pandion haliaetus

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596/5578    Woodward’s Batis

has a new English name:

596/5578    Woodwards’ Batis    Batis fratrum

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

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Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers has a modified English name.

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804/6994    African Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus baeticatus

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

804/6993    Eurasian Reed Warbler

which has a new English name:

804/6993    Common Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus scirpaceus

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Family: Sturnidae – Starlings, Rhabdornises has a modified English name.

 

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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042/0199    Hottentot Teal

has a new English name:

042/0199    Blue-billed Teal    Spatula hottentota

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Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies has been revised and resequenced.

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

065/0392    Crested Francolin    Ortygornis sephaena

065/0384    Coqui Francolin    Campocolinus coqui

065/0424    Blue Quail    Synoicus adansonii

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Family: Musophagidae – Turacos has been revised and resequenced.

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

311/2046    Grey Go-away-bird    Crinifer concolor

311/2042    Purple-crested Turaco    Gallirex porphyreolophus

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217/1352    Hottentot Buttonquail

has a new English name:

217/1352    Fynbos Buttonquail    Turnix hottentottus

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

087/0567    Leach’s Storm Petrel    Hydrobates leucorhous

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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.

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The following family has a modified English name:

Family: Calyptomenidae – African & Green Broadbills

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

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

768/6744    Banded Martin    Neophedina cincta

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Family: Turdidae – Thrushes has been revised and resequenced.

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Family: Passeridae – Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches has been resequenced.