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

351/2574    Germain’s Swiftlet

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

351/2573    Edible-nest Swiftlet    Aerodramus fuciphagus

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

315/2152    Little Bronze Cuckoo    Chalcites minutillus

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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:

249/1461    Oriental Plover    Anarhynchus veredus

249/145T    Tibetan Sand Plover    Anarhynchus atrifrons

249/145Y    Greater Sand Plover    Anarhynchus leschenaultii

249/1454    Malaysian Plover    Anarhynchus peronii

249/1450    Kentish Plover    Anarhynchus alexandrinus

249/145E    White-faced Plover    Anarhynchus dealbatus

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

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

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

286/1614    Saunders’s Gull    Saundersilarus saundersi

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Family: Fregatidae – Frigatebirds has been resequenced.

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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:

120/076F    Black Bittern    Botaurus flavicollis

120/0768    Cinnamon Bittern    Botaurus cinnamomeus

120/0767    Von Schrenck’s Bittern    Botaurus eurhythmus

120/0766    Yellow Bittern    Botaurus sinensis

120/076Y    White-eared Night Heron    Oroanassa magnifica

120/0784    Eastern Cattle Egret    Ardea coromanda

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120/0796    Intermediate Egret

has a new English name:

120/0796    Medium Egret     Ardea intermedia

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

167/1000    Crested Goshawk    Lophospiza trivirgata

167/1006    Shikra    Tachyspiza badia

167/1009    Chinese Sparrowhawk    Tachyspiza soloensis

167/1022    Japanese Sparrowhawk    Tachyspiza gularis

167/1023    Besra    Tachyspiza virgata

167/103Y    Eurasian Goshawk    Astur gentilis

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379/3069    Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

has  a new English name:

379/3069    Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher    Ceyx erithaca

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Three subspecies of:

431/3363    Blue-eared Barbet

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

431/336E    Blue-eared Barbet    Psilopogon cyanotis

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479/4067    Hooded Pitta

has a new English name:

479/4067    Western Hooded Pitta    Pitta sordida

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684/6245    Spotted Nutcracker

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

684/624E    Southern Nutcracker    Nucifraga hemispila

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

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Five subspecies of :

636/5731    Large Cuckooshrike

have been reascribed to:

636/5732    Javan Cuckooshrike

which has been renamed as:

636/5732    Oriental Cuckooshrike    Coracina javensis

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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 species has been ascribed to a new genus:

760/6550    Indochinese Bush Lark    Plocealauda erythrocephala

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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been resequenced.

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Six subspecies of:

768/6771    Pacific Swallow

have been split to form a species with the same English name:

768/677E    Pacific Swallow    Hirundo javanica

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768/6790    Red-rumped Swallow

has a new English name:

768/6790    Eastern Red-rumped Swallow    Cecropis daurica

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768/6793    Striated Swallow

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

768/6790    Eastern Red-rumped Swallow    Cecropis daurica

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824/7254    Buff-chested Babbler

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

824/7253    Rufous-fronted Babbler    Cyanoderma rufifrons

which has been resequenced.

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925/8551    Olive-backed Sunbird

has been split into eight species. The species that is regularly present in Vietnam is:

925/85F0    Ornate Sunbird    Cinnyris ornatus

(se Asia, Lesser Sundas)

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925/8489    Purple-naped Sunbird

has a new English name:

925/8489    Purple-naped Spiderhunter    Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum

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953/8955    Buff-bellied Pipit

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

953/895E    Siberian Pipit    Anthus japonicus

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961/9055    Grey-capped Greenfinch

has a new English name:

961/9055    Oriental Greenfinch    Chloris sinica

 

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

315/2170    Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo

has a new English name:

315/2170    Northern Hawk-Cuckoo    Hierococcyx hyperythrus

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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 Vietnam 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 a new English name:

111/0708    Asian Woolly-necked Stork    Ciconia episcopus

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Genus Nisaetus of Hawk-Eagles within Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Hawks, Eagles has been resequenced.

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167/103Y    Northern Goshawk

has a new English name:

167/103Y    Eurasian Goshawk    Accipiter gentilis

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

167/105F    White-bellied Sea Eagle    Icthyophaga leucogaster

167/1066    Lesser Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga humilis

167/1067    Grey-headed Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

323/2286    Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl    Ketupa nipalensis

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444/3515    Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

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

444/351E    Necklaced Woodpecker    Dryobates pernyii

(c, sc China, e Myanmar, nc South-East Asia)

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

450/3648    White-rumped Falcon    Neohierax insignis

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664/595F    Dalat Shrike-babbler

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

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760/6548    Horsfield’s Bush Lark

has a new English name:

760/6548    Singing Bush Lark    Mirafra javanica

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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

838/7515    Grey-headed Parrotbill    Paradoxornis gularis

838/7516    Black-headed Parrotbill    Paradoxornis margaritae

838/7514    Rufous-headed Parrotbill    Paradoxornis bakeri

838/7511    Short-tailed Parrotbill    Suthora davidiana

838/7512    Pale-billed Parrotbill    Suthora atrosuperciliaris

838/7505    Vinous-throated Parrotbill    Suthora webbiana

838/7506    Ashy-throated Parrotbill    Suthora alphonsiana

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824/7231    Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler

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

824/723E    Brown-crowned Scimitar Babbler    Pomatorhinus phayrei

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892/7902    Vinous-breasted Starling

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

892/790P    Vinous-breasted Myna    Acridotheres leucocephalus

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

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917/840Y    Greyish-crowned Leafbird

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

917/8409    Orange-bellied Leafbird    Chloropsis hardwickii

 

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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323/235Y    Brown Hawk-Owl

has a new English name:

323/235Y    Brown Boobook    Ninox scutulata

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

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

780/6856    Pale-footed Bush Warbler    Hemitesia pallidipes

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

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

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

907/8186    White-tailed Flycatcher    Leucoptilon concretum

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907/8333    Stejneger’s Stonechat

has a new English name:

907/8333    Amur Stonechat    Saxicola stejnegeri

 

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Order Anseriformes has been resequenced to precede Order Galliformes.

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

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

065/0423    King Quail    Synoicus chinensis

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

CAPRIMULGIFORMES/Caprimulgidae – Nightjars

PODARGIFORMES/Podargidae – Frogmouths

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286/162Y    Mew Gull

has a new English name:

286/162Y    Common Gull    Larus canus

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

087/0566    Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel    Hydrobates monorhis

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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

323/2321    Collared Owlet    Taenioptynx brodiei

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391/3130    Green Bee-eater

has a new English name:

391/3130    Asian Green Bee-eater    Merops orientalis

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

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

768/678E    Siberian House Martin    Delichon lagopodum

(breeds c, e Siberia, w Far East Russia, n, c Mongolia;
winters north-west se ASIA)

has been split from:

768/6785    Common House Martin    Delichon urbicum

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800/6906    Alpine Leaf warbler    Phylloscopus occisinensis

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

800/6905    Tickell’s Leaf Warbler    Phylloscopus affinis

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The following family has a modified English name:

Family: Paradoxornithidae – Parrotbills & Allies

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820/7128    Deignan’s Prinia

has a new (reinstated) English name:

820/7128    Brown Prinia    Prinia polychroa

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828/7292    Limestone Wren-Babbler

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

828/729P    Annam Limestone Babbler    Gypsophila annamensis

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Family: Turdidae – Thrushes has been revised and resequenced.

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907/8195    Vivid Niltava

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

907/819T    Chinese Vivid Niltava    Niltava oatesi

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Six subspecies of:

917/8404    Blue-winged Leafbird

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

917/840E    Blue-winged Leafbird    Chloropsis moluccensis

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917/840Y    Greyish-crowned Leafbird    Chloropsis lazulina

has been split from:

917/8409    Orange-bellied Leafbird    Chloropsis hardwickii

(w Yunnan, extreme nw Vietnam, nc, nw Laos and to w)

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