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.

…………………………………………………………………….

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)

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The two genera in Family: Casuariidae – Emu and Cassowaries have been resequenced.

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

Family: Megapodiidae – Megapodes has been partially resequenced.

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

303/1935    Wompoo Fruit Dove    Megaloprepia magnifica

**********************************************

Family: Gruidae – Cranes has been partially resequenced.

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

201/1292    Chestnut Rail    Gallirallus castaneoventris

201/1236    Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis

…………………………………………………………………….

201/129Y    Australasian Swamphen

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

201/1296    Western Swamphen

which has a new English name:

201/1296    Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The species in Family: Recurvirostridae – Stilts and Avocets have been resequenced.

**********************************************

Family: Haematopodidae – Oystercatchers has been partially resequenced.

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

249/1465    Hooded Plover    Thinornis cucullatus

249/1467    Black-fronted Dotterel    Thinornis melanops

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

217/135F    Buff-breasted Buttonquail    Turnix olivii    (ne Australia)

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

280/1585    Australian Pratincole    Glareola isabella

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

The species in Family: Diomedeidae – Albatrosses have been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

083/0551    Campbell Albatross

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

083/0550    Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

Family: Podargidae – Frogmouths has been partially resequenced.

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

351/2618    Pacific Swift

has a new English name:

351/2618    Fork-tailed Swift    Apus pacificus

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

…………………………………………………………………….

319/2191    Lesser Sooty Owl

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

319/2190    Greater Sooty Owl

which has a new English name:

319/2190    Sooty Owl    Tyto tenebricosa

…………………………………………………………………….

319/2197    Australian Masked Owl

has a new English name:

319/2197    Australasian Masked Owl    Tyto novaehollandiae

**********************************************

Family: Pandionidae – Osprey has a modified English name.

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

Family: Cacatuidae – Cockatoos has been partially resequenced.

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

467/395Y    Little Lorikeet    Psitteuteles pusillus

467/3960    Purple-crowned Lorikeet    Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus

467/398F    Musk Lorikeet    Trichoglossus concinnus

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

**********************************************

The two species in Family: Atrichornithidae – Scrubbirds have been resequenced.

**********************************************

The species in Family: Climacteridae – Australasian Treecreepers have been resequenced.

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

Family: Dasyornithidae – Bristlebirds has been partially resequenced.

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5359    Hornbill Friarbird

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

548/5357    Helmeted Friarbird    Philemon buceroides

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

548/5432    Kimberley Honeyeater    Meliphaga fordiana

548/5431    White-lined Honeyeater    Meliphaga albilineata

548/542F    Graceful Honeyeater    Meliphaga gracilis

548/542T    Cryptic Honeyeater    Meliphaga imitatrix

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

Family: Pomatostomidae – Australasian Babblers has been partially resequenced.

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

Family: Cinclosomatidae – Jewel-babblers and Quail-thrushes has been partially resequenced.

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

Family: Psophodidae – Whipbirds and Wedgebills has been partially resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

592/555E    White-bellied Whipbird

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

592/5556    Black-throated Whipbird

which has a new English name:

592/5556    Western Whipbird    Psophodes nigrogularis

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

The species in Family: Falcunculidae – Shriketits have been resequenced.

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

…………………………………………………………………….

656/58F5    Rufous Shrikethrush

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

656/5875    Arafura Shrikethrush

which has a new English name:

656/5875    Little Shrikethrush    Colluricincla megarhyncha

…………………………………………………………………….

656/5850    Western Whistler

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

656/584Y    Australian Golden Whistler   Pachycephala pectoralis

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

Family: Corcoracidae – White-winged Chough and Apostlebird has a new English name.

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

Family: Petroicidae – Australasian Robins has been partially resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

704/6355    White-breasted Robin    Eopsaltria georgiana

704/6352    Pale-yellow Robin    Eopsaltria capito

704/6351    White-faced Robin    Eopsaltria leucops

704/6350    Mangrove Robin    Melanodryas pulverulenta

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows has a new English name.

…………………………………………………………………….

Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows has been partially resequenced.

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

**********************************************

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

**********************************************

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

937/8819    Star Finch    Emblema ruficauda

937/881F    Plum-headed Finch    Emblema modestum

…………………………………………………………………….

937/882E    Australian Zebra Finch

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

937/8822    Sunda Zebra Finch

which has a new English name:

937/8822    Zebra Finch    Taeniopygia guttata

**********************************************

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