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     [Note: not published]

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: Phoenicopteridae – Flamingos (Part 2 to Part 1)

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

Family: Musophagidae – Turacos (Part 2 to Part 1)

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

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

Family: Mesitornithidae – Mesites (Part 2 to Part 1)

Family: Pteroclidae – Sandgrouse (Part 2 to Part 1)

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

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

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

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The two species in Family: Struthionidae – Ostriches have been resequenced.

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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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042/0195    Eurasian Teal

has a new English name:

042/0195    Green-winged Teal    Anas crecca

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The species in Family: Numididae – Guineafowl have been resequenced.

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

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Family: Phasianidae – Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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065/042Y    Rubeho Forest Partridge

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

065/042F    Udzungwa Forest Partridge    Xenoperdix udzungwensis

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The species in Family: Phoenicopteridae – Flamingos have been resequenced.

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Family: Musophagidae – Turacos has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Otididae – Bustards has been partially resequenced.

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The species in Family: Mesitornithidae – Mesites have been resequenced.

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Family: Pteroclidae – Sandgrouse has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Cuculidae – Cuckoos has been partially resequenced.

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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 has been ascribed to a new genus:

303/1768    Lemon Dove    Aplopelia larvata

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Family: Sarothruridae – Flufftails has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Sarothruridae – Flufftails have been resequenced.

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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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201/1297    African Swamphen

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

201/1296    Western Swamphen

which has a new English name:

201/1296    Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio

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

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The species in Family: Burhinidae – Thick-knees and Stone-curlews have been resequenced.

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

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

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

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

249/144F    Forbes’s Plover    Thinornis forbesi

249/1449    Three-banded Plover    Thinornis tricollaris

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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Monotypic genus Ortyxelos ‘Quail-plover’ within Family: Turnicidae – Buttonquail has been resequenced.

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Family: Dromadidae – Crab-Plover has a modified English name.

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

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The species in Family: Glareolidae – Coursers and Pratincoles have been resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

280/1581    Double-banded Courser    Smutsornis africanus

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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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Family: Ciconiidae – Storks has been partially 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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146/0866    White-breasted Cormorant

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

146/0865    Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo

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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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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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120/0805    Dimorphic Egret

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

120/0803    Little Egret    Egretta garzetta

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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: Apodidae – Swifts have been resequenced.

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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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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been partially resequenced.

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323/224F    Torotoroka Scops Owl

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

323/224Y    Rainforest Scops Owl

which has a new English name:

323/224Y    Madagascar Scops Owl    Otus rutilus

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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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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

167/0953    Congo Serpent Eagle    Circaetus spectabilis

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167/1003    Red-chested Goshawk

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

167/1004    African Goshawk    Aerospiza tachiro

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167/1057    Yellow-billed Kite

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

167/1056    Black Kite    Milvus migrans

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Genus Urocolius within Family: Coliidae – Mousebirds has been resequenced.

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395/3151    African Hoopoe

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

395/3150    Eurasian Hoopoe

which has a new English name:

395/3150    Common Hoopoe    Upupa epops

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Family: Phoeniculidae – Wood Hoopoes and Scimitarbills has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Phoeniculidae – Wood Hoopoes and Scimitarbills have been resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

399/3156    Forest Wood Hoopoe    Rhinopomastus castaneiceps

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399/315Y    Grant’s Wood Hoopoe

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

399/315F    Violet Wood Hoopoe    Phoeniculus damarensis

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Family: Bucorvidae – Ground Hornbills has been embedded within Family: Bucerotidae – Hornbills.

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

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The species in Family: Brachypteraciidae – Ground Rollers 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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Family: Lybiidae – African Barbets has been partially resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

435/3402    Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet    Trachylaemus purpuratus

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435/3407    Usambiro Barbet

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

435/3406    D’Arnaud’s Barbet    Trachyphonus darnaudii

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Monotypic genus Melichneutes within Family: Indicatoridae – Honeyguides has been resequenced.

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

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444/3485    Little Spotted Woodpecker

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

444/3486    Little Green Woodpecker

which has a new English name:

444/3486    Green-backed Woodpecker    Campethera maculosa

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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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Family: Psittacidae – African and New World Parrots has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Psittacidae – African and New World Parrots have been resequenced.

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

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

Family: Hyliotidae – Hyliotas (Part 10 to Part 8)

Family: Macrosphenidae – Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies (Part 9 to Part 8)

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

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

Family: Modulatricidae – Dapple-throat and Allies (Part 10 to Part 11)

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Family: Philepittidae – Asities has been partially resequenced.

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

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

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The species in Family: Calyptomenidae – African and Green Broadbills have been resequenced.

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

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Family: Malaconotidae – Bushshrikes and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Malaconotidae – Bushshrikes and Allies have been resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

608/5633    Rosy-patched Bushshrike    Rhodophoneus cruentus

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Family: Platysteiridae – Wattle-eyes and Batises has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Platysteiridae – Wattle-eyes and Batises have been resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

596/558Y    Chestnut Wattle-eye    Dyaphorophyia castanea

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596/5575    Reichenow’s Batis

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

596/5574    Forest Batis

which has a new English name:

596/5574    Short-tailed Batis    Batis mixta

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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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616/5684    Ward’s Flycatcher

has a new English name:

616/5684    Ward’s Vanga    Pseudobias wardi

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

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744/6479    Cinnamon-breasted Tit

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

744/6478    Rufous-bellied Tit    Melaniparus rufiventris

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760/6588    Athi Short-toed Lark

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

760/658F    Somali Short-toed Lark    Alaudala somalica

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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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Family: Laniidae – Shrikes has been partially resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

660/5880    Yellow-billed Shrike    Corvinella corvina

660/5881    Magpie Shrike    Urolestes melanoleucus

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

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The species in Family: Paridae – Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice have been resequenced.

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Family: Alaudidae – Larks has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Macrosphenidae – Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Macrosphenidae – Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies have been resequenced.

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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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820/717F    Grey-backed Camaroptera

has been lumped with and is now represented by 11 subspecies of:

820/7179    Green-backed Camaroptera

which has a new English name:

820/7179    Bleating Camaroptera    Camaroptera brachyura

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820/715T    Brown-tailed Apalis

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

820/715F    Yellow-breasted Apalis    Apalis flavida

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820/7145    Black-faced Prinia

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

820/7144    Banded Prinia    Prinia bairdii

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820/718F    Rubeho Warbler

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

820/7189    Winifred’s Warbler    Scepomycter winifredae

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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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804/6962    Anjouan Brush Warbler

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

804/6960    Malagasy Brush Warbler    Nesillas typica

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Family: Bernieridae – Malagasy Warblers and Tetrakas has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Bernieridae – Malagasy Warblers and Tetrakas have been resequenced.

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

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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows has a new English name.

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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Erythrocercidae – Yellow Flycatchers has been partially resequenced.

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

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Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers has been partially resequenced.

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

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764/6642    Kakamega Greenbul

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

764/6641    Shelley’s Greenbul    Arizelocichla masukuensis

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764/6680    Sharpe’s Greenbul

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

764/667Y    Yellow-streaked Greenbul    Phyllastrephus flavostriatus

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764/6675    Placid Greenbul

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

764/6674    Cabanis’s Greenbul    Phyllastrephus cabanisi

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764/6626    Dodson’s Bulbul

and

764/6627    Dark-capped Bulbul

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

764/6624    Common Bulbul    Pycnonotus barbatus

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Family: Sylviidae – Sylviid Warblers and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Sylviidae – Sylviid Warblers and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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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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840/76F8    Anjouan White-eye

and

840/76F9    Moheli White-eye

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

840/7628    Malagasy White-eye    Zosterops maderaspatanus

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

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

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The two species in Family: Buphagidae – Oxpeckers have been resequenced.

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896/7962    Red-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus erythroryncha

has a modified species epithet.

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

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The species in Family: Sturnidae – Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas have been resequenced.

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892/7922    Miombo Blue-eared Starling

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

892/7921    Lesser Blue-eared Starling    Lamprotornis chloropterus

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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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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

907/8113    Forest Scrub Robin    Tychaedon leucosticta

907/8114    Bearded Scrub Robin    Tychaedon quadrivirgata

907/8115    Miombo Scrub Robin    Tychaedon barbata

907/8166    Böhm’s Flycatcher    Myopornis boehmi

907/8164    Sooty Flycatcher    Artomyias fuliginosa

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907/8223    Forest Robin

has been split into three species. The species that is regularly present in East Africa and Madagascar is:

907/822K    Yellow-breasted Forest Robin    Stiphrornis mabirae

(northern c Africa)

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907/8335    Madagascar Stonechat

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

907/8334    African Stonechat    Saxicola torquatus

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907/8352    Ruaha Chat

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

907/8351    Arnot’s Chat    Myrmecocichla arnotti

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Family: Modulatricidae – Dapple-throat and Allies has a modified English name.

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Family: Modulatricidae – Dapple-throat and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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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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925/852E    Whyte’s Double-collared Sunbird

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

925/851Y    Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird    Cinnyris stuhlmanni

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925/8532    Hofmann’s Sunbird

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

925/8531    Shelley’s Sunbird    Cinnyris shelleyi

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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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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

933/8698    Compact Weaver    Pachyphantes superciliosus

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Family: Viduidae – Whydahs and Indigobirds has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Viduidae – Whydahs and Indigobirds 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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Family: Passeridae – Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Passeridae – Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows have been resequenced.

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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.

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The species in Family: Fringillidae – Finches, Euphonias, and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Emberizidae – Old World Buntings has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Emberizidae – Old World Buntings have been resequenced.