Focus on INDIAN SUBCONTINENT Updates
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
065/0367 Szechenyi’s Monal-Partridge
has a new English name:
065/0367 Buff-throated Monal-Partridge Tetraophasis szechenyii
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173/1136 Macqueen’s Bustard
has a new English name:
173/1136 Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii
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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:
249/145T Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons
249/145Y Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
249/1450 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
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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: Ardeidae – Herons, Bitterns has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
120/076F Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
120/0768 Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
120/0764 Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
120/0766 Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
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
167/1023 Besra Tachyspiza virgata
167/103Y Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
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Genus Athene within Family: Strigidae – Owls has been partially resequenced.
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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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Five subspecies of:
636/5731 Large Cuckooshrike
have been ascribed to:
636/5732 Javan Cuckooshrike
which has been renamed as:
636/5732 Oriental Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis
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636/5731 Large Cuckooshrike
has a new English name:
636/5731 Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
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684/6245 Spotted Nutcracker
has been split into two species. The species that is regularly present in Indian Subcontinent is:
684/624E Southern Nutcracker Nucifraga hemispila
(Himalayas, northern se Asia, Taiwan, sc, c, south-west ne China)
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
760/6552 Jerdon’s Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
760/6551 Indian Bush Lark Plocealauda erythroptera
760/654Y Bengal Bush Lark Plocealauda assamica
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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been resequenced.
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768/679E European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
has been split from:
768/6790 Red-rumped Swallow
which 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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Monotypic genus Megalurus within Family: Locustellidae – Grassbirds & Allies comprising:
808/7047 Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
has been resequenced.
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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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The two species of Spotted Creeper in genus Salpornis have been moved from:
Family: Certhiidae – Treecreepers (identifier number ‘884’)
to new family:
Family: Salpornithidae – Spotted Creepers (identifier number ‘886’)
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907/81F2 Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei (Sri Lanka)
has been split from:
907/8126 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
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907/8172 Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher
has a new English name:
907/8172 Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys
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953/8955 Buff-bellied Pipit
has been split into two species. The species that is regularly present in Indian Subcontinent is:
953/895E Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
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961/910K Grey-crowned Goldfinch Carduelis caniceps (w, c Asia)
has been split from:
961/9103 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
2023 edition -> 2024 edition IOC bird list v 12.2 -> IOC bird list v 13.2
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 Indian Subcontinent 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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Genera Nisaetus and Aquila of Hawk-Eagles, Eagles within Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Hawks, Eagles have 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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Genus Otus of Scops Owls within Family: Strigidae – Owls has been partially resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
323/2286 Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
323/228F Dusky Eagle-Owl Ketupa coromanda
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444/3515 Crimson-breasted Woodpecker
has a new English name:
444/3515 Crimson-naped Woodpecker Dryobates cathpharius
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475/403E Grey-lored Broadbill Serilophus rubropygius
(ne Indian Subcontinent, w, n Myanmar)
has been split from:
475/4038 Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus
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664/5958 Himalayan 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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760/6549 Singing Bush Lark
has been lumped with and is now represented by four subspecies of:
760/6548 Horsfield’s Bush Lark
which has been renamed as:
760/6548 Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica
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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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820/712K Rufous-crowned Prinia Prinia khasiana (ne India, w Myanmar)
has been split from:
820/7129 Black-throated Prinia Prinia atrogularis (e Nepal, e Himalayas)
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836/746F Desert Whitethroat
has been lumped with and is now represented by two subspecies of:
836/7469 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
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836/746Y Hume’s Whitethroat
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
836/7469 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
838/7501 Great Parrotbill Paradoxornis aemodius
838/7503 Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor
838/7515 Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis
838/7513 White-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis ruficeps
838/7514 Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis bakeri
838/7512 Pale-billed Parrotbill Suthora atrosuperciliaris
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824/723E Brown-crowned Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus phayrei
has been split from:
824/7231 Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler
which has a new English name:
824/7231 Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
(e Nepal, e Himalayas)
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Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers has been resequenced.
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961/8984 Common Chaffinch
has a new English name:
961/8984 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
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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444/360T Malabar Flameback Chrysocolaptes socialis
(coastal w peninsular India)
has been split from:
444/3608 Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
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Family: Oriolidae – Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios has a new English name.
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744/643F Grey Crested Tit
has a new English name:
744/643F Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous
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764/660F Black-capped Bulbul
has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:
Rubigula melanictera
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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: Aegithalidae – Bushtits has been resequenced.
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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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900/805F Kessler’s Thrush
has a new English name:
900/805F White-backed Thrush Turdus kessleri
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
907/8186 White-tailed Flycatcher Leucoptilon concretum
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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Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
065/0381 Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
065/0382 Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis
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 Indian Subcontinent is as follows:
CAPRIMULGIFORMES/Caprimulgidae – Nightjars
PODARGIFORMES/Podargidae – Frogmouths
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303/199E Malabar Imperial Pigeon Ducula cuprea (sw India)
has been split from:
303/1997 Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
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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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167/110F Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
has a new species epithet.
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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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684/6246 Large-spotted Nutcracker
has a new English name:
684/6246 Kashmir Nutcracker Nucifraga multipunctata
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760/658Y Lesser Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
has been split into two species. The species regularly present in Indian Subcontinent is:
760/658T Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been revised and resequenced.
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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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820/713E Delicate Prinia Prinia lepida
(n Oman, UAE, s Turkey to Kuwait to n Indian Subcontinent)
has been split from:
820/7133 Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
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The following family has a modified English name:
Family: Paradoxornithidae – Parrotbills & Allies
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824/7234 Rusty-throated Wren-Babbler
has a new English name:
824/7234 Mishmi Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis
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892/7906 Pied Myna
has been a new English name:
892/7906 Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
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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 Indian Subcontinent 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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Family: Passeridae – Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches has been resequenced.
This compendium ATWB eBook combines the contents of two former ‘Focus On’ guides: INDIAN SUBCONTINENT Volume 1: NON-PASSERINES and INDIAN SUBCONTINENT Volume 2: PASSERINES. You can view how earlier changes to the IOC bird list impacted on these two volumes by following the links at the foot of this page.
The remainder of this page details how changes to the IOC bird list impacted on the contents of the first edition of the compendium eBook.
2021 edition IOC bird list v 9.2 -> IOC bird list v 10.2
303/1794 Red Turtle Dove
has a new English name:
303/1794 Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
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Family: Rallidae – Rails, Crakes & Coots has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
201/1239 Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
201/1281 Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
201/1275 Black-tailed Crake Zapornia bicolor
201/1269 Brown Crake Zapornia akool
201/1277 Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla
201/1276 Little Crake Zapornia parva
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274/1530 Whimbrel
has a new English name:
274/1530 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
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Within Order Charadriiformes, single species Family: Dromadidae – Crab-plover has been resequenced to precede Family: Glareolidae – Coursers, Pratincoles:
237/1398 Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
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Within Order Suliformes, Family: Anhingidae – Anhingas, Darters has been resequenced to precede Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags
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120/076F Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new scientific name.
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Family: Pittidae – Pittas has been resequenced.
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Genus Oriolus within Family: Oriolidae – Figbirds, Orioles & Turnagra has been resequenced.
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Genus Dicrurus within single genus Family: Dicruridae – Drongos has been revised and resequenced.
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Family: Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls has been revised and resequenced.
764/6608 Black-headed Bulbul
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new species epithet. Its scientific name is now:
Brachypodius melanocephalos
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
764/6603 Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus
764/6607 Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus
764/660Y Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
764/6611 Flame-throated Bulbul Rubigula gularis
764/660F Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanicterus
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820/7127 Striated Prinia
has a new English name:
820/7127 Himalayan Prinia Prinia crinigera
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Genus Locustella of Family: Locustellidae – Grassbirds & Allies has been resequenced.
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Within Order Passeriformes, Family: Sylviidae – Sylviid Babblers has been revised and resequenced to follow Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas & Allies.
Parrotbills, Fulvettas, Asian Babblers and Myzornis, all formerly in Sylviidae (identifier number ‘836’),
have been moved to new family:
Family: Paradoxornithidae – Parrotbills and allies (identifier number ‘838’)
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
836/746F Desert Whitethroat Curruca minula
836/7469 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
836/746Y Hume’s Whitethroat Curruca althaea
836/7471 Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
836/7473 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
836/7482 Menetries’s Warbler Curruca mystacea
836/7475 Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
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Family: Zosteropidae – White-eyes has been revised and resequenced and has been moved from Part 10 to Part 9 of the IOC bird list.
840/7530 Striated Yuhina Staphida castaniceps
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new scientific name.
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Family: Timaliidae – Babblers, Scimitar Babblers has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
824/7259 Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
824/725F Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
824/7257 Golden Babbler Cyanoderma chrysaeum
824/7256 Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops
824/7255 Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps
824/7254 Buff-chested Babbler Cyanoderma ambiguum
824/7220 Large Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys hypoleucos
824/7221 Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys
824/7224 Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys mcclellandi
824/723Y Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler Stachyris humei
824/7240 Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler Stachyris roberti
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Family: Pellorneidae – Ground Babblers has a modified English name and has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
828/7273 Yellow-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus
828/7274 Rufous-winged Fulvetta Schoeniparus castaneceps
828/7276 Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis
828/7277 Rusty-capped Fulvetta Schoeniparus dubius
828/7293 Streaked Wren-Babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata
828/7306 Long-billed Wren-Babbler Napothera malacoptila
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Genus Alcippe within Pellorneidae (identifier number ‘828’)
has been moved to new family:
Family: Alcippeidae – Alcippe Fulvettas (identifier number ‘830’)
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Family: Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes & Allies has been resequenced.
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Genus Sitta within single genus Family: Sittidae – Nuthatches has been resequenced.
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Genus Ficedula within Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers has been resequenced.
907/8285 Slaty-backed Flycatcher
has had its species epithet changed. Its scientific name is now:
Ficedula erithacus
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907/8305 Pygmy Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsoni
has been ascribed to genus Ficedula, and now has the scientific name which was formerly that of 907/8285 Slaty-backed Flycatcher.
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921/8430 Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanozanthum
has a modified scientific name.
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Family: Estrildidae – Waxbills, Munias & Allies has been revised and resequenced.
To view how earlier changes to the IOC bird list impacted on the two volumes that preceded the publication of this compendium ATWB eBook, follow these links:
Focus on INDIAN SUBCONTINENT VOLUME 1: NON-PASSERINES Updates
Focus on INDIAN SUBCONTINENT VOLUME 2: PASSERINES Updates
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