Focus on NORTH-WEST SOUTH AMERICA 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
355/2706 Racket-tailed Coquette
has a new English name:
355/2706 Racket-tipped Thorntail Discosura longicaudus
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Genus Mustelirallus within Family: Rallidae – Rails, Crakes & Coots has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
221/1371 Double-striped Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
221/1372 Peruvian Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus superciliaris
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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
249/1443 Wilson’s Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
249/1456 Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
249/1457 Puna Plover Anarhynchus alticola
249/1451 Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
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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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Family: Stercorariidae – Skuas has been resequenced.
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Family: Diomedeidae – Albatrosses has been resequenced.
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091/057Y Cape Petrel
has a new English name:
091/057Y Pintado Petrel Daption capense
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091/060F Chatham Petrel
has a new English name:
091/060F Chatham Islands Petrel Pterodroma axillaris
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091/0641 Audubon’s Shearwater
has a new English name:
091/0641 Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
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Family: Sulidae – Gannets, Boobies has been resequenced.
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142/084E Cocos Booby Sula brewsteri (ec Pacific Ocean)
has been split from:
142/0845 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
In v14.2 of the IOC bird list, birds that are regularly present along the Pacific coast of Central America and Colombia are incorrectly shown as being of species 142/0845 Brown Booby. This is the subspecies etesiaca, which should have been ascribed to species 142/084E Cocos Booby. In view of the significance of this error for the distribution of the newly-split species, that error has been acknowledged and corrected in this eBook.
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146/086Y Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
has a modified scientific name.
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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:
120/0762 Stripe-backed Bittern Botaurus involucris
120/0763 Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
120/0783 Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
167/1037 Bicolored Hawk Astur bicolor
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363/294K Northern Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus
(Central America, extreme nw Colombia)
and
363/294P Choco Black-throated Trogon Trogon cupreicauda
(w Colombia, nw Ecuador)
have been split from:
363/294Y Black-throated Trogon
which has a new English name:
363/294Y Amazonian Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
(Amazonia)
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483/428P Northern Plain Xenops Xenops mexicanus
(Middle America, western nw South America)
has been split from:
483/428T Plain Xenops
which has a new English name:
483/428T Amazonian Plain Xenops Xenops genibarbis
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The following species has been resequenced:
483/4113 Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
483/4256 Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner Neophilydor fuscipenne
483/4257 Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Neophilydor erythrocercum
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The following two species have been resequenced:
483/4254 Western Woodhaunter Automolus virgatus
483/4253 Eastern Woodhaunter Automolus subulatus
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Genus Asthenes of Canasteros within Family: Furnariidae – Ovenbirds has been partially resequenced.
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The following two species have been resequenced:
487/4454 Northern White-fringed Antwren Formicivora intermedia
487/4453 Southern White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea
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Genus Phyllomyias of Tyrannulets within Family: Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
511/4705 Rough-legged Tyrannulet Acrochordopus burmeisteri
511/4706 White-fronted Tyrannulet Acrochordopus zeledoni
511/4712 Black-capped Tyrannulet Tyranniscus nigrocapillus
511/4713 Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Tyranniscus cinereiceps
511/4714 Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet Tyranniscus uropygialis
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Genus Chiroxiphia within family: Pipridae – Manakins has been resequenced.
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523/5182 Northern Royal Flycatcher
and
523/5183 Pacific Royal Flycatcher
have been lumped with and are now each represented by a subspecies of:
523/5181 Amazonian Royal Flycatcher
which has a new English name:
523/5181 Tropical Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
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Genus Cyanocorax of Magpie-Jays, Jays in Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays has been resequenced.
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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been resequenced.
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868/769T Grey-browed Wren Pheugopedius schulenbergi (n, c Peru)
has been split from:
868/769Y Plain-tailed Wren Pheugopedius euophrys
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868/7724 House Wren
has been split into seven species. The species that is regularly present in North-West South America is:
868/77F0 Southern House Wren Troglodytes musculus
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868/773T Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren Cyphorhinus dichrous
(wc, sw Colombia, Ecuador, nc Peru)
has been split from:
868/773F Chestnut-breasted Wren
which has a new English name:
868/773F Southern Chestnut-breasted Wren Cyphorhinus thoracicusI
(e Andean slope of Peru, wc Bolivia)
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872/775K Maranon Gnatcatcher Polioptila maior (nc Peru)
has been split from:
872/7759 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
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983/948E Maranon Sparrow Arremon nigriceps
(nc Peru, extreme se Ecuador)
has been split from:
983/9483 Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei
(wc, sw Ecuador, nw Peru)
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983/951E Taczanowski’s Brushfinch Atlapetes taczanowskii (c Peru)
has been split from:
983/9510 Slaty Brushfinch Atlapetes schistaceus
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973/9284 Red-breasted Blackbird
has a new English name:
973/9284 Red-breasted Meadowlark Leistes militaris
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973/9285 White-browed Blackbird
has a new English name:
973/9285 White-browed Meadowlark Leistes superciliaris
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973/9305 Band-tailed Oropendola
has a new English name:
973/9305 Band-tailed Cacique Cacicus latirostris
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973/9306 Casqued Oropendola
has a new English name:
973/9306 Casqued Cacique Cacicus oseryi
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The following two species have been resequenced:
965/9231 Choco Warbler Myiothlypis chlorophrys
965/9230 Cuzco Warbler Myiothlypis chrysogaster
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
993/9880 Red-throated Ant Tanager Driophlox fuscicauda
993/9882 Sooty Ant Tanager Driophlox gutturalis
993/9883 Crested Ant Tanager Driophlox cristata
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052/028T White-throated Piping Guan Pipile grayi
(sw Amazonia, sc Brazil, nc Paraguay)
has been split from:
052/0288 Blue-throated Piping Guan Pipile cumanensis
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Genus Anthracothorax of Mangos within Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds has been resequenced.
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Birds present in w Ecuador, extreme nw Peru that were previously considered to be of the species:
355/267Y Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
have been ascribed to:
355/2680 Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
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355/282E Green Inca Coeligena conradii (nw Venezuela, ne Colombia)
and
355/282K Gould’s Inca Coeligena inca (sc Peru, wc Bolivia)
have been split from:
355/2820 Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
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355/282P Perija Starfrontlet Coeligena consita (ne Colombia, nw Venezuela)
and
355/282T Golden-tailed Starfrontlet Coeligena eos (Mérida: nw Venezuela)
have been split from:
355/2822 Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Coeligena bonapartei (c Colombia)
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
201/128F Paint-billed Crake Mustelirallus erythrops
201/1289 Colombian Crake Mustelirallus colombianus
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Family: Ciconiidae – Storks has been resequenced.
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444/3431 Black-dotted Piculet
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
444/3433 Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus
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444/3562 Scaly-breasted Woodpecker
has been lumped with and is now represented by four subspecies of:
444/3561 Waved Woodpecker Celeus undatus
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444/357E Splendid Woodpecker Campephilus splendens
(n, e Panama, w Colombia, w Ecuador)
has been split from:
444/3578 Crimson-bellied Woodpecker Campephilus haematogaster
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463/3789 Southern Mealy Amazon
has a new English name:
463/3789 Mealy Amazon Amazona farinosa
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483/4299 Long-tailed Woodcreeper
has been split into three species. The species that are regularly present in North-West South America are:
483/429T Little Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura typica
(Costa Rica, Panama, nw, nc Colombia)
483/429P Southern Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura pallida
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483/431F Tschudi’s Woodcreeper
has been lumped with and is now represented by three subspecies of:
483/4319 Ocellated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus ocellatus
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Nine subspecies and one newly described subspecies of:
483/428Y Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
have been split to form a species that has been allocated the same English name:
483/428T Plain Xenops Xenops genibarbis
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483/4271 Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner
has a new English name:
483/4271 Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
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483/4148 Puna Canstero
has been lumped with and is now represented by four subspecies of:
483/4147 Streak-backed Canastero Asthenes wyatti
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
483/4204 Speckled Spinetail Thripophaga gutturata
483/4210 Russet-mantled Softtail Cranioleuca berlepschi
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483/418T Vilcabamba Spinetail Cranioleuca weskei
(se Junín to Vilcabamba Mts in sc Peru)
has been split from:
483/4189 Marcapata Spinetail Cranioleuca marcapatae
(Vilcanota and Carabaya Ranges in sc Peru)
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495/458E Boyaca Antpitta Grallaria alticola (c Colombia)
and
495/458K Atuen Antpitta Grallaria atuensis (nc Peru)
have been split from:
495/457Y Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
495/4589 White-lored Antpitta Myrmothera fulviventris
495/458F Amazonian Antpitta Myrmothera berlepschi
495/4588 Thicket Antpitta Myrmothera dives
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511/4717 Grey Elaenia
has been split into three species. The species that are regularly present in North-West South America are:
511/471E Choco Elaenia Myiopagis parambae
(nw Ecuador, sw, wc Colombia, e, c Panama)
and
511/471T Amazonian Elaenia Myiopagis cinerea (Amazonia)
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511/475F White-bellied Tyrannulet
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
511/4759 White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata
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511/4760 Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
has been ascribed to a different genus and split into two species:
511/476E Northern Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Nesotriccus incomtus
511/4760 Southern Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Nesotriccus murinus
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511/4761 Tumbesian Tyrannulet
has been ascribed to a different genus and split into two species:
511/4761 Tumbesian Tyrannulet Nesotriccus tumbezanus
(wc, sw Ecuador, nw Peru)
511/476K Maranon Tyrannulet Nesotriccus maranonicus (nc Peru)
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Four subspecies of:
511/4810 Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
have been split to form a species that has been allocated the same English name:
511/481E Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes galbinus
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511/482P Mouse-grey Flycatcher Myiophobus crypterythrus
(nc, nw Peru, w Ecuador, sw Colombia)
and
511/482T Rufescent Flycatcher Myiophobus rufescens (w Peru, nw Chile)
have been split from:
511/4829 Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
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Genus Rhynchocyclus within Family: Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura has been resequenced.
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511/488E Western Olivaceous Flatbill Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis
(Panama, nw South America, sw Amazonia)
has been split from:
511/4880 Olivaceous Flatbill
which has a new English name:
511/4880 Eastern Olivaceous Flatbill Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
(nc South America, coastal ec Brazil)
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The following two species have been resequenced and:
511/4886 Yellow-margined Flatbill
has a new English name:
511/4886 Yellow-winged Flatbill Tolmomyias flavotectus
511/4885 Zimmer’s Flatbill
has a new English name:
511/4885 Yellow-margined Flatbill Tolmomyias assimilis
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511/491E Northern Tropical Pewee Contopus bogotensis
has been split from:
511/4914 Tropical Pewee
which has a new English name:
511/4914 Southern Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
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511/499E Rufous-browed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor (nw Venezuela)
has been split from:
511/4990 Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor
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Birds present in the mountains of central, northern nw South America that were previously considered to be of the species:
511/5009 Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
have been ascribed to:
511/5008 Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus
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519/515T Choco Manakin Cryptopipo litae
(e Panama, w Colombia, w Ecuador)
has been split from:
519/515Y Green Manakin Cryptopipo holochlora
(lower e Andean slope of nw South America)
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523/521E Cryptic Becard Pachyramphus salvini
(central nw South America)
has been split from:
523/5211 Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus
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The following six species of Bush Tanager within genus Chlorospingus in Family: Passerellidae – New World Sparrows have new English names:
983/9529 Yellow-throated Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavigularis
983/9528 Yellow-whiskered Chlorospingus Chlorospingus parvirostris
983/952Y Ashy-throated Chlorospingus Chlorospingus canigularis
983/9523 Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus
983/9524 Tacarcuna Chlorospingus Chlorospingus tacarcunae
983/9526 Dusky Chlorospingus Chlorospingus semifuscus
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973/9303 Northern Mountain Cacique
has been lumped with and is now represented by two subspecies of:
973/9304 Southern Mountain Cacique
which has a new English name:
973/9304 Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus
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993/9885 Olive Tanager
has a new English name:
993/9885 Yellow-lored Tanager Chlorothraupis frenata
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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
985/9734 Band-tailed Sierra Finch Rhopospina alaudina
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985/969E Streaked Dacnis Xenodacnis petersi (c, nc Peru, sc Ecuador)
has been split from:
985/9694 Tit-like Dacnis Xenodacnis parina (s, c Peru)
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985/962E Carriker’s Mountain Tanager Dubusia carrikeri
(Santa Marta Mountains: ne Colombia)
and
985/962K Streak-crowned Mountain Tanager Dubusia stictocephala
(e Andean slope of nc, c Peru)
have been split from:
985/9622 Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager Dubusia taeniata
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
335/2425 Rufous Potoo Phyllaemulor bracteatus
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351/2603 Neotropical Palm Swift
has a new English name:
351/2603 Fork-tailed Palm Swift Tachornis squamata
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The three genera Oreonympha, Oxypogon and Chalcostigma within Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds have been resequenced.
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274/1518 South American Snipe
has a new English name:
274/1518 Pantanal Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
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162/0902 Western Osprey
has a new English name:
162/0902 Osprey Pandion haliaetus
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
167/099F Tiny Hawk Microspizias superciliosus
167/099Y Semicollared Hawk Microspizias collaris
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Genus Epinecrophylla of Stipplethroats in Family: Thamnophilidae – Antbirds has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
487/4522 White-shouldered Antbird Akletos melanoceps
487/4523 Goeldi’s Antbird Akletos goeldii
487/4525 Sooty Antbird Hafferia fortis
487/4526 Blue-lored Antbird Hafferia immaculata
487/4527 Zeledon’s Antbird Hafferia zeledoni
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495/45F1 Chachapoya Antpitta
has a new English name:
495/45F1 Chachapoyas Antpitta Grallaria gravesi
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511/4774 Tawny-crowned Pygmy Tyrant
has been split into two species:
511/4774 Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus
511/477E Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant Euscarthmus fulviceps
(w Ecuador, nw, nc, wc Peru)
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511/4775 Rufous-sided Pygmy Tyrant
has a new English name:
511/4775 Rufous-sided Scrub Tyrant Euscarthmus rufomarginatus
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511/5039 Panamanian Flycatcher
has a new English name:
511/5039 Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis
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519/514P Velvety Manakin Lepidothrix velutina
(nw Ecuador to c Costa Rica)
has been split from:
519/5144 Blue-crowned Manakin
which has a new English name:
519/5144 Blue-capped Manakin Lepidothrix coronata (w, c Amazonia)
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953/8968 Yellowish Pipit
has a new species epithet. Its scientific name is now:
Anthus chii
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Family: Icteridae – Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds has a modified English name.
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985/990T Olivaceous Saltator
has a new English name:
985/990T Olive-grey Saltator Saltator olivascens
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985/990F Blue-grey Saltator
has a new English name:
985/990F Bluish-grey Saltator Saltator coerulescens
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985/957T Inti Tanager Heliothraupis oneilli
is a newly described species.
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985/9790 Caqueta Seedeater Sporophila murallae
(nw, locally sw Amazonia)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
985/978Y Wing-barred Seedeater Sporophila americana
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Order Anseriformes has been resequenced to precede Order Galliformes.
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Order Caprimulgiformes has been split into four orders, each comprised of a single family. The revised sequence of the three orders/families that are regularly present in North-West South America is as follows:
CAPRIMULGIFORMES/Caprimulgidae – Nightjars
STEATORNITHIFORMES/Steatornithidae – Oilbird
NYCTIBIIFORMES/Nyctibiidae – Potoos
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Genus Chaetura of New World swifts in Family: Apodidae – Swifts has been revised and resequenced.
351/2598 Mato Grosso Swift Chaetura viridipennis (w, s Amazonia)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
351/2597 Chapman’s Swift Chaetura chapmani
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351/259P Ashy-tailed Swift Chaetura andrei (e Venezuela)
has been split from:
351/2594 Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi
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Genus Anthracothorax of Mangos and genus Chalcostigma of Thornbills within Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds have been resequenced.
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
355/2893 Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii
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Family: Spheniscidae – Penguins has been resequenced.
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The species within genus Oceanodroma of Family: Hydrobatidae – Northern Storm Petrels have been resequenced and ascribed to existing genus Hydrobates.
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Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags has been revised.
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
146/0852 Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
146/0853 Flightless Cormorant Nannopterum harrisi
146/085F Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.
The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
323/2383 Striped Owl Asio clamator
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450/3636 Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
450/3637 Southern Crested Caracara
which has a new English name:
450/3637 Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
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463/3798 Large-billed Parrotlet
has a new English name:
463/3798 Riparian Parrotlet Forpus crassirostris
…………………………………………………………………….
463/3797 Blue-winged Parrotlet
has a new English name:
463/3797 Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius
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Genus Ara of Macaws within Family: Psittacidae – African & New World Parrots has been resequenced.
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483/418E Chinchipe Spinetail Synallaxis chinchipensis
(Marañón Valley: nc Peru)
has been split from:
483/4185 Necklaced Spinetail Synallaxis stictothorax
(wc, sw Ecuador, nw Peru)
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483/4336 Rondonia Woodcreeper
has a new English name:
483/4336 Dusky-capped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus
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487/444T Rusty-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus frater
has been split from:
487/444Y Rufous-winged Antwren
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
487/4522 White-shouldered Antbird Percnostola melanoceps
487/4523 Goeldi’s Antbird Percnostola goeldii
487/4525 Sooty Antbird Percnostola fortis
487/4526 Blue-lored Antbird Percnostola immaculata
487/4527 Zeledon’s Antbird Percnostola zeledoni
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Family: Grallariidae – Antpittas has been revised and partially resequenced.
495/4579 Rufous Antpitta
has been split into eight species:
495/457E Sierra Nevada Antpitta Grallaria spatiator
(Santa Marta Mountains)
495/457K Perija Antpitta Grallaria saltuensis (Perijá Mountains)
495/4579 Muisca Antpitta Grallaria rufula
(e Andean slope of c Colombia, nw Venezuela)
495/457T Equatorial Antpitta Grallaria saturata
(wc, sw Colombia, c Ecuador, nw Peru)
495/457P Cajamarca Antpitta Grallaria cajamarcae
(Andes of nw Peru)
495/45F6 Junin Antpitta Grallaria obscura
(e Andean slope of c Peru)
495/45F7 Urubamba Antpitta Grallaria occabambae
(e Andean foothills of southern c Peru)
495/45F8 Bolivian Antpitta Grallaria cochabambae
(e Andean slope of wc Bolivia)
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The following newly described species comprise populations that were formerly considered to be representatives of the species 495/4579 Rufous Antpitta:
495/45F0 Chami Antpitta Grallaria alvarezi
(w Andes of wc, sw Colombia)
495/45F1 Chachapoya Antpitta Grallaria gravesi
(e Andean slope of nc Peru)
495/45F2 Panao Antpitta Grallaria oneilli
(e Andean slope of northern c Peru)
495/45F3 Puno Antpitta Grallaria sinaensis
(e Andean slope of sc Peru, wc Bolivia)
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The following newly described species comprise populations that were formerly considered to be representatives of the monotypic species 495/457F Chestnut Antpitta:
495/45F4 Oxapampa Antpitta Grallaria centralis
(e Andean slope of northern c Peru)
495/45F5 Ayacucho Antpitta Grallaria ayacuchensis
(e Andean slope of c Peru)
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Genus Scytalopus within Family: Rhinocryptidae – Tapaculos has been revised and resequenced.
503/466T White-winged Tapaculo Scytalopus krabbei (ne Peru)
is a newly described species.
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503/466E Loja Tapaculo Scytalopus androstictus
se Ecuador, nc Peru)
has been split from:
503/4669 Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus
(c, sw Colombia, c Ecuador)
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503/466K Ampay Tapaculo Scytalopus whitneyi (sc Peru)
is a newly described species.
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503/466P Jalca Tapaculo Scytalopus frankeae (c Peru)
is a newly described species.
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503/464F Bolivian White-crowned Tapaculo
has a new English name:
503/464F Bolivian Tapaculo Scytalopus bolivianus
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503/464Y Northern White-crowned Tapaculo
has a new English name:
503/464Y White-crowned Tapaculo Scytalopus atratus
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503/467E Utcubamba Tapaculo Scytalopus intermedius (nc Peru)
has been split from:
503/4677 Blackish Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans
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The Ground Tyrants, Black Tyrants, Monjitas, Shrike-Tyrants, Bush Tyrants and close relatives genera within Family: Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura have been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
511/4949 Little Ground Tyrant Syrtidicola fluviatilis
511/4974 Rufous-webbed Bush Tyrant Cnemarchus rufipennis
511/4964 Grey Monjita Nengetus cinereus
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Genus Lipaugus of Pihas within Family: Cotingidae – Cotingas has been resequenced.
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Family: Vireonidae – Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
664/5953 Tawny-crowned Greenlet Tunchiornis ochraceiceps
664/5954 Lesser Greenlet Pachysylvia decurtata
664/594Y Dusky-capped Greenlet Pachysylvia hypoxantha
664/5950 Buff-cheeked Greenlet Pachysylvia muscicapina
664/594F Golden-fronted Greenlet Pachysylvia aurantiifrons
664/5949 Rufous-naped Greenlet Pachysylvia semibrunnea
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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
768/6766 White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis
768/675Y Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
768/6765 Black-collared Swallow Pygochelidon melanoleuca
768/6761 Pale-footed Swallow Orochelidon flavipes
768/6760 Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina
768/6763 Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola
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Family: Polioptilidae – Gnatcatchers has been revised and resequenced.
872/775T White-browed Gnatcatcher Polioptila bilineata
(Middle America, w coast of nw South America)
has been split from:
872/7759 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
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Family: Turdidae – Thrushes has been revised and resequenced.
900/802E Sclater’s Nightingale-Thrush
has a new English name:
900/802E Speckled Nightingale-Thrush Catharus maculatus
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Genera Chlorophonia and Euphonia of Family: Fringillidae – Finches, Euphonias have been revised and resequenced.
The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
961/9140 Golden-rumped Euphonia Chlorophonia cyanocephala
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965/923T Chestnut-capped Warbler Basileuterus delattrii
has been split from:
965/9238 Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
(Mexico, c Guatemala, c Belize)
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983/947T Moss-backed Sparrow Arremon dorbignii
(wc, sc Bolivia, nw Argentina)
has been split from:
983/9480 Saffron-billed Sparrow Arremon flavirostris
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985/990F Greyish Saltator
has been split into three species. The two species regularly present in North-West South America are:
985/990T Olivaceous Saltator Saltator olivascens
(northern nw, nc South America)
985/990F Blue-grey Saltator Saltator coerulescens
(Amazonia, c South America)
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985/9745 White-winged Diuca Finch
has a new English name and a modified species epithet:
985/9745 Glacier Finch Idiopsar speculifer
…………………………………………………………………….
985/9747 Short-tailed Finch
has a new English name:
985/9747 Boulder Finch Idiopsar brachyurus
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
985/9607 Blue-and-yellow Tanager Rauenia bonariensis
This compendium ATWB eBook combines the contents of three former ‘Focus On’ guides: NORTH-WEST SOUTH AMERICA Volume 1: NON-PASSERINES, NORTH-WEST SOUTH AMERICA Volume 2: SUBOSCINE PASSERINES and NORTH-WEST SOUTH AMERICA Volume 3: OSCINE PASSERINES. You can view how earlier changes to the IOC bird list impacted on the first two of these three 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
Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds has been revised and resequenced.
355/269T Butterfly Coquette Lophornis verreauxii (w, c Amazonia)
has been split from:
355/269F Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus (se Brazil)
…………………………………………………………………….
355/2879 Geoffroy’s Wedgebill
has a new English name:
355/2879 Geoffroy’s Daggerbill Schistes geoffroyi
…………………………………………………………………….
355/287E White-throated Wedgebill
has a new English name:
355/287E White-throated Daggerbill Schistes albogularis
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
355/2729 Pirre Hummingbird Goldmania bella
355/2750 Tumbes Hummingbird Thaumasius baeri
355/2751 Spot-throated Hummingbird Thaumasius taczanowskii
355/2752 Olive-spotted Hummingbird Talaphorus chlorocercus
355/2773 Steely-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia saucerottei
355/2774 Indigo-capped Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanifrons
355/2759 Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia castaneiventris
355/2778 Green-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia viridigaster
355/2779 Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci
355/275F Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilis amazilia
355/2762 Andean Emerald Uranomitra franciae
355/273Y Shining-green Hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti
355/2760 Versicolored Emerald Chrysuronia versicolor
355/2739 Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
355/273F Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Chrysuronia lilliae
355/2745 Humboldt’s Sapphire Chrysuronia humboldtii
355/2744 Blue-headed Sapphire Chrysuronia grayi
355/2761 White-chested Emerald Chrysuronia brevirostris
355/275Y Plain-bellied Emerald Chrysuronia leucogaster
355/2768 Glittering-throated Emerald Chionomesa fimbriata
355/2769 Sapphire-spangled Emerald Chionomesa lactea
355/2754 White-bellied Hummingbird Elliotomyia chionogaster
355/2755 Green-and-white Hummingbird Elliotomyia viridicauda
355/276F Blue-chested Hummingbird Polyerata amabilis
355/2770 Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi
355/2740 Blue-throated Sapphire Chlorestes eliciae
355/2742 White-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes cyanus
355/2738 Violet-bellied Hummingbird Chlorestes julie
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303/1840 Maroon-chested Ground Dove Paraclaravis mondetoura
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new scientific name.
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Family: Rallidae – Rails, Crakes & Coots has been revised and resequenced.
201/125Y Grey-necked Wood Rail
has a new English name:
201/125Y Grey-cowled Wood Rail Aramides cajaneus
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
201/1280 Ash-throated Crake Mustelirallus albicollis
201/121Y Russet-crowned Crake Rufirallus viridis
201/121F Chestnut-headed Crake Rufirallus castaneiceps
201/1285 Yellow-breasted Crake Laterallus flaviventer
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274/153E Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus
has been split from:
274/1530 Whimbrel
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Within Order Suliformes, Family: Anhingidae – Anhingas, Darters has been resequenced to precede Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags
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Family: Cathartidae – New World Vultures has been resequenced.
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Genus Megascops of Screech Owls in Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.
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Genus Chloroceryle of American Kingfishers in Alcedinidae – Kingfishers has been resequenced.
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427/3323 Curl-crested Aracari
has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:
Pteroglossus beauharnaisii
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Genus Forpus of Parrotlets within Family: Psittacidae – African & New World Parrots has been resequenced.
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Genus Ara of Macaws within Family: Psittacidae – African & New World Parrots has been resequenced.
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The following species have been assigned to a new or different genus:
483/4260 Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Dendroma rufa
483/4258 Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner Dendroma erythroptera
483/4121 Tawny Tit-Spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis
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The following Epinecrophylla Antwren species have new English names:
487/4403 Checker-throated Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla fulviventris
487/4405 White-eyed Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla leucophthalma
487/4406 Rufous-backed Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla haematonota
487/4408 Rio Madeira Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla amazonica
487/440F Foothill Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla spodionota
487/440Y Ornate Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla ornata
487/4410 Rufous-tailed Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla erythrura
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487/4484 White-backed Fire-eye Pyriglena leuconota
has been split into three species. Birds that are resident within the North-West South America region have been ascribed to a newly defined species:
487/448P Western Fire-eye Pyriglena maura
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Family: Cotingidae – Cotingas has been resequenced.
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Genus Progne of American Martins within Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been resequenced.
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Family: Passerellidae – New World Sparrows has been revised and resequenced.
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993/991Y Rothschild’s Grosbeak
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:
993/991Y Amazonian Grosbeak Cyanoloxia rothschildii
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
993/991F Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanoloxia cyanoides
993/9920 Ultramarine Grosbeak Cyanoloxia brissonii
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Family: Thraupidae – Tanagers & Allies has been revised and resequenced.
985/9703 Giant Conebill
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new species epithet. Its scientific name is now:
Conirostrum binghami
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
985/972F Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
985/9734 Band-tailed Sierra Finch Porphyrospiza alaudina
985/9823 Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
985/9824 Sooty Grassquit Asemospiza fuliginosa
985/9822 Dull-colored Grassquit Asemospiza obscura
985/9581 Flame-crested Tanager Loriotus cristatus
985/9584 White-shouldered Tanager Loriotus luctuosus
985/9582 Yellow-crested Tanager Loriotus rufiventer
985/9818 White-naped Seedeater Sporophila fringilloides
985/9811 Thick-billed Seed Finch Sporophila funerea
985/9812 Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch Sporophila angolensis
985/9815 Great-billed Seed Finch Sporophila maximiliani
985/9814 Large-billed Seed Finch Sporophila crassirostris
985/9816 Black-billed Seed Finch Sporophila atrirostris
985/9767 Cochabamba Mountain Finch Poospiza garleppi
985/9568 Slaty-backed Hemispingus Poospiza goeringi
985/9569 Rufous-browed Hemispingus Poospiza rufosuperciliaris
985/9563 Grey-capped Hemispingus Kleinothraupis reyi
985/955F Black-capped Hemispingus Kleinothraupis atropileus
985/955Y White-browed Hemispingus Kleinothraupis auricularis
985/9560 Orange-browed Hemispingus Kleinothraupis calophrys
985/9561 Parodi’s Hemispingus Kleinothraupis parodii
985/9564 Oleaginous Hemispingus Sphenopsis frontalis
985/9565 Black-eared Hemispingus Sphenopsis melanotis
985/9566 Western Hemispingus Sphenopsis ochracea
985/9567 Piura Hemispingus Sphenopsis piurae
985/9562 Superciliaried Hemispingus Thlypopsis superciliaris
985/9756 Rufous-sided Warbling Finch Poospizopsis frontalis
985/9766 Chestnut-breasted Mountain Finch Poospizopsis caesar
985/9757 Rusty-browed Warbling Finch Microspingus erythrophrys
985/9755 Plain-tailed Warbling Finch Microspingus alticola
985/9763 Ringed Warbling Finch Microspingus torquatus
985/9570 Three-striped Hemispingus Microspingus trifasciatus
985/9732 Ash-breasted Sierra Finch Geospizopsis plebejus
985/972Y Plumbeous Sierra Finch Geospizopsis unicolor
985/9731 White-throated Sierra Finch Idiopsar erythronotus
985/9745 White-winged Diuca Finch Idiopsar speculiferus
985/9607 Blue-and-yellow Tanager Pipraeidea bonariensis
985/9623 Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager Dubusia castaneoventris
985/9606 Blue-capped Tanager Sporathraupis cyanocephala
985/9617 Masked Mountain Tanager Tephrophilus wetmorei
985/9615 Black-chested Mountain Tanager Cnemathraupis eximia
985/9616 Golden-backed Mountain Tanager Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis
985/9650 Dotted Tanager Ixothraupis varia
985/9651 Rufous-throated Tanager Ixothraupis rufigula
985/964F Spotted Tanager Ixothraupis punctata
985/964Y Speckled Tanager Ixothraupis guttata
985/9649 Yellow-bellied Tanager Ixothraupis xanthogastra
985/965Y Golden-naped Tanager Chalcothraupis ruficervix
985/9635 Grey-and-gold Tanager Poecilostreptus palmeri
985/9671 Black-headed Tanager Stilpnia cyanoptera
985/966Y Silver-backed Tanager Stilpnia viridicollis
985/966F Sira Tanager Stilpnia phillipsi
985/9670 Straw-backed Tanager Stilpnia argyrofenges
985/9669 Black-capped Tanager Stilpnia heinei
985/9663 Golden-hooded Tanager Stilpnia larvata
985/9662 Blue-necked Tanager Stilpnia cyanicollis
985/9664 Masked Tanager Stilpnia nigrocincta
985/9659 Green-capped Tanager Stilpnia meyerdeschauenseei
985/9658 Scrub Tanager Stilpnia vitriolina
985/9654 Burnished-buff Tanager Stilpnia cayana
To view how earlier changes to the IOC bird list impacted on two of the the three volumes that preceded the publication of this compendium ATWB eBook, follow these links:
Focus on NORTH-WEST SOUTH AMERICA VOLUME 1: NON-PASSERINES Updates
Focus on NORTH-WEST SOUTH AMERICA VOLUME 2: SUBOSCINE PASSERINES Updates
All the World's Birds 