On this page you can view how the first release of the AviList impacted on the contents of this ATWB eBook.

To see how earlier updates to the IOC bird list impacted on the contents of this eBook, click here.

 

2025 edition -> 2026 edition     IOC bird list v 14.2 -> AviList v2025

Non-Passerine Orders have been resequenced. Within some Orders, there has also been a resequencing of families.

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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: Podicipedidae – Grebes (Part 2 to Part 1)

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

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

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The species in Family: Apterygidae – Kiwis 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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315/2140    Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo

has a new English name:

315/2140    Long-tailed Koel    Urodynamis taitensis

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

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

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

201/1236    Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis

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201/129Y    Australasian Swamphen

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

201/1296    Western Swamphen

which has a new English name:

201/1296    Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio

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

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Family: Haematopodidae – Oystercatchers has been partially resequenced.

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

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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers and Lapwings has been partially resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

249/1467    Black-fronted Dotterel    Thinornis melanops

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

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

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083/0551    Campbell Albatross

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

083/0550    Black-browed Albatross
083/0550    Thalassarche melanophris

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

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Family: Oceanitidae – Southern Storm Petrels has been partially resequenced.

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

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

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

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

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

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146/087E    Foveaux Shag

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

146/0878    Otago Shag

which has a new English name:

146/0878    Stewart Island Shag    Leucocarbo chalconotus

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

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

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

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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: Notiomystidae – Stitchbird (Part 7 to Part 8)

Family: Callaeidae – New Zealand Wattlebirds (Part 7 to Part 8)

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

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Family: Mohouidae – Whiteheads has been partially resequenced.

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

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Family: Callaeidae – New Zealand Wattlebirds has been partially 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: Zosteropidae – White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies has a new English name.

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