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

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

 

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

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

Family: Aegothelidae – Owlet-nightjars (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Hemiprocnidae – Treeswifts (Part 1 to Part 3)

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

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

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

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

099/0661    Tricolored Grebe

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

099/0660    Little Grebe    Tachybaptus ruficollis

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

Family: Cuculidae – Cuckoos has been partially resequenced.

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

…………………………………………………………………….

303/1934    Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove    Megaloprepia formosa

has a new species epithet and has been ascribed to a new genus.

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

201/1293    Invisible Rail    Gallirallus wallacii

201/1236    Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis

…………………………………………………………………….

201/129Y    Australasian Swamphen

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

201/1296    Western Swamphen

which has a new English name:

201/1296    Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio

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

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

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

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

249/1442    Little Ringed Plover    Thinornis dubius

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

280/1585    Australian Pratincole    Glareola isabella

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

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

…………………………………………………………………….

120/077E    Little Heron    Butorides atricapilla

(all birds except those regularly present in Panama, South America)

has been split from:

120/0778    Striated Heron    Butorides striata

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

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

351/2618    Pacific Swift

has a new English name:

351/2618    Fork-tailed Swift    Apus pacificus

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

319/2194    Moluccan Masked Owl

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

319/2197    Australian Masked Owl

which has a new English name:

319/2197    Australasian Masked Owl    Tyto novaehollandiae

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

Family: Strigidae – Owls has been partially resequenced.

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

Family: Pandionidae – Osprey has a modified English name.

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

The species in Family: Coraciidae – Rollers have been resequenced.

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

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

467/3978    Blue-eared Lory    Trichoglossus semilarvatus

467/3975    Red Lory    Trichoglossus borneus

467/3974    Violet-necked Lory    Trichoglossus squamatus

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The species in Family: Oriolidae – Old World Orioles have been resequenced.

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

…………………………………………………………………….

656/586F    Cinnamon-breasted Whistler

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

656/5869    Drab Whistler    Pachycephala griseonota

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

The species in Family: Paradisaeidae – Birds-of-paradise have been resequenced.

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows has a new English name.

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

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

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

Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers has been partially resequenced.

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

840/7554    Grey-hooded White-eye

has a new English name:

840/7554    Grey-hooded Heleia    Heleia pinaiae

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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

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

Family: Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies has a new English name.

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

Family: Dicaeidae – Flowerpeckers has been partially resequenced.

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

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

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

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

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

Family: Passeridae – Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows has a modified English name.

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

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The species in Family: Motacillidae – Wagtails and Pipits have been resequenced.