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

 

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)

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

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

Family: Podargidae – Frogmouths (Part 1 to Part 3)

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

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

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

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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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The species in Family: Columbidae – Doves and Pigeons 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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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

201/1236    Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis

201/122F    Woodford’s Rail    Gallirallus woodfordi

201/1238    Roviana Rail    Gallirallus rovianae

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

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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers and Lapwings has a new 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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Family: Glareolidae – Coursers and Pratincoles 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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286/1599    White Tern

has been split into three species. The species that is regularly present in Solomon Islands is:

286/159P    Blue-billed White Tern    Gygis candida

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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 new English name.

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

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091/059F    Vanuatu Petrel

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

091/0608    White-necked Petrel    Pterodroma cervicalis

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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 new English name.

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Family: Threskiornithidae – Ibises and Spoonbills has a new 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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120/077E    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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Family: Tytonidae – Bay Owls and Barn Owls has a new English name.

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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 species in Family: Alcedinidae – Kingfishers have been resequenced.

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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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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

467/394Y    Duchess Lorikeet    Vini margarethae

467/396Y    Cardinal Lory    Chalcopsitta cardinalis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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