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: Phoenicopteridae – Flamingos (Part 2 to Part 1)

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

Family: Musophagidae – Turacos (Part 2 to Part 1)

Family: Otididae – Bustards (Part 2 to Part 1)

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

Family: Pteroclidae – Sandgrouse (Part 2 to Part 1)

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

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

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

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Family: Phasianidae – Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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The species in Family: Phoenicopteridae – Flamingos have been resequenced.

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Family: Musophagidae – Turacos has been partially resequenced.

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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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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

303/1768    Lemon Dove    Aplopelia larvata

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Family: Sarothruridae – Flufftails has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Sarothruridae – Flufftails 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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201/1297    African Swamphen

has been lumped with and is now represented by a 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: Recurvirostridae – Stilts and Avocets has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Recurvirostridae – Stilts and Avocets have been resequenced.

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

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

249/1449    Three-banded Plover    Thinornis tricollaris

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Family: Rostratulidae – Painted-Snipes has a modified English name.

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

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

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

280/1581    Double-banded Courser    Smutsornis africanus

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

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Family: Ciconiidae – Storks has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Anhingidae – Anhinga and Darters has a new English name.

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

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146/0866    White-breasted Cormorant

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

146/0865    Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo

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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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The species in Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars and Nighthawks have been resequenced.

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

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

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The species in Family: Tytonidae – Bay Owls and Barn Owls have been resequenced.

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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been partially resequenced.

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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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167/1057    Yellow-billed Kite

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

167/1056    Black Kite    Milvus migrans

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395/3151    African Hoopoe

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

395/3150    Eurasian Hoopoe

which has a new English name:

395/3150    Common Hoopoe    Upupa epops

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Family: Phoeniculidae – Wood Hoopoes and Scimitarbills has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Phoeniculidae – Wood Hoopoes and Scimitarbills have been resequenced.

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Family: Bucorvidae – Ground Hornbills has been embedded within Family: Bucerotidae – Hornbills.

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The species in Family: Bucerotidae – Hornbills have been resequenced.

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

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The species in genus Merops within Family: Meropidae – Bee-eaters have been resequenced.

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

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The species in Family: Picidae – Woodpeckers have been resequenced.

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444/3485    Little Spotted Woodpecker

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

444/3486    Little Green Woodpecker

which has a new English name:

444/3486    Green-backed Woodpecker    Campethera maculosa

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

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

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Family: Psittacidae – African and New World Parrots has a modified English name.

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

Family: Hyliotidae – Hyliotas (Part 10 to Part 8)

Family: Macrosphenidae – Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies (Part 9 to Part 8)

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

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

Family: Promeropidae – Sugarbirds (Part 10 to Part 11)

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Family: Calyptomenidae – African and Green Broadbills has a modified English name.

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

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Family: Malaconotidae – Bushshrikes and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Malaconotidae – Bushshrikes and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Platysteiridae – Wattle-eyes and Batises has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Platysteiridae – Wattle-eyes and Batises have been resequenced.

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Family: Vangidae – Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies has a new English name.

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

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

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

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Family: Laniidae – Shrikes has been partially resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

660/5881    Magpie Shrike    Urolestes melanoleucus

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

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

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Family: Paridae – Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Paridae – Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice have been resequenced.

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744/6479    Cinnamon-breasted Tit

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

744/6478    Rufous-bellied Tit    Melaniparus rufiventris

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Family: Alaudidae – Larks has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Macrosphenidae – Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Macrosphenidae – Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies have been resequenced.

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

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The species in Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas and Allies have been resequenced.

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820/717F    Grey-backed Camaroptera

has been lumped with and is now represented by 11 subspecies of:

820/7179    Green-backed Camaroptera

which has a new English name:

820/7179    Bleating Camaroptera    Camaroptera brachyura

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

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The species in Family: Acrocephalidae – Reed Warblers and Allies have been 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: Hirundinidae – Swallows has been partially resequenced.

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The species in Family: Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls have been resequenced.

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764/6627    Dark-capped Bulbul

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

764/6624    Common Bulbul    Pycnonotus barbatus

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Family: Sylviidae – Sylviid Warblers and Allies 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: Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes and Allies has a modified English name.

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The two species in Family: Buphagidae – Oxpeckers have been resequenced.

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896/7962    Red-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus erythroryncha

has a modified species epithet.

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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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892/7922    Miombo Blue-eared Starling

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

892/7921    Lesser Blue-eared Starling    Lamprotornis chloropterus

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

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

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Family: Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

907/8114    Bearded Scrub Robin    Tychaedon quadrivirgata

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

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The species in Family: Nectariniidae – Spiderhunters and Sunbirds have been resequenced.

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Family: Ploceidae – Weavers and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Ploceidae – Weavers and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Viduidae – Whydahs and Indigobirds has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Viduidae – Whydahs and Indigobirds have been resequenced.

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

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Family: Estrildidae – Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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

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The species in Family: Passeridae – Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows have been resequenced.

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

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

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Family: Fringillidae – Finches, Euphonias, and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Fringillidae – Finches, Euphonias, and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Emberizidae – Old World Buntings has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Emberizidae – Old World Buntings have been resequenced.