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.

2022 edition -> 2023 edition     IOC bird list v 11.2 -> IOC bird list v 12.2

162/0903    Eastern Osprey    Pandion cristatus

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

162/0902    Western Osprey

which has a new English name:

162/0902    Osprey    Pandion haliaetus

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323/2380    Little Sumba Hawk-Owl

has a new English name:

323/2380    Least Boobook    Ninox sumbaensis

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379/301F    Glittering Kingfisher

has a new English name:

379/301F    White-rumped Kingfisher    Caridonax fulgidus

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

548/5331    Scaly-crowned Honeyeater    Sugomel lombokium

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548/5333    Indonesian Honeyeater

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

548/5334    Brown Honeyeater    Lichmera indistincta

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

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Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers has a modified English name.

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800/694P    Flores Leaf Warbler    Phylloscopus floresianus

(Flores: c Lesser Sundas)

has been split from:

800/6941    Timor Leaf Warbler    Phylloscopus presbytes

(Timor and nearby island: c Lesser Sundas)

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Family: Sturnidae – Starlings, Rhabdornises has a modified English name.

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937/8822    Zebra Finch

has been split into two species. The species regularly present in Nusa Tenggara is:

937/8822    Sunda Zebra Finch    Taeniopygia guttata    (Lesser Sundas)

 

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2021 edition -> 2022 edition     IOC bird list v 10.2 -> IOC bird list v 11.2

Order Anseriformes has been resequenced to precede Order Galliformes.

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Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies has been revised and resequenced.

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

065/0422    Brown Quail    Synoicus ypsilophorus

065/0423    King Quail    Synoicus chinensis

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303/1788    Island Collared Dove

has a new English name:

303/1788    Sunda Collared Dove    Streptopelia bitorquata

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

087/056Y    Matsudaira’s Storm Petrel    Hydrobates matsudairae

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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.

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The Lorikeet genera within Family: Psittacidae – African & New World Parrots have been revised and resequenced.

The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

467/3971    Iris Lorikeet    Saudareos iris

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479/407E    Ornate Pitta    Pitta concinna    (n Lesser Sundas)

has been split from:

479/4075    Elegant Pitta    Pitta elegans

(sc, ne Indonesia, Timor-Leste)

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668/5980    Olive-brown Oriole

has been split into two species. The species that is regularly present in Nusa Tenggara is:

668/5980    Timor Oriole    Oriolus melanotis    (Timor and nearby islands)

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680/610E    Tenggara Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone floris

(w, c Lesser Sundas)

has been split from:

680/6102    Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone affinis

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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been revised and resequenced.

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907/8187    Russet-backed Jungle Flycatcher

has been split into two species:

907/8187    Flores Jungle Flycatcher    Cyornis oscillans

(Sumbawa, Flores: Lesser Sundas)

907/818P    Sumba Jungle Flycatcher    Cyornis stresemanni

(Sumba: Lesser Sundas)

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Family: Turdidae – Thrushes has been revised and resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

937/8866    Timor Sparrow    Padda fuscata

 

2020 edition -> 2021 edition     IOC bird list v 9.2 -> IOC bird list v 10.2

Genus Gallus of Junglefowl within Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies has been resequenced.

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Family: Rallidae – Rails, Crakes & Coots has been revised and resequenced.

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

201/1236    Buff-banded Rail    Hypotaenidia philippensis

201/1281    Ruddy-breasted Crake    Zapornia fusca

201/1283    Spotless Crake    Zapornia tabuensis

201/1286    White-browed Crake    Poliolimnas cinereus

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274/1530    Whimbrel

has a new English name:

274/1530    Eurasian Whimbrel    Numenius phaeopus

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Within Order Suliformes, Family: Anhingidae – Anhingas, Darters has been resequenced to precede Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags

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120/076F    Black Bittern    Ixobrychus flavicollis

has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new scientific name.

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Family: Meliphagidae – Honeyeaters has been revised and resequenced.

The birds resident on Alor previously considered possibly to be of the species:

548/5299    Crimson-hooded Myzomela    Myzomela kuehni

are now known to be a newly described species:

548/529E    Alor Myzomela    Myzomela prawiradilagae

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Genus Dicrurus within single genus Family: Dicruridae – Drongos has been revised and resequenced.

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Family: Zosteropidae – White-eyes has been revised and resequenced and has been moved from Part 10 to Part 9 of the IOC bird list.

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

840/7558    Cream-browed White-eye    Heleia superciliaris

840/7559    Crested White-eye    Heleia dohertyi

840/757F    Yellow-ringed White-eye    Heleia wallacei

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Genus Ficedula within Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers has been resequenced.

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Family: Estrildidae – Waxbills, Munias & Allies has been revised and resequenced.

 

2019 edition -> 2020 edition     IOC bird list v 8.2 -> IOC bird list v 9.2

Non-Passerine Orders have been resequenced.

The following families have been moved to a different part of the IOC birdlist:

Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars (Part 4 to Part 1)

Family: Hemiprocnidae – Treeswifts (Part 4 to Part 1)

Family: Apodidae – Swifts (Part 4 to Part 1)

Family: Cuculidae – Cuckoos (Part 3 to Part 2)

Family: Columbidae – Pigeons, Doves (Part 3 to Part 2)

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

10 Charadriiformes families (Part 2 to Part 3)

Family: Phaethontidae – Tropicbirds (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Oceanitidae – Austral Storm Petrels (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Hydrobatidae – Northern Storm Petrels (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Procellariidae – Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Ciconiidae – Storks (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Fregatidae – Frigatebirds (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Sulidae – Gannets, Boobies (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Anhingidae – Anhingas, Darters (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Threskiornithidae – Ibises, Spoonbills (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Ardeidae – Herons, Bitterns (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Pelecanidae – Pelicans (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Pandionidae – Ospreys (Part 2 to Part 4)

Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Hawks, Eagles (Part 2 to Part 4)

Family: Tytonidae – Barn Owls (Part 3 to Part 4)

Family: Strigidae – Owls (Part 3 to Part 4)

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The following families have modified English names:

Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies

Family: Anatidae – Ducks, Geese, Swans

Family: Rallidae – Rails, Crakes & Coots

Family: Laridae – Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Family: Artamidae – Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies

Family: Pachycephalidae – Whistlers & Allies

Family: Oriolidae – Figbirds, Orioles, Turnagra

Family: Cettiidae – Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies

Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers & Allies

Family: Acrocephalidae – Reed Warblers & Allies

Family: Locustellidae – Grassbirds & Allies

Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas & Allies

Family: Estrildidae – Waxbills, Munias & Allies

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Genus Alopecoenas of ground doves has been renamed:

Pampusana

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323/2359    Southern Boobook    Ninox boobook

has been split into four species:

323/2359    Australian Boobook    Ninox boobook

(Sawu: sc Lesser Sundas, e Lesser Sundas, sc New Guinea, Australia)

323/23F0    Rote Boobook    Ninox rotiensis    (Rote)

323/23F1    Timor Boobook    Ninox fusca    (Timor)

323/23F2    Alor Boobook    Ninox plesseni    (Alor)

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The birds resident on Rote previously considered to be of the subspecies P. p. presbytes of:

800/6941    Timor Leaf Warbler   Phylloscopus presbytes

are known to be a newly described species:

800/694E    Rote Leaf Warbler    Phylloscopus rotiensis

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The Zosterops genus in Family: Zosteropidae – White-eyes has been revised and resequenced.

840/7579    Mountain White-eye    Zosterops montanus

(Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Alor, Timor)

has been lumped with and is now represented by 9 subspecies of:

840/7569    Warbling White-eye    Zosterops japonicus

[formerly Japanese White-eye]

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Birds resident on Lombok which were previously considered to have been of the species:

840/756Y    Oriental White-eye

are now considered to be of the species:

840/7580    Lemon-bellied White-eye    Zosterops chloris

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The birds resident on Sumbawa and Flores and previously considered to have been of the species:

840/756Y    Oriental White-eye

have been re-ascribed as a subspecies of:

840/7581    Ashy-bellied White-eye    Zosterops citrinella