Interactive Checklist NUSA TENGGARA Updates
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)
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