Interactive Checklist SRI LANKA 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.
2024 edition -> 2025 edition IOC bird list v 13.2 -> IOC bird list v 14.2
Family: Burhinidae – Stone-curlews, Thick-knees has been resequenced.
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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
249/145T Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons
249/145Y Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
249/1450 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
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Family: Scolopacidae – Sandpipers, Snipes has been partially resequenced.
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Family: Glareolidae – Coursers, Pratincoles has been resequenced.
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Family: Laridae – Gulls, Terns, Skimmers has been resequenced.
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Family: Stercorariidae – Skuas has been resequenced.
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Family: Ardeidae – Herons, Bitterns has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
120/076F Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
120/0768 Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
120/0766 Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
120/0784 Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
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120/0796 Intermediate Egret
has a new English name:
120/0796 Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
167/1000 Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
167/1006 Shikra Tachyspiza badia
167/1023 Besra Tachyspiza virgata
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379/3069 Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
has a new English name:
379/3069 Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
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636/5731 Large Cuckooshrike
has a new English name:
636/5731 Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
760/6552 Jerdon’s Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
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768/6790 Red-rumped Swallow
has a new English name:
768/6790 Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
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907/81F2 Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei (Sri Lanka)
has been split from:
907/8126 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
2023 edition -> 2024 edition IOC bird list v 12.2 -> IOC bird list v 13.2
249/145Y Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
has been resequenced.
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249/145F Lesser Sand Plover
has been split into two species. The species that is regularly present in Sri Lanka is:
249/145T Tibetan Sand Plover Charadrius atrifrons
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Family: Ciconiidae – Storks has been resequenced.
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111/0708 Woolly-necked Stork
has a new English name:
111/0708 Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
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Genus Nisaetus of Hawk-Eagles within Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Hawks, Eagles has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
167/105F White-bellied Sea Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
167/1067 Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
323/2286 Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
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Family: Laniidae – Shrikes has been resequenced and repositioned to immediately precede Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays.
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836/746Y Hume’s Whitethroat
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
836/7469 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
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Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers has been resequenced.
2022 edition -> 2023 edition IOC bird list v 11.2 -> IOC bird list v 12.2
162/0902 Western Osprey
has a new English name:
162/0902 Osprey Pandion haliaetus
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323/235Y Brown Hawk-Owl
has a new English name:
323/235Y Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
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Family: Oriolidae – Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios has a new English name.
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764/660F Black-capped Bulbul
has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:
Rubigula melanictera
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Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers has a modified English name.
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Family: Sturnidae – Starlings, Rhabdornises has a modified English name.
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:
065/0381 Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
065/0423 King Quail Synoicus chinensis
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Order Caprimulgiformes has been split into four orders, each comprised of a single family. The revised sequence of the two orders/families that are regularly present in Sri Lanka is as follows:
CAPRIMULGIFORMES/Caprimulgidae – Nightjars
PODARGIFORMES/Podargidae – Frogmouths
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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
087/0566 Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel Hydrobates monorhis
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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.
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391/3130 Green Bee-eater
has a new English name:
391/3130 Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been revised and resequenced.
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The following family has a modified English name:
Family: Paradoxornithidae – Parrotbills & Allies
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Family: Turdidae – Thrushes has been revised and resequenced.
2020 edition -> 2021 edition IOC bird list v 9.2 -> IOC bird list v 10.2
Family: Rallidae – Rails, Crakes & Coots has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
201/1239 Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
201/1281 Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
201/1277 Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla
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274/1530 Whimbrel
has a new English name:
274/1530 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
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Within Order Charadriiformes, single species Family: Dromadidae – Crab-plover has been resequenced to precede Family: Glareolidae – Coursers, Pratincoles:
237/1398 Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
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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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Genus Oriolus within Family: Oriolidae – Figbirds, Orioles & Turnagra has been resequenced.
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Genus Dicrurus within single genus Family: Dicruridae – Drongos has been revised and resequenced.
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Family: Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls has been revised and resequenced.
764/660F Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanicterus
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new scientific name.
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Family: Sylviidae – Sylviid Babblers has been revised and resequenced to follow Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas & Allies.
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
836/7469 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
836/746Y Hume’s Whitethroat Curruca althaea
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838/7498 Yellow-eyed Babbler
formerly in Sylviidae (identifier number ‘836’), has been moved to new family:
Family: Paradoxornithidae – Parrotbills and allies (identifier number ‘838’)
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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.
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Family: Timaliidae – Babblers, Scimitar Babblers has been revised and resequenced.
824/7259 Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new scientific name.
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Family: Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes & Allies 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: Podargidae – Frogmouths (Part 4 to Part 1)
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)
Family: Phoenicopteridae – Flamingos (Part 1 to Part 2)
12 Charadriiformes families (Part 2 to Part 3)
Family: Phaethontidae – Tropicbirds (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: Vangidae – Vangas & Allies
Family: Artamidae – Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies
Family: Oriolidae – Figbirds, Orioles, Turnagra
Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers & Allies
Family: Acrocephalidae – Reed Warblers & Allies
Family: Locustellidae – Grassbirds & Allies
Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas & Allies
Family: Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes & Allies
Family: Estrildidae – Waxbills, Munias & Allies
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Family Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes & Allies has been revised and resequenced. As part of this review the following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
832/7387 Ashy-headed Laughingthrush Argya cinereifrons
832/7357 Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
832/7356 Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
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840/756Y Oriental White-eye
has a new English name:
840/756Y Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
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