AFRICA 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
173/1135 Houbara Bustard
has a new English name:
173/1135 African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata
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173/1136 Macqueen’s Bustard
has a new English name:
173/1136 Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii
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315/210E Olive-capped Coua Coua olivaceiceps
(sw, sc Madagascar)
has been split from:
315/2101 Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps (nw, wc Madagacar)
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Family: Turnicidae – Buttonquail has been resequenced.
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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:
249/1462 Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
249/1460 Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
249/145T Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons
249/145Y Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
249/1446 Madagascar Plover Anarhynchus thoracicus
249/1447 Kittlitz’s Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
249/1455 Chestnut-banded Plover Anarhynchus pallidus
249/144Y White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
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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091/057Y Cape Petrel
has a new English name:
091/057Y Pintado Petrel Daption capense
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The following species has been resequenced:
111/070E African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis
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Family: Fregatidae – Frigatebirds has been resequenced.
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Family: Sulidae – Gannets, Boobies 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 new or different genus:
120/0769 Dwarf Bittern Botaurus sturmii
120/0764 Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
120/0772 White-backed Night Heron Calherodius leuconotus
120/0783 Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
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120/0796 Intermediate Egret
has been split into three species. The species that is regularly present in Africa is:
120/079E Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
167/1003 Red-chested Goshawk Aerospiza toussenelii
167/1004 African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
167/1005 Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk Aerospiza castanilius
167/1006 Shikra Tachyspiza badia
167/1008 Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
167/100F Frances’s Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae
167/1020 Red-thighed Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza erythropus
167/1021 Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minulla
167/1039 Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
167/103F Henst’s Goshawk Astur henstii
167/103Y Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
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Genus Athene within Family: Strigidae – Owls has been partially resequenced.
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407/319E Eastern Dwarf Hornbill Horizocerus granti
(c, locally wc Africa)
has been split from:
407/3190 Black Dwarf Hornbill
which has a new English name:
407/3190 Western Dwarf Hornbill Horizocerus hartlaubi
(southern w Africa, northern wc Africa)
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407/319K Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus cassini
(nc, wc, south-east w Africa)
has been split from:
407/3191 White-crested Hornbill
which has a new English name:
407/3191 Western Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus albocristatus
(south central, south-west w Africa)
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Family: Lybiidae – African Barbets has been partially resequenced.
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435/340E Western Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus goffinii
(southern w Africa)
has been split from:
435/3402 Yellow-billed Barbet
which has a new English name:
435/3402 Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
435/3378 Green Barbet Cryptolybia olivacea
435/3399 Brown-breasted Barbet Pogonornis melanopterus
435/339F Black-backed Barbet Pogonornis minor
435/339Y Double-toothed Barbet Pogonornis bidentatus
435/3400 Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius
435/3401 Black-breasted Barbet Pogonornis rolleti
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435/338E Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus uropygialis
(ne, ec Africa)
has been split from:
435/3385 Red-fronted Tinkerbird
which has a new English name:
435/3385 Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
(se Africa)
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The following two species have been resequenced:
760/6517 Benguela Long-billed Lark Certhilauda benguelensis
760/6516 Karoo Long-billed Lark Certhilauda subcoronata
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
760/6554 Rusty Bush Lark Calendulauda rufa
760/6553 Gillett’s Lark Calendulauda gilletti
760/6555 Collared Lark Amirafra collaris
760/6544 Angola Lark Amirafra angolensis
760/6543 Flappet Lark Amirafra rufocinnamomea
760/6540 Cape Clapper Lark Corypha apiata
760/653Y Eastern Clapper Lark Corypha fasciolata
760/6541 Red-winged Lark Corypha hypermetra
760/6542 Rufous-naped Lark Corypha africana
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760/6533 Foxy Lark
has been lumped with and is now represented by two subspecies of:
760/6534 Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides
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760/6538 Barlow’s Lark
has been lumped with and is now represented by three subspecies of:
760/6537 Dune Lark Calendulauda erythrochlamys
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The following two species have been resequenced:
760/653F Archer’s Lark Heteromirafra archeri
760/6539 Rudd’s Lark Heteromirafra ruddi
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Genus Mirafra in Family: Alaudidae – Larks has been resequenced.
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760/654K Kidepo Lark Corypha kidepoensis
(ec, se South Sudan and adjacent lands)
has been split from:
760/6541 Red-winged Lark Corypha hypermetra
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760/6542 Rufous-naped Lark Corypha africana
has been split into five species. The four newly recognised species are:
760/65F0 Highland Lark Corypha kurrae
(w Africa, c Cameroon, sw Sudan)
760/65F1 Sentinel Lark Corypha athi
(c, s Kenya, nc, ne Tanzania)
760/65F2 Plains Lark Corypha kabalii
(se Gabon to e, c Angola, wc Zambia)
760/65F3 Plateau Lark Corypha nigrescens
(ne Zambia, sc Tanzania, n Malawi)
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760/654E Sharpe’s Lark
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new English name:
760/654E Russet Lark Corypha sharpii
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760/6556 Ash’s lark
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
760/6557 Somali Lark
which has been ascribed to a new genus:
760/6557 Somali Lark Corypha somalica
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764/666P Pale-throated Greenbul Atimastillas flavigula
has been split from:
764/6665 Yellow-throated Leaflove
which has a new English name:
764/6665 Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul Atimastillas flavicollis
(w Africa, n Cameroon, wc Central African Republic)
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The following five species have had their English name changed by inserting the word ‘Mountain’:
764/6643 Cameroon Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla montana
764/6644 Western Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla tephrolaema
764/6647 Uluguru Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla neumanni
764/6648 Black-browed Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla fusciceps
764/6649 Yellow-throated Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla chlorigula
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764/6645 Olive-breasted Greenbul
has a new English name:
764/6645 Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla kikuyuensis
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764/6646 Mountain Greenbul
has a new English name:
764/6646 Black-headed Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps
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764/664Y Olive-headed Greenbul
has been lumped with:
764/6650 Stripe-faced Greenbul
to form a species with the same English name:
764/6650 Olive-headed Greenbul Arizelocichla striifacies
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764/667T Angola Greenbul Phyllastrephus viridiceps (nw Angola)
has been split from:
764/667F White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis
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764/6667 Red-tailed Leaflove
has a new English name:
764/6667 Leaf-love Phyllastrephus scandens
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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been resequenced.
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768/673T Madagascar Martin Riparia cowani
(e, sw Madagascar)
has been split from:
768/673Y Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
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768/678K Red-throated Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne rufigula
has been split from:
768/6783 Rock Martin
which has a new English name:
768/6783 Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
(w Angola, s Africa)
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
768/6799 Forest Swallow Atronanus fuliginosus
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768/6790 Red-rumped Swallow
has been split into thee species. The species that are regularly present in Africa are:
768/679E European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
and
768/679K African Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis melanocrissus
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768/6792 West African Swallow
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
768/679K African Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis melanocrissus
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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
816/7073 Dusky Tetraka Crossleyia tenebrosa
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820/709E Huambo Cisticola Cisticola bailunduensis (wc Angola)
has been split from:
820/7091 Rock-loving Cisticola
that has been lumped with and is now represented by three subspecies of:
820/7090 Lazy Cisticola
which has been renamed as:
820/7090 Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
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820/717E Maasai Apalis Apalis stronachi (nc Tanzania, sw Kenya)
has been split from:
820/7170 Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae (ne Uganda)
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820/7204 Salvadori’s Eremomela
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
820/7203 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
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840/762E Kafa White-eye Zosterops kaffensis
(sw Ethiopia, nw Kenya)
has been split from:
840/7620 Heuglin’s White-eye
which has a new English name:
840/7620 Ethiopian White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus
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840/761T Angola White-eye Zosterops kasaicus
(c Democratic Republic of the Congo, nc, c, sw Angola)
has been split from:
840/761Y Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
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The two species of Spotted Creeper in genus Salpornis have been moved from:
Family: Certhiidae – Treecreepers (identifier number ‘884’)
to new family:
Family: Salpornithidae – Spotted Creepers (identifier number ‘886’)
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907/8318 White-winged Cliff Chat Monticola semirufus
has been resequenced.
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907/8350 Mountain Wheatear
has a new English name:
907/8350 Mountain Chat Myrmecocichla monticola
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925/8512 Bronzy Sunbird
has a new English name:
925/8512 Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
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925/852T Gorgeous Sunbird Cinnyris melanogastrus
(c, sc, se Kenya, Tanzania)
has been split from:
925/852Y Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
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925/8540 Shining Sunbird
has a new English name:
925/8540 Abyssinian Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus
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933/8688 Clarke’s Weaver
has a new English name:
933/8688 Kilifi Weaver Ploceus golandi
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056/0314 Western Crested Guineafowl Guttera verreauxi
and
056/0315 Southern Crested Guineafowl Guttera edouardi
have been split from:
056/0312 Crested Guineafowl
which has a new English name:
056/0312 Eastern Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
(ne Tanzania, c, sc, se Kenya, s Somalia)
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065/038T Whyte’s Francolin Scleroptila whytei
(n Malawi, n Zambia, se Democratic Republic of the Congo)
has been split from:
065/038Y Shelley’s Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi
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065/040E Black-fronted Spurfowl
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
065/0403 Chestnut-naped Spurfowl Pternistis castaneicollis
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339/2492 Black-shouldered Nightjar
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
339/2493 Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
173/1141 Karoo Korhaan Heterotetrax vigorsii
173/1142 Rüppell’s Korhaan Heterotetrax rueppelii
173/1143 Little Brown Bustard Heterotetrax humilis
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303/1754 Comoros Olive Pigeon
has a new English name:
303/1754 Comoro Olive Pigeon Columba pollenii
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303/1915 Comoros Green Pigeon
has a new English name:
303/1915 Comoro Green Pigeon Treron griveaudi
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303/1969 Comoros Blue Pigeon
has a new English name:
303/1969 Comoro Blue Pigeon Alectroenas sganzini
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Family: Sarothruridae – Flufftails & Forest Rails has a new English name.
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193/1191 Madagascar Wood Rail
has a new English name:
193/1191 Madagascar Forest Rail Mentocrex kioloides
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193/1192 Tsingy Wood Rail
has a new English name:
193/1192 Tsingy Forest Rail Mentocrex beankaensis
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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 Africa 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 been split into two species. The species regularly present in Africa is:
111/070E African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis
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Genera Hieraaetus and Aquila of Eagles, Hawk-Eagles within Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Hawks, Eagles have been resequenced.
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167/103Y Northern Goshawk
has a new English name:
167/103Y Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
167/1060 African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
167/1061 Madagascar Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vociferoides
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319/2204 Congo Bay Owl
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:
319/2204 Itombwe Owl Tyto prigoginei
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Genus Otus of Scops Owls within Family: Strigidae – Owls has been partially resequenced.
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323/222P Principe Scops Owl Otus bikegila
(Príncipe Island – São Tomé and Príncipe)
is a newly described species.
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus and resequenced:
323/2284 Fraser’s Eagle-Owl Ketupa poensis
323/228Y Akun Eagle-Owl Ketupa leucosticta
323/2289 Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl Ketupa lactea
323/2288 Shelley’s Eagle-Owl Ketupa shelleyi
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407/317T West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus (southern w Africa)
has been split from:
407/317Y African Pied Hornbill
which has a new English name:
407/317Y Congo Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus
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439/3417 Thick-billed Honeyguide
has been lumped with and is now represented by two subspecies of:
439/3418 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
444/344Y African Piculet Verreauxia africana
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Genus Coracopsis of Vasa Parrots and Black Parrots within Family: Psittaculidae – Old World Parrots has been resequenced.
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467/386E Comoros Black Parrot
has a new English name:
467/386E Comoro Black Parrot Coracopsis sibilans
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596/557E Malawi Batis Batis dimorpha
(ne Zambia, Malawi, n Mozambique)
has been split from:
596/5577 Cape Batis Batis capensis
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616/567E Comoro Blue Vanga Cyanolanius comorensis (Comoros)
has been split from:
616/5677 Blue Vanga
which has a new English name:
616/5677 Madagascar Blue Vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus (Madagascar)
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636/5755 Comoros Cuckooshrike
has a new English name:
636/5755 Comoro Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris cucullatus
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672/6014 Grand Comoro Drongo
has a new English name:
672/6014 Grande Comore Drongo Dicrurus fuscipennis
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672/601T Fanti Drongo
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
672/6013 Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus
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672/601K Glossy-backed Drongo
has been lumped with and is now represented by two subspecies of:
672/6012 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
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672/6010 Common Square-tailed Drongo
has a new English name:
672/6010 Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii
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672/601P Western Square-tailed Drongo
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
672/601E Sharpe’s Drongo Dicrurus sharpei
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Family: Laniidae – Shrikes has been resequenced and repositioned to immediately precede Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays.
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
660/5880 Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus
660/5881 Magpie Shrike Lanius melanoleucus
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760/654E Sharpe’s Lark Mirafra sharpii (nw Somalia)
has been split from:
760/6542 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
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Birds resident in sw Kenya and adjacent nc Tanzania (Maasai Mara/Serengeti) that were previously considered to be of the species:
760/655F White-tailed Lark
have been re-identified as a disjunct population of:
760/6547 Melodious Lark Mirafra cheniana
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760/6549 Singing Bush Lark
has been lumped with and is now represented by four subspecies of:
760/6548 Horsfield’s Bush Lark
which has been renamed as:
760/6548 Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica
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764/6715 Grand Comoro Bulbul
has a new English name:
764/6715 Grande Comore Bulbul Hypsipetes parvirostris
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768/6785 Common House Martin
has a new English name:
768/6785 Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
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804/6963 Grand Comoro Brush Warbler
has a new English name:
804/6963 Grande Comore Brush Warbler Nesillas brevicaudata
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
892/7952 Sharpe’s Starling Pholia sharpii
892/7953 Abbott’s Starling Arizelopsar femoralis
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900/803E Ethiopian Thrush Turdus simensis (Ethiopia, sc Eritrea)
has been split from:
900/8035 Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa
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900/8048 Comoros Thrush
has a new English name:
900/8048 Comoro Thrush Turdus bewsheri
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Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
907/813Y Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
907/8140 Chat Flycatcher Agricola infuscatus
907/8132 Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria griseigularis
907/8133 Grey Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria plumbea
907/8158 Olivaceous Flycatcher Fraseria olivascens
907/8159 Chapin’s Flycatcher Fraseria lendu
907/8155 Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
907/8163 Tessmann’s Flycatcher Fraseria tessmanni
907/8143 Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
907/8162 Dusky-blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus
907/8141 African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
907/8142 Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis
907/8166 Böhm’s Flycatcher Bradornis boehmi
907/8165 Ussher’s Flycatcher Bradornis ussheri
907/820F Mountain Robin-Chat Cossyphicula isabellae
907/8212 White-throated Robin-Chat Dessonornis humeralis
907/8211 Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
907/820Y Archer’s Ground Robin Dessonornis archeri
907/8210 Olive-flanked Ground Robin Dessonornis anomalus
907/8214 Grey-winged Robin-Chat Sheppardia polioptera
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907/815F Itombwe Flycatcher
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
907/8159 Chapin’s Flycatcher Fraseria lendu
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907/8164 Sooty Flycatcher
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new species epithet. Its scientific name is now:
Bradornis fuliginosus
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907/832T Amber Mountain Rock Thrush Monticola erythronotus
(nc Madagascar)
has been split from:
907/8328 Forest Rock Thrush Monticola sharpei
(e, c, sw, wc Madagascar)
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907/8355 Red-breasted Wheatear
has been split into two species. The species that is regularly present in Africa is:
907/835K Rusty-breasted Wheatear Oenanthe frenata
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933/866E Olive-naped Weaver Ploceus brachypterus (southern w Africa)
has been split from:
933/8663 Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
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933/868E Chestnut-and-black Weaver Ploceus castaneofuscus
(southern w Africa)
has been split from:
933/8686 Vieillot’s Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus
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933/871T Red Weaver Anaplectes jubaensis (s Somalia, se Kenya)
has been split from:
933/8718 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
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933/8721 Comoros Fody
has a new English name:
933/8721 Comoro Fody Foudia eminentissima
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933/873T Red-cowled Widowbird Euplectes laticauda
(ne Africa, sw Kenya, nc Tanzania)
has been split from:
933/873F Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
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937/883Y Red-backed Mannikin
has been lumped with and is now represented by two subspecies of:
937/883F Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
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937/8799 Abyssinian Waxbill
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
937/8798 Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola
…………………………………………………………………….
937/8785 Landana Firefinch
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
937/8784 African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
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961/8984 Common Chaffinch
has been split into five species. The species that are regularly present in Africa are:
961/8984 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
961/89F0 African Chaffinch Fringilla spodiogenys (nw, coastal nc Africa)
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981/939F Vincent’s Bunting
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
981/9399 Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
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065/039E Elgon Francolin Scleroptila elgonensis (c, wc Kenya, ec Uganda)
has been split from:
065/0390 Moorland Francolin Scleroptila psilolaema (c Ethiopia)
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162/0902 Western Osprey
has a new English name:
162/0902 Osprey Pandion haliaetus
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
167/0953 Congo Serpent Eagle Dryotriorchis spectabilis
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167/1115 Archer’s Buzzard Buteo archeri (highlands of coastal n Somalia)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
167/1118 Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
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323/2285 Usambara Eagle-Owl Bubo vosseleri (ne Tanzania)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
323/2284 Fraser’s Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis
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The following family has a modified English name:
Family: Leptosomidae – Cuckoo-roller
…………………………………………………………………….
367/2970 Cuckoo Roller
has a new English name:
367/2970 Cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor
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Birds resident in south-east w Africa, sw Uganda, central and west central Africa which were previously considered to be of the species:
444/3485 Green-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes socialis
have been ascribed to:
444/3486 Little Green Woodpecker Campethera maculosa
and these two species have been resequenced.
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444/3485 Green-backed Woodpecker
has a new English name:
444/3485 Little Spotted Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes socialis
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596/5578 Woodward’s Batis
has a new English name:
596/5578 Woodwards’ Batis Batis fratrum
…………………………………………………………………….
596/5585 Angolan Batis
has a new English name:
596/5585 Angola Batis Batis minulla
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Family: Oriolidae – Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios has a new English name.
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760/6544 Angolan Lark
has a new English name:
760/6544 Angola Lark Mirafra angolensis
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768/6770 Angolan Swallow
has a new English name:
768/6770 Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
780/6857 Neumann’s Warbler Hemitesia neumanni
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Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers has a modified English name.
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804/6994 African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus
has been lumped with and is now represented by six subspecies of:
804/6993 Eurasian Reed Warbler
which has a new English name:
804/6993 Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
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Genus Zosterops within Family: Zosteropidae – White-eyes has been partially resequenced.
…………………………………………………………………….
840/76F8 Anjouan White-eye Zosterops anjuanensis
(Anjouan Island: ec Comoros)
and
840/76F9 Moheli White-eye Zosterops comorensis
(Mohéli Island: sc Comoros)
have been split from:
840/7628 Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
(Madagascar and nearby islands)
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Family: Sturnidae – Starlings, Rhabdornises has a modified English name.
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907/8134 Angolan Slaty Flycatcher
has a new English name:
907/8134 Angola Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis brunneus
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8213 Angolan Cave Chat
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new English name:
907/8213 Angola Cave Chat Xenocopsychus ansorgei
…………………………………………………………………….
Subspecies cavernicola and bambarae of:
907/8346 White-crowned Cliff Chat
resident in north-west w Africa have been re-ascribed as subspecies of:
907/8345 Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
…………………………………………………………………….
Subspecies kordofanensis of:
907/8345 Mocking Cliff Chat
resident in sc Sudan has been re-ascribed as a subspecies of:
907/8346 White-crowned Cliff Chat Thamnolaea coronata
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933/866T Ruvu Weaver Ploceus holoxanthus (ec Tanzania)
is a formerly recognised species that has now been re-established as being distinct from:
933/8668 Eastern Golden Weaver Ploceus subaureus
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937/8793 Angolan Waxbill
has a new English name:
937/8793 Angola Waxbill Coccopygia bocagei
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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042/0199 Hottentot Teal
has a new English name:
042/0199 Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
…………………………………………………………………….
042/0206 Madagascan Pochard
has a new English name:
042/0206 Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata
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Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
065/0392 Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
065/0384 Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui
065/0385 White-throated Francolin Campocolinus albogularis
065/0386 Schlegel’s Francolin Campocolinus schlegelii
065/0424 Blue Quail Synoicus adansonii
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065/0417 Madagascan Partridge
has a new English name:
065/0417 Madagascar Partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis
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339/2497 Madagascan Nightjar
has a new English name:
339/2497 Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
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351/257F Madagascan Spinetail
has a new English name:
351/257F Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
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Family: Musophagidae – Turacos has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
311/2047 Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer personatus
311/2046 Grey Go-away-bird Crinifer concolor
311/2048 White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster
311/2042 Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
311/2043 Rwenzori Turaco Gallirex johnstoni
311/2041 Ruspoli’s Turaco Menelikornis ruspolii
311/2040 White-cheeked Turaco Menelikornis leucotis
311/2044 Violet Turaco Tauraco violaceus
311/2045 Ross’s Turaco Tauraco rossae
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315/2179 Madagascan Cuckoo
has a new English name:
315/2179 Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
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299/172F Madagascan Sandgrouse
has a new English name:
299/172F Madagascar Sandgrouse Pterocles personatus
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303/1914 Madagascan Green Pigeon
has a new English name:
303/1914 Madagascar Green Pigeon Treron australis
…………………………………………………………………….
303/1968 Madagascan Blue Pigeon
has a new English name:
303/1968 Madagascar Blue Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
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193/1191 Madagascan Wood Rail
has a new English name:
193/1191 Madagascar Wood Rail Mentocrex kioloides
…………………………………………………………………….
193/1199 Madagascan Flufftail
has a new English name:
193/1199 Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis
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201/124Y Madagascan Rail
has a new English name:
201/124Y Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis
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099/0663 Madagascan Grebe
has a new English name:
099/0663 Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii
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217/1352 Hottentot Buttonquail
has a new English name:
217/1352 Fynbos Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus
…………………………………………………………………….
217/1357 Madagascan Buttonquail
has a new English name:
217/1357 Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
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249/1446 Madagascan Plover
has a new English name:
249/1446 Madagascar Plover Charadrius thoracicus
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261/1482 Madagascan Jacana
has a new English name:
261/1482 Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha
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274/1514 Madagascan Snipe
has a new English name:
274/1514 Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla
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280/1589 Madagascan Pratincole
has a new English name:
280/1589 Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis
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286/162Y Mew Gull
has a new English name:
286/162Y Common Gull Larus canus
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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
087/0567 Leach’s Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
146/0860 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
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115/0744 Madagascan Ibis
has a new English name:
115/0744 Madagascar Ibis Lophotibis cristata
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167/0912 Madagascan Harrier-Hawk
has a new English name:
167/0912 Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
…………………………………………………………………….
167/0916 Madagascan Serpent Eagle
has a new English name:
167/0916 Madagascar Serpent Eagle Eutriorchis astur
…………………………………………………………………….
167/0927 Madagascan Cuckoo-Hawk
has a new English name:
167/0927 Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
…………………………………………………………………….
167/1029 Madagascan Sparrowhawk
has a new English name:
167/1029 Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
…………………………………………………………………….
167/1061 Madagascan Fish Eagle
has a new English name:
167/1061 Madagascar Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides
…………………………………………………………………….
167/1117 Madagascan Buzzard
has a new English name:
167/1117 Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.
323/222T Annobon Scops Owl Otus feae
(Annobón Island in Gulf of Guinea)
has been split from:
323/222Y African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
…………………………………………………………………….
323/2388 Madagascan Owl
has a new English name:
323/2388 Madagascar Owl Asio madagascariensis
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395/3152 Madagascan Hoopoe
has a new English name:
395/3152 Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata
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379/305F Madagascan Pygmy Kingfisher
has a new English name:
379/305F Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis
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391/312E Ethiopian Bee-eater Merops lafresnayii (ne Africa)
has been split from:
391/3125 Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus
…………………………………………………………………….
391/3130 Green Bee-eater
has been split into three species.
The species that is regularly present in Africa is:
391/313E African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus (n Africa)
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435/3407 Usambiro Barbet Trachyphonus usambiro (sw Kenya, nc Tanzania)
has been split from:
435/3406 D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
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467/386E Comoros Black Parrot Coracopsis sibilans (Comoros)
has been split from:
467/3867 Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra (Madagascar)
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The following family has a modified English name:
Family: Calyptomenidae – African & Green Broadbills
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596/558E West African Batis Batis occulta
has been split from:
596/5588 Fernando Po Batis Batis poensis (Bioko Island)
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636/5754 Madagascan Cuckooshrike
has a new English name:
636/5754 Madagascar Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris cinereus
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760/6526 Madagascan Lark
has a new English name:
760/6526 Madagascar Lark Eremopterix hova
…………………………………………………………………….
760/658Y Lesser Short-toed Lark
has a new English name:
760/658Y Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
768/6744 Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
768/673F Brazza’s Martin Phedinopsis brazzae
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804/6969 Madagascan Swamp Warbler
has a new English name:
804/6969 Madagascar Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni
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Family: Bernieridae – Madagascan Warblers
has a new English name:
Family: Bernieridae – Tetrakas & Allies
…………………………………………………………………….
816/7075 Madagascan Yellowbrow
has a new English name:
816/7075 Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys
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820/708F Hunter’s Cisticola Cisticola hunteri
has been resequenced to precede:
820/7089 Chubb’s Cisticola Cisticola chubbi
…………………………………………………………………….
820/708T Kilombero Cisticola Cisticola bakerorum (c Tanzania)
is a newly described species.
…………………………………………………………………….
820/710E White-tailed Cisticola Cisticola anderseni (c Tanzania)
is a newly described species.
…………………………………………………………………….
820/7119 Madagascan Cisticola
has a new English name:
820/7119 Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina
…………………………………………………………………….
820/715T Brown-tailed Apalis Apalis flavocincta
(southern ne, northern ec Africa)
has been split from:
820/715F Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
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828/730E Tanzanian Illadopsis Illadopsis distans
(c, ne Tanzania, sc, sw Kenya)
has been split from:
828/7301 Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis
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892/793F Madagascan Starling
has a new English name:
892/793F Madagascar Starling Hartlaubius auratus
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907/8377 Boulder Chat
has been transferred from Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers to Family: Turdidae – Thrushes:
900/8377 Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus
…………………………………………………………………….
Family: Turdidae – Thrushes has been revised and resequenced.
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907/8123 Madagascan Magpie-Robin
has a new English name:
907/8123 Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
…………………………………………………………………….
907/822E Short-tailed Akalat Sheppardia poensis
(se Nigeria, w Cameroon, Bioko Island, ec Democratic Republic of the Congo,
locally wc Tanzania)
has been split from:
907/8224 Bocage’s Akalat Sheppardia bocagei
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8335 Madagascan Stonechat
has a new English name:
907/8335 Madagascar Stonechat Saxicola sibilla
…………………………………………………………………….
907/835E Atlas Wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi (nw, winters w Africa)
has been split from:
907/8353 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8356 Heuglin’s Wheatear
has a modified species epithet: Oenanthe heuglinii
…………………………………………………………………….
907/837E Maghreb Wheatear Oenanthe halophila
(n Africa w of Nile river course)
has been split from:
907/8373 Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
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Subspecies tephrolaemus of:
925/8483 Grey-chinned Sunbird
has been split to form a new species with the same English name:
925/848E Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes tephrolaemus
…………………………………………………………………….
925/8483 Grey-chinned Sunbird
has a new English name:
925/8483 Yellow-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris
(south-west w Africa)
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Family: Passeridae – Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches has been resequenced.
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937/8835 Madagascan Mannikin
has a new English name:
937/8835 Madagascar Mannikin Lepidopygia nana
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953/8925 Madagascan Wagtail
has a new English name:
953/8925 Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
…………………………………………………………………….
953/8957 Eurasian Rock Pipit
has a new English name:
953/8957 European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
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961/908E Stripe-breasted Seedeater Crithagra striatipectus
(Ethiopia, wc Kenya, ec, se South Sudan)
has been split from:
961/9084 Reichard’s Seedeater Crithagra reichardi
This compendium ATWB eBook expands on the contents of the former ‘World Region’ guide: AFRICA Volume 2: PASSERINES to include both Non-Passerine and Passerine species.
The remainder of this page details how changes to the IOC bird list impacted on the contents of the first edition of the compendium eBook. Only changes affecting PASSERINE species are listed.
2021 edition IOC bird list v 9.2 -> IOC bird list v 10.2
Within Order Passeriformes, Family: Philepittidae – Asities has been revised and resequenced to precede Family: Eurylaimidae – Typical Broadbills
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Genus Smithornis within Family: Calyptomenidae – African and Green Broadbills has been resequenced.
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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.
764/668P Yellow-eyed Bristlebill Bleda ugandae
(northern c Africa)
has been split from:
764/6686 Yellow-lored Bristlebill Bleda notatus
(northern wc Africa, sc Nigeria)
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820/714F Red-winged Warbler
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:
820/714F Red-winged Prinia Prinia erythroptera
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820/7175 Red-fronted Warbler
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:
820/7175 Red-fronted Prinia Prinia rufifrons
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Genus Locustella of Family: Locustellidae – Grassbirds & Allies has been resequenced.
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Within Order Passeriformes, Family: Sylviidae – Sylviid Babblers has been revised and resequenced to follow Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas & Allies.
836/7464 Dohrn’s Thrush Babbler (Príncipe Island)
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:
836/7464 Dohrn’s Warbler Sylvia dohrni
…………………………………………………………………….
836/747Y Subalpine Warbler
has been split into two species:
836/747T Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
(breeds/winters locally nw AF; winters w Sahel)
836/747Y Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
(winters Sahel, locally Libya, Egypt)
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
836/7461 Abyssinian Catbird Sylvia galinieri
836/7465 Bush Blackcap Sylvia nigricapillus
836/7462 African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica
836/7463 Rwenzori Hill Babbler Sylvia atriceps
836/7468 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
836/7489 Layard’s Warbler Curruca layardi
836/7487 Banded Parisoma Curruca boehmi
836/7488 Chestnut-vented Warbler Curruca subcoerulea
836/7469 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
836/7486 Brown Parisoma Curruca lugens
836/7472 Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena
836/7470 Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis
836/7471 Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
836/7474 African Desert Warbler Curruca deserti
836/7473 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
836/7479 Tristram’s Warbler Curruca deserticola
836/7482 Menetries’s Warbler Curruca mystacea
836/7483 Rüppell’s Warbler Curruca ruppeli
836/7484 Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax
836/7481 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
836/7480 Moltoni’s Warbler Curruca subalpina
836/7475 Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
836/747F Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
836/7477 Marmora’s Warbler Curruca sarda
836/7476 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
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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: Pellorneidae – Ground Babblers has a modified English name and has been revised and resequenced.
828/7298 Spotted Thrush-Babbler Illadopsis turdina
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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Genus Sitta within single genus Family: Sittidae – Nuthatches has been resequenced.
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Genus Ficedula within Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers has been resequenced.
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907/835F Black-eared Wheatear
has been split into two species:
907/835F Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
(breeds nw AF, nw Libya; winters w Sahel)
907/835T Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
(winters c, e Sahel)
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Family: Estrildidae – Waxbills, Munias & Allies has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
937/8819 Star Finch Bathilda ruficauda
937/8839 Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
937/8840 Magpie Mannikin Spermestes fringilloides
937/883F Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
937/883Y Red-backed Mannikin Spermestes nigriceps
937/8759 Grey-headed Oliveback Delacourella capistrata
937/8794 Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda caerulescens
937/8795 Grey Waxbill Glaucestrilda perreini
937/8796 Cinderella Waxbill Glaucestrilda thomensis
937/8790 Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster
937/878Y Violet-eared Waxbill Granatina granatina
…………………………………………………………………….
937/8838 Grey-headed Silverbill
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new species epithet. Its scientific name is now:
Spermestes griseicapilla
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