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

004/0084    Great Spotted Kiwi    Apteryx maxima

has a new scientific name.

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339/248T    Timor Nightjar    Caprimulgus ritae

(Rote, Timor, Wetar: c, e Lesser Sundas)

is a newly described species.

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343/252F    Karimui Owlet-nightjar    Aegotheles terborghi

(Karimui Basin: c Papua New Guinea)

has been split from:

343/2527    Barred Owlet-nightjar    Aegotheles bennettii

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351/2556    Halmahera Swiftlet

has a new English name:

351/2556    Moluccan Swiftlet    Aerodramus infuscatus

…………………………………………………………………….

351/2557    Sulawesi Swiftlet

and

351/2558    Seram Swiftlet

have been lumped with and are each now represented by a subspecies of:

351/2556    Moluccan Swiftlet    Aerodramus infuscatus

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

315/2148    Long-billed Cuckoo    Chalcites megarhynchus

315/2149    Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo    Chalcites basalis

315/214F    Black-eared Cuckoo    Chalcites osculans

315/214Y    Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo    Chalcites ruficollis

315/2150    Shining Bronze Cuckoo    Chalcites lucidus

315/2151    White-eared Bronze Cuckoo    Chalcites meyerii

315/2152    Little Bronze Cuckoo    Chalcites minutillus

315/2153    Pallid Cuckoo    Heteroscenes pallidus

315/2154    White-crowned Cuckoo    Caliechthrus leucolophus

…………………………………………………………………….

315/215E    Pied Bronze Cuckoo    Chalcites crassirostris

(se, ec Indonesia)

has been split from:

315/2152    Little Bronze Cuckoo    Chalcites minutillus

…………………………………………………………………….

315/215T    Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo    Cacomantis virescens

(nc Indonesia)

has been split from:

315/215Y    Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

which has a new English name:

315/215Y    Sunda Brush Cuckoo    Cacomantis sepulcralis

…………………………………………………………………….

315/215K    Manus Brush Cuckoo    Cacomantis blandus

(Admiralty Islands: nw Bismarck Archipelago)

and

315/215P    Solomons Brush Cuckoo    Cacomantis addendus

(Solomons)

have been split from:

315/215F    Brush Cuckoo

which has a new English name:

315/215F    Sahul Brush Cuckoo    Cacomantis variolosus

…………………………………………………………………….

315/2160    Moluccan Cuckoo

has a new English name:

315/2160    Moluccan Brush Cuckoo    Cacomantis aeruginosus

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303/1803    MacKinlay’s Cuckoo-Dove

has a new English name:

303/1803    Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove    Macropygia mackinlayi

…………………………………………………………………….

303/2004    Chatham Pigeon

has a new English name:

303/2004    Chatham Islands Pigeon    Hemiphaga chathamensis

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Genus Rallicula of Forest Rails within Family: Sarothruridae – Flufftails & Forest Rails has been partially resequenced.

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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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233/1393    Chatham Oystercatcher

has a new English name:

233/1393    Chatham Islands Oystercatcher    Haematopus chathamensis

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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

249/1465    Hooded Dotterel

has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:

249/1465    Hooded Plover    Charadrius cucullatus

…………………………………………………………………….

249/1466    Shore Dotterel

has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:

249/1466    Shore Plover    Charadrius novaeseelandiae

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:

249/1467    Black-fronted Dotterel    Charadrius melanops

249/1461    Oriental Plover    Anarhynchus veredus

249/145T    Tibetan Sand Plover    Anarhynchus atrifrons

249/145F    Siberian Sand Plover    Anarhynchus mongolus

249/145Y    Greater Sand Plover    Anarhynchus leschenaultii

249/1459    Double-banded Plover    Anarhynchus bicinctus

249/143F    New Zealand Plover    Anarhynchus obscurus

249/1453    Red-capped Plover    Anarhynchus ruficapillus

249/1454    Malaysian Plover    Anarhynchus peronii

249/1452    Javan Plover    Anarhynchus javanicus

249/1450    Kentish Plover    Anarhynchus alexandrinus

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Family: Scolopacidae – Sandpipers, Snipes has been partially resequenced.

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274/1506    Chatham Snipe

has a new English name:

274/1506    Chatham Islands Snipe    Coenocorypha pusilla

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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: Diomedeidae – Albatrosses has been resequenced.

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083/0544    Wandering Albatross

has a new English name:

083/0544    Snowy Albatross    Diomedea exulans

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091/057Y    Cape Petrel

has a new English name:

091/057Y    Pintado Petrel    Daption capense

…………………………………………………………………….

091/060F    Chatham Petrel

has a new English name:

091/060F    Chatham Islands Petrel    Pterodroma axillaris

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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: Anhingidae – Anhingas, Darters has been resequenced.

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146/0879    Chatham Shag

has a new English name:

146/0879    Chatham Islands Shag    Leucocarbo onslowi

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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

120/0767    Von Schrenck’s Bittern    Botaurus eurhythmus

120/0766    Yellow Bittern    Botaurus sinensis

120/0765    Black-backed Bittern    Botaurus dubius

120/0784    Eastern Cattle Egret    Ardea coromanda

…………………………………………………………………….

120/0796    Intermediate Egret

has been split into three species. The species that are regularly present in Australasia are:

120/0796    Medium Egret     Ardea intermedia

and

120/079K    Plumed Egret    Ardea plumifera

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

167/1001    Sulawesi Goshawk    Lophospiza griseiceps

167/1009    Chinese Sparrowhawk    Tachyspiza soloensis

167/100Y    Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk    Tachyspiza trinotata

167/1010    Grey Goshawk    Tachyspiza novaehollandiae

167/1011    Variable Goshawk    Tachyspiza hiogaster

167/1012    Brown Goshawk    Tachyspiza fasciata

167/1013    Black-mantled Goshawk    Tachyspiza melanochlamys

167/1014    Pied Goshawk    Tachyspiza albogularis

167/1015    White-bellied Goshawk    Tachyspiza haplochroa

167/1017    Moluccan Goshawk    Tachyspiza henicogramma

167/1018    Slaty-mantled Goshawk    Tachyspiza luteoschistacea

167/1019    Imitator Goshawk    Tachyspiza imitator

167/101F    Grey-headed Goshawk    Tachyspiza poliocephala

167/101Y    New Britain Goshawk    Tachyspiza princeps

167/1022    Japanese Sparrowhawk    Tachyspiza gularis

167/1023    Besra    Tachyspiza virgata

167/1024    Dwarf Sparrowhawk    Tachyspiza nanus

167/1025    Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk    Tachyspiza erythrauchen

167/1026    Collared Sparrowhawk    Tachyspiza cirrocephala

167/1027    New Britain Sparrowhawk    Tachyspiza brachyura

167/1028    Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk    Tachyspiza rhodogaster

167/1040    Meyer’s Goshawk    Astur meyerianus

…………………………………………………………………….

167/0999    Doria’s Goshawk

has been resequenced and has a new English name:

167/0999    Doria’s Hawk    Megatriorchis doriae

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379/3069    Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

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

379/306P    Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher    Ceyx rufidorsa

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Family: Cacatuidae – Cockatoos has been resequenced.

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458/3708    Solomons Cockatoo

has a new English name:

458/3708    Solomons Corella    Cacatua ducorpsii

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467/3928    Chatham Parakeet

has a new English name:

467/3928    Chatham Islands Parakeet    Cyanoramphus forbesi

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479/40F2    Siau Pitta

and

479/40F3    Sangihe Pitta

have been lumped with and are now each represented by a subspecies of:

479/40F1    Sulawesi Pitta    Erythropitta celebensis

…………………………………………………………………….

The following two species have been resequenced:

479/40F7    Bismarck Pitta    Erythropitta novaehibernicae

479/40F6    Louisiade Pitta    Erythropitta meeki

…………………………………………………………………….

479/4067    Hooded Pitta

has been split into five species. The species that are regularly present in Australasia are:

479/4067    Western Hooded Pitta    Pitta sordida

479/40Y1    Minahasa Hooded Pitta    Pitta forsteni    (n Sulawesi)

479/40Y2    Eastern Hooded Pitta    Pitta novaeguineae

(New Guinea and nearby islands)

479/40Y3    Biak Hooded Pitta    Pitta rosenbergii

(Biak Island off nw New Guinea)

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543/527K    Sandhill Grasswren    Amytornis oweni    (wc, c, sc Australia)

has been split from:

543/527P    Rufous Grasswren

which has a new English name:

543/527P    Pilbara Grasswren    Amytornis whitei

(Pilbara, Cape ranges: northern wc Australia)

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Family: Acanthizidae – Australasian Warblers has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

560/5488    Chatham Gerygone

has a new English name:

560/5488    Chatham Islands Gerygone    Gerygone albofrontata

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

636/574F    Halmahera Cuckooshrike    Coracina parvula

…………………………………………………………………….

636/577E    Malaita Cicadabird    Edolisoma tricolor

(Malaita: s Solomon Islands)

has been split from:

636/5772    Solomons Cuckooshrike

which has  a new English name:

636/5772    Solomons Cicadabird    Edolisoma holopolium

(Solomons)  [not Makira, Malaita]

…………………………………………………………………….

636/576P    Sangihe Cicadabird    Edolisoma salvadorii

(Sangihe Islands, Talaud Islands)

has been split from:

636/5767    Sulawesi Cicadabird    Edolisoma morio

(Sulawesi)

…………………………………………………………………….

Birds resident on St. Matthias Islands, Umboi Island, New Britain and nearby islet: Bismarck Archipelago that were previously considered to be of the species:

636/5760    Common Cicadabird

have been reascribed to:

636/5764    Grey-capped Cicadabird

and then:

636/576T    Central Melanesian Cicadabird    Edolisoma erythropygium

(Solomons, smaller islands of ne Bismarck Archipelago)

has been split from:

636/5764    Grey-capped Cicadabird

which has a new English name:

636/5764    Bismarck Cicadabird    Edolisoma remotum

(c, e Bismarck Archipelago)

…………………………………………………………………….

636/5760    Common Cicadabird

has been split into eight species:

636/5760    Sahul Cicadabird    Edolisoma tenuirostre

(New Guinea and nearby islands, n, e Australia)

636/57Y6    Rossel Cicadabird    Edolisoma rostratum

(Rossel Island se of New Guinea)

636/57Y3    Geelvink Cicadabird    Edolisoma meyerii

(Numfor, Biak islands off nw New Guinea)

636/57Y1    Banggai Cicadabird    Edolisoma pelingi

(Banggai Islands off ec Sulawesi)

636/57Y2    Obi Cicadabird    Edolisoma obiense

(Obi: c Moluccas)

636/57Y4    North Moluccan Cicadabird    Edolisoma grayi

(Tukangbesi Islands off se Sulawesi, n Moluccas)

636/57Y5    South Moluccan Cicadabird    Edolisoma amboinense

(s Moluccas)

636/57Y0    Timor Cicadabird    Edolisoma timoriense

(c Lesser Sundas, islands in Flores Sea)

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Birds resident on Timor, Wetar: c, e Lesser Sundas that were previously considered to be of the species:

656/5849    Yellow-throated Whistler    Pachycephala macrorhyncha

have been reascribed to:

656/5848    Rusty-breasted Whistler

which has a new scientific name:

656/5848    Rusty-breasted Whistler    Pachycephala calliope

…………………………………………………………………….

656/584K    Selayar Whistler    Pachycephala teysmanni

(Selayar Island off sw Sulawesi)

has been split from:

656/5848    Rusty-breasted Whistler    Pachycephala calliope

(s Indonesia, Timor-Leste)

…………………………………………………………………….

Birds resident on Romang, Leti, Moa: e Lesser Sundas that were previously considered to be of the species:

656/5849    Yellow-throated Whistler    Pachycephala macrorhyncha

have been reascribed to:

656/5846    Fawn-breasted Whistler    Pachycephala orpheus

…………………………………………………………………….

656/58Y1    Nendo Whistler    Pachycephala ornata

(n Santa Cruz Islands)

and

656/58Y2    Utupua Whistler    Pachycephala utupuae

(c Santa Cruz Islands)

have been split from:

656/585P    Temotu Whistler

which has a new English name:

656/585P    Vanikoro Whistler    Pachycephala vanikorensis

(s Santa Cruz Islands)

…………………………………………………………………….

Birds resident on Damar: e Lesser Sundas that were previously considered to be of the species:

656/5849    Yellow-throated Whistler    Pachycephala macrorhyncha

have been reascribed to:

656/5859    Mangrove Golden Whistler    Pachycephala melanura

…………………………………………………………………….

656/584P    Babar Whistler    Pachycephala sharpei

(Babar Island: e Lesser Sundas)

has been split from:

656/5849    Yellow-throated Whistler    Pachycephala macrorhyncha

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Genus Rhipidura within Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

676/605K    White-gorgeted Fantail    Rhipidura coultasi

(Malaita: s Solomon Islands)

has been split from:

676/6054    Cockerell’s Fantail

which has a new English name:

676/6054    White-winged Fantail    Rhipidura cockerelli

(ec Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands)

…………………………………………………………………….

676/606E    Guadalcanal Fantail    Rhipidura ocularis

(Guadalcanal: s Solomon Islands)

has been split from:

676/6062    Brown Fantail

which has a new English name:

676/6062    Bougainville Fantail    Rhipidura drownei

(Bougainville: North Solomons)

…………………………………………………………………….

676/606K    Vanuatu Streaked Fantail    Rhipidura spilodera    (Vanuatu)

has been split from:

676/6065    Streaked Fantail

which has a new English name:

676/6065    New Caledonian Streaked Fantail    Rhipidura verreauxi

(New Caledonia)

…………………………………………………………………….

676/607T    Supertramp Fantail    Rhipidura semicollaris

(sc, e Indonesia, Timor-Leste)

has been split from:

676/607Y    Arafura Fantail    Rhipidura dryas

(coastal nc Australia, sw, se New Guinea)

…………………………………………………………………….

676/6079    Rufous Fantail

has been split into six species. The species that are regularly present in Australasia are:

676/60F0    Gilolo Fantail    Rhipidura torrida    (n, c Moluccas)

676/6079    Australian Rufous Fantail    Rhipidura rufifrons

(e Australia, sc New Guinea)

676/60F1    Louisiade Fantail    Rhipidura louisiadensis

(islands off se New Guinea)

676/60F2    Santa Cruz Fantail    Rhipidura melanolaema

(Santa Cruz Islands)

676/60F4    Solomons Rufous Fantail    Rhipidura rufofronta

(Solomons)

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680/6128    Black-bibbed Monarch

has a new English name:

680/6128    Banda Sea Monarch    Symposiachrus mundus

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6139    Black-tailed Monarch

has a new English name:

680/6139    Bismarck Monarch    Symposiachrus verticalis

…………………………………………………………………….

680/613P    Malaita Monarch    Symposiachrus malaitae

(Malaita: s Solomon Islands)

has been split from:

680/613F    Solomons Monarch    Symposiachrus barbatus

…………………………………………………………………….

680/613T    Vella Lavella Monarch    Symposiachrus nigrotectus

(n New Georgia Islands: wc Solomon Islands)

has been split from:

680/613Y    Kolombangara Monarch    Symposiachrus browni

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6145    Bougainville Monarch

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

680/6146    Chestnut-bellied Monarch    Monarcha castaneiventris

…………………………………………………………………….

680/616T    Dyaul Flycatcher

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

680/616P    Velvet Flycatcher    Myiagra eichhorni

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684/6253    Slender-billed Crow

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

684/625P    Sulawesi Crow    Corvus celebensis    (nc Indonesia)

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700/631P    Crescent-caped Lophorina

has been lumped with:

700/631Y    Greater Lophorina

which has then been split into two species:

700/631Y    Vogelkop Lophorina    Lophorina superba

(West Papua: ne Indonesia)

700/631K    Greater Lophorina    Lophorina latipennis

(c New Guinea)

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Family: Petroicidae – Australasian Robins has been resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

704/6342    Black-chinned Robin    Leucophantes brachyurus

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Six subspecies of:

768/6771    Pacific Swallow

have been split to form a species with the same English name:

768/677E    Pacific Swallow    Hirundo javanica

…………………………………………………………………….

768/6790    Red-rumped Swallow

has a new English name:

768/6790    Eastern Red-rumped Swallow    Cecropis daurica

…………………………………………………………………….

768/6793    Striated Swallow

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

768/6790    Eastern Red-rumped Swallow    Cecropis daurica

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840/7605    Grey-throated White-eye

has a new English name:

840/7605    Makira White-eye    Zosterops rendovae

…………………………………………………………………….

840/7583    Pearl-bellied White-eye

has a new English name:

840/7583    Kai Besar White-eye    Zosterops grayi

…………………………………………………………………….

840/7584    Golden-bellied White-eye

has a new English name:

840/7584    Kai Kecil White-eye    Zosterops uropygialis

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900/8058    Island Thrush

has been split into 16 extant and one extinct species. The species that are regularly present in Australasia are:

900/80F4    Wallacean Island Thrush    Turdus schlegelii

(Sulawesi: nc Indonesia, Timor)

900/80F7    Moluccan Island Thrush    Turdus deningeri

(w Sula Islands, Seram: nc, ne Indonesia)

900/80Y0    Papuan Island Thrush    Turdus papuensis

(New Guinea and nearby island)

900/80Y1    Bismarck Island Thrush    Turdus heinrothi

(Bismarck Archipelago: ne, ec Papua New Guinea)

900/80Y2    Bougainville Island Thrush    Turdus bougainvillei

(Bougainville Island: ec Papua New Guinea)

900/80Y3    Solomons Island Thrush    Turdus kulambangrae

(wc, s Solomon Islands)

900/80Y4    Vanikoro Island Thrush    Turdus vanikorensis

(sw, se Solomon Islands, n, c Vanuatu)

900/80Y5    White-headed Island Thrush    Turdus pritzbueri

(s Vanuatu)

900/80Y6    New Caledonian Island Thrush    Turdus xanthopus

(Yande Island off nw New Caledonia)

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921/8454    Blue-cheeked Flowerpecker

has a new English name:

921/8454    Red-chested Flowerpecker    Dicaeum maugei

…………………………………………………………………….

921/845E    Pink-breasted Flowerpecker    Dicaeum keiense

(ec, se Indonesia)

has been split from:

921/8455    Mistletoebird    Dicaeum hirundinaceum

(Aru Islands?, Australia)

…………………………………………………………………….

921/8459    Blood-breasted Flowerpecker

has been split into four species. The three species regularly present in Australasia are:

921/84F0    Flores Flowerpecker    Dicaeum rhodopygiale

(Flores: Lesser Sundas)

921/84F1    Sumba Flowerpecker    Dicaeum wilhelminae

(Sumba: Lesser Sundas)

921/84F2    Timor Flowerpecker    Dicaeum hanieli

(Timor: Lesser Sundas)

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925/8551    Olive-backed Sunbird

has been split into eight species. The species that are regularly present in Australasia are:

925/85F0    Ornate Sunbird    Cinnyris ornatus

(se Asia, Lesser Sundas)

925/85F2    Sahul Sunbird    Cinnyris frenatus

(n Australasia, ne Australia)

925/85F3    Tukangbesi Sunbird    Cinnyris infrenatus

(Tukangbesi Islands off se Sulawesi)

925/85F4    Flores Sea Sunbird    Cinnyris teysmanni

(islands in Flores Sea)

925/85F5    South Moluccan Sunbird    Cinnyris clementiae

(ne, ec Indonesia)

925/85F6    Mamberamo Sunbird    Cinnyris idenburgi    (nc New Guinea)

 

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351/2579    Papuan Spine-tailed Swift

has a new English name:

351/2579    Papuan Spinetail    Mearnsia novaeguineae

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315/2170    Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo

has a new English name:

315/2170    Northern Hawk-Cuckoo    Hierococcyx hyperythrus

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Family: Sarothruridae – Flufftails & Forest Rails has a new English name.

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249/145Y    Greater Sand Plover    Charadrius leschenaultii

has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

249/145T    Tibetan Sand Plover    Charadrius atrifrons

(breeds c Asia; non-breeding coasts of e Africa, s Asia, Sulawesi)

has been split from:

249/145F    Lesser Sand Plover

which has a new English name:

249/145F    Siberian Sand Plover    Charadrius mongolus

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Family: Ciconiidae – Storks has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

111/0708    Woolly-necked Stork

has a new English name:

111/0708    Asian Woolly-necked Stork    Ciconia episcopus

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Genera Nisaetus, Hieraaetus and Aquila of Hawk-Eagles, Eagles within Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Hawks, Eagles have been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

167/105F    White-bellied Sea Eagle    Icthyophaga leucogaster

167/105Y    Sanford’s Sea Eagle    Icthyophaga sanfordi

167/1066    Lesser Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga humilis

167/1067    Grey-headed Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

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Genus Dacelo of Kookaburras within Family: Alcedinidae – Kingfishers has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

379/3015    Shovel-billed Kookaburra    Dacelo rex

…………………………………………………………………….

379/307F    Malaita Dwarf Kingfisher

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

379/307Y    Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher    Ceyx nigromaxilla

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458/3703    Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo

has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new English name:

458/3703    Pink Cockatoo    Cacatua leadbeateri

…………………………………………………………………….

458/371E    Citron-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua citrinocristata

(Sumba: Lesser Sundas)

has been split from:

458/3710    Yellow-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua sulphurea

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467/3889    Eclectus Parrot

has been split into four species:

467/3889    Moluccan Eclectus    Eclectus roratus    (Moluccas)

467/38F0    Sumba Eclectus    Eclectus cornelia    (Sumba: Lesser Sundas)

467/38F1    Tanimbar Eclectus    Eclectus riedeli    (Tanimbar Islands)

467/38F2    Papuan Eclectus    Eclectus polychloros

(Kai Islands, New Guinea and nearby islands, Solomons, nc Queensland)

…………………………………………………………………….

Genus Cyanoramphus of Parakeets within Family: Psittaculidae – Old World Parrots has been resequenced.

…………………………………………………………………….

467/3934    Western Ground Parrot

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

467/3933    Eastern Ground Parrot

which has a new English name:

467/3933    Ground Parrot    Pezoporus wallicus

…………………………………………………………………….

467/3952    Papuan Lorikeet

has  a new English name:

467/3952    West Papuan Lorikeet    Charmosyna papou

…………………………………………………………………….

467/399E    Black-fronted Fig Parrot    Cyclopsitta nigrifrons

(nc, coastal ec, n slope of highlands of se New Guinea)

and

467/399K    Dusky-cheeked Fig Parrot    Cyclopsitta melanogenia

(Aru Islands, sc, s slope of highlands of se New Guinea)

have been split from:

467/3993    Orange-breasted Fig Parrot

which has a new English name:

467/3993    Blue-fronted Fig Parrot    Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii    (West Papua)

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Family: Falcunculidae – Shriketits has a modified English name.

…………………………………………………………………….

654/582F    Northern Shriketit    Falcunculus whitei    (nc Australia)

and

654/582Y    Western Shriketit    Falcunculus leucogaster    (sw Australia)

have been split from:

654/5830    Crested Shriketit

which has a new English name:

654/5830    Eastern Shriketit    Falcunculus frontatus    (e Australia)

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Family: Laniidae – Shrikes has been repositioned to immediately precede Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays.

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760/6548    Horsfield’s Bush Lark

has a new English name:

760/6548    Singing Bush Lark    Mirafra javanica

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764/6708    Northern Golden Bulbul

has been split into six species, each with English names relating to their geographic range:

764/67F0    Sangihe Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes platenae

764/67F1    Togian Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes aureus

764/67F2    Banggai Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes harterti

764/6708    Sula Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes longirostris

764/67F3    Halmahera Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes chloris    (n Moluccas)

764/67F4    Obi Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes lucasi    (Obi: c Moluccas)

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780/6845    Sunda Bush Warbler

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

780/6846    Aberrant Bush Warbler    Horornis flavolivaceus

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840/759T    Wangi-wangi White-eye    Zosterops paruhbesar

(Wangi-wangi Island: nc Indonesia)

is a newly described species.

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892/789E    Tenggara Hill Myna    Gracula venerata    (Lesser Sundas)

has been split from:

892/7891    Common Hill Myna    Gracula religiosa

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

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

907/8185    Matinan Blue Flycatcher    Eumyias sanfordi

907/8184    Blue-fronted Blue Flycatcher    Eumyias hoevelli

907/8183    Timor Blue Flycatcher    Eumyias hyacinthinus

907/8187    Flores Jungle Flycatcher    Eumyias oscillans

907/818P    Sumba Jungle Flycatcher    Eumyias stresemanni

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8181    Tanahjampea Blue Flycatcher

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

907/8182    Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis omissus

…………………………………………………………………….

907/818E    Kalao Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis kalaoensis

(Kalao Island in Flores Sea)

has been split from:

907/8180    Mangrove Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis rufigastra

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8239    White-browed Shortwing

has been split into five species. The species regularly present in Australasia is:

907/82F6    Flores Shortwing    Brachypteryx floris

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937/885T    New Hanover Mannikin    Lonchura nigerrima

(New Hanover: Bismarck Archipelago)

has been split from:

937/885F    Hunstein’s Mannikin

which has a new English name:

937/885F    Mottled Mannikin    Lonchura hunsteini

(New Ireland: Bismarck Archipelago)

 

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042/0143    Raja Shelduck

has a new English name:

042/0143    Radjah Shelduck    Radjah radjah

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079/0539    New Caledonian Storm Petrel    Fregetta lineata

(breeds New Caledonia?)

is a newly described species.

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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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319/2192    Minahassa Masked Owl

has a new English name:

319/2192    Minahasa Masked Owl    Tyto inexspectata

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Birds present on Kai Islands that were previously considered to be of the species:

323/2359    Australian Boobook    Ninox boobook

have been ascribed to:

323/2357    Barking Owl    Ninox connivens

…………………………………………………………………….

323/235T    Tasmanian Boobook    Ninox leucopsis    (Tasmania)

has been split from:

323/235F    Morepork    Ninox novaeseelandiae

(New Zealand, Norfolk Island)

…………………………………………………………………….

323/2380    Little Sumba Hawk-Owl

has a new English name:

323/2380    Least Boobook    Ninox sumbaensis

…………………………………………………………………….

323/223K    Wetar Scops Owl    Otus tempestatis    (Wetar)

has been split from:

323/2234    Moluccan Scops Owl    Otus magicus    (sc, ne Indonesia)

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379/3014    Lilac Kingfisher

has been split into two species:

379/3014    Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher    Cittura cyanotis

(n, ec, se Sulawesi)

379/301E    Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher    Cittura sanghirensis

(Sangihe, Siau islands)

…………………………………………………………………….

379/301F    Glittering Kingfisher

has a new English name:

379/301F    White-rumped Kingfisher    Caridonax fulgidus

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467/3894    Blue-backed Parrot

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

467/3894    Azure-rumped Parrot    Tanygnathus sumatranus

(nc Indonesia)

…………………………………………………………………….

467/3969    Yellowish-streaked Lory

has a new English name:

467/3969    Yellow-streaked Lory    Chalcopsitta scintillata

…………………………………………………………………….

467/3979    Ornate Lorikeet

has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:

Saudareos ornata

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535/523E    Huon Bowerbird    Amblyornis germanus

(Huon Peninsula: ec New Guinea)

has been split from:

535/5234    MacGregor’s Bowerbird    Amblyornis macgregoriae

(c, e New Guinea)

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

548/5331    Scaly-crowned Honeyeater    Sugomel lombokium

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5290    Black Honeyeater

has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:

Sugomel nigrum

…………………………………………………………………….

548/530K    Bacan Myzomela    Myzomela batjanensis

(Bacan: ne Indonesia)

has been split from:

548/5302    Sulawesi Myzomela    Myzomela chloroptera

(c Indonesia)

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5353    Dusky Friarbird

has a new English name:

548/5353    Morotai Friarbird    Philemon fuscicapillus

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5355    Black-faced Friarbird

has a new English name:

548/5355    Buru Friarbird    Philemon moluccensis

…………………………………………………………………….

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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576/5536    Dwarf Longbill

has a new English name:

576/5536    Spectacled Longbill    Oedistoma iliolophus

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656/5832    Sangihe Shrikethrush

has a new English name:

656/5832    Sangihe Whistler    Coracornis sanghirensis

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

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680/612F    Black-chinned Monarch

has a new English name:

680/612F    Boano Monarch    Symposiachrus boanensis

…………………………………………………………………….

680/612T    Louisiade Monarch    Symposiachrus melanopterus

(islands in wc, sw Solomon Sea)

has been split from:

680/612Y    Spectacled Monarch    Symposiachrus trivirgatus

…………………………………………………………………….

Birds resident on Ambon, Seram and islands in ne Banda Sea that were formerly ascribed to:

680/612Y    Spectacled Monarch    Symposiachrus trivirgatus

have been re-ascribed to:

680/6130    Moluccan Monarch    Symposiachrus bimaculatus

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6131    White-tailed Monarch

has a new English name:

680/6131    Kai Monarch    Symposiachrus leucurus

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6132    White-tipped Monarch

has a new English name:

680/6132    Tanahjampea Monarch    Symposiachrus everetti

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6133    Black-tipped Monarch

has a new English name:

680/6133    Buru Monarch    Symposiachrus loricatus

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

680/6141    Rufous Monarch    Symposiachrus rubiensis

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Genus Corvus within Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays has been partially resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

700/630E    Tagula Manucode    Manucodia alter

(Tagula Island off se New Guinea)

has been split from:

700/6304    Glossy-mantled Manucode    Manucodia ater

(New Guinea and nearby w islands)

…………………………………………………………………….

700/6337    Blue Bird-of-paradise    Paradisornis rudolphi

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

…………………………………………………………………….

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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808/7057    Melanesian Thicketbird

has been split into two species:

808/705E    Guadalcanal Thicketbird    Cincloramphus turipavae

(s Solomon Islands)

808/7057    Santo Thicketbird    Cincloramphus whitneyi

(nw Vanuatu)

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

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

900/8009    Sulawesi Thrush    Turdus turdoides

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

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921/8446    Flame-breasted Flowerpecker

has a new English name:

921/8446    Buru Flowerpecker    Dicaeum erythrothorax

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937/8822    Zebra Finch

has been split into two species:

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

937/882E    Australian Zebra Finch    Taeniopygia castanotis    (Australia)

 

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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

065/0425    Snow Mountain Quail    Synoicus monorthonyx

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 Australasia is as follows:

CAPRIMULGIFORMES/Caprimulgidae – Nightjars

PODARGIFORMES/Podargidae – Frogmouths

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Family: Aegothelidae – Owlet-Nightjars has been split from Order Apodiformes to form an order comprised of a single family:

AEGOTHELIFORMES/Aegothelidae – Owlet-Nightjars

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315/209E    Kai Coucal    Centropus spilopterus    (Kai Islands)

has been split from:

315/2095    Pheasant Coucal    Centropus phasianinus

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303/1788    Island Collared Dove

has a new English name:

303/1788    Sunda Collared Dove    Streptopelia bitorquata

…………………………………………………………………….

303/1931    Oberholser’s Fruit Dove

has a new species epithet:

303/1931    Oberholser’s Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus gularis

…………………………………………………………………….

303/195E    Geelvink Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus speciosus

(islands off nw New Guinea)

has been split from:

303/1956    Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus solomonensis

(Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands)

…………………………………………………………………….

303/198E    Geelvink Imperial Pigeon    Ducula geelvinkiana

(islands off nw New Guinea)

has been split from:

303/1982    Spice Imperial Pigeon    Ducula myristicivora

(ne Moluccas, islands off w New Guinea)

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Family: Spheniscidae – Penguins has been resequenced.

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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.

323/237Y    Solomons Boobook

has been ascribed to a different genus and split into four species:

323/237Y    West Solomons Owl    Athene jacquinoti    (n, ec Solomons)

323/23F7    Guadalcanal Owl    Athene granti    (Guadalcanal: s Solomons)

323/23F8    Malaita Owl    Athene malaitae    (Malaita: s Solomons)

323/23F9    Makira Owl    Athene roseoaxillaris    (Makira: s Solomons)

…………………………………………………………………….

323/223T    Banggai Scops Owl    Otus mendeni    (Banggai Islands)

has been split from:

323/223F    Sulawesi Scops Owl    Otus manadensis    (Sulawesi)

…………………………………………………………………….

The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

323/2384    Fearful Owl    Asio solomonensis

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

The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:

467/3947    Pygmy Lorikeet    Charminetta wilhelminae

467/3948    Red-fronted Lorikeet    Hypocharmosyna rubronotata

467/3949    Red-flanked Lorikeet    Hypocharmosyna placentis

467/3945    Blue-fronted Lorikeet    Charmosynopsis toxopei

467/3950    Fairy Lorikeet    Charmosynopsis pulchella

467/3946    Striated Lorikeet    Synorhacma multistriata

467/394Y    Duchess Lorikeet    Charmosynoides margarethae

467/3944    Meek’s Lorikeet    Vini meeki

467/3943    Red-chinned Lorikeet    Vini rubrigularis

467/3942    Palm Lorikeet    Vini palmarum

467/3972    Goldie’s Lorikeet    Glossoptilus goldiei

467/3971    Iris Lorikeet    Saudareos iris

467/3979    Ornate Lorikeet    Saudareos ornatus

…………………………………………………………………….

467/395E    Stella’s Lorikeet    Charmosyna stellae    (c, e New Guinea)

has been split from:

467/3952    Papuan Lorikeet    Charmosyna papou    (e West Papua)

…………………………………………………………………….

467/3986    Citrine Lorikeet

has been ascribed to a new genus and split into two species.

467/3986    Sula Lorikeet    Saudareos flavoviridis    (Sula Islands)

467/398E    Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet     Saudareos meyeri    (Sulawesi)

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

and

479/407T    Banda Sea Pitta    Pitta vigorsii    (se, ec Indonesia)

have been split from:

479/4075    Elegant Pitta    Pitta elegans    (sc, ne Indonesia, Timor-Leste)

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The following three species:

548/52F0    Moluccan Myzomela    Myzomela simplex    (n Moluccas)

548/52F1    Red-tinged Myzomela    Myzomela rubrotincta

(Obi and nearby island: c Moluccas)

548/52F2    Biak Myzomela    Myzomela rubrobrunnea

(Biak Island off nw New Guinea)

have been split from:

548/5295    Dusky Myzomela    Myzomela obscura

…………………………………………………………………….

548/529K    Reddish Myzomela    Myzomela erythrina

(e Bismarck Archipelago)

has been split from:

548/5296    Red Myzomela    Myzomela cruentata

(New Guinea and nearby island, s Bismarck Archipelago)

…………………………………………………………………….

548/5299    Crimson-hooded Myzomela

has a new English name:

548/5299    Wetar Myzomela    Myzomela kuehni

…………………………………………………………………….

548/531E    Long-billed Myzomela    Myzomela longirostris

(Goodenough Island off ec New Guinea)

has been split from:

548/5317    Red-collared Myzomela    Myzomela rosenbergii    (New Guinea)

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560/548T    Rennell Gerygone    Gerygone citrina

(Rennell: sw Solomon Islands)

has been split from:

560/5489    Fan-tailed Gerygone    Gerygone flavolateralis

(ne Australasia)

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Family: Melanocharitidae – Berrypeckers, Longbills has been revised and partially resequenced.

576/553F    Satin Berrypecker    Melanocharis citreola    (West Papua)

is a newly described species.

…………………………………………………………………….

Subspecies piperata of:

576/5535    Spotted Berrypecker

has been split to form a species with the same English name:

576/553E    Spotted Berrypecker    Rhamphocharis piperata

(ec, se New Guinea)

…………………………………………………………………….

576/5535    Spotted Berrypecker

has a new English name:

576/5535    Thick-billed Berrypecker    Rhamphocharis crassirostris

(w, c New Guinea)

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580/5542    Crested Berrypecker

has been split into two species:

580/5543    Western Crested Berrypecker    Paramythia olivacea    (Papua)

580/5542    Eastern Crested Berrypecker    Paramythia montium    (c, e New Guinea)

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636/578E    Biak Triller    Lalage leucoptera

(Biak Island off nw New Guinea)

has been split from:

636/5784    Black-browed Triller    Lalage atrovirens

(w, n New Guinea and nearby islands)

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Subspecies fuliginosa of

656/584Y    Australian Golden Whistler    Pachycephala pectoralis

resident in sc Australia has been re-ascribed to:

656/5850    Western Whistler

which has a new species epithet:  Pachycephala fuliginosa

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668/5980    Olive-brown Oriole

has been split into two species:

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

668/598E    Wetar Oriole    Oriolus finschi    (Wetar and nearby island)

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676/605E    Biak Fantail    Rhipidura kordensis

(Biak Island off nw Guinea)

has been split from:

676/6053    Northern Fantail    Rhipidura rufiventris

…………………………………………………………………….

676/607P    Peleng Fantail    Rhipidura habibiei

has been resequenced to precede:

676/607E    Taliabu Fantail    Rhipidura sulaensis

…………………………………………………………………….

680/6094    Cerulean Paradise Flycatcher

has been transferred from Family: Monarchidae – Monarchs to Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails and has a new English name:

676/6094    Cerulean Flycatcher    Eutrichomyias rowleyi

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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

…………………………………………………………………….

680/614T    Tanimbar Monarch    Carterornis castus    (Tanimbar Islands)

has been split from:

680/614Y    White-naped Monarch    Carterornis pileatus    (n, sw Moluccas)

…………………………………………………………………….

680/616T    Dyaul Flycatcher    Myiagra cervinicolor

(Dyaul Island: Bismarck Archipelago)

has been split from:

680/616F    Velvet Flycatcher

…………………………………………………………………….

Subspecies eichhorni of:

680/616F    Velvet Flycatcher

has been split to form a species that has been allocated the same English name:

680/616P    Velvet Flycatcher    Myiagra eichhorni

(s, e Bismarck Archipelago)

…………………………………………………………………….

680/616F    Velvet Flycatcher

has a new English name:

680/616F    Mussau Flycatcher    Myiagra hebetior

(St. Matthias Island: Bismarck Archipelago)

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700/6303    Paradise-crow

has been split into two species:

700/6303    Halmahera Paradise-crow    Lycocorax pyrrhopterus    (n Moluccas)

700/6302    Obi Paradise-crow    Lycocorax obiensis    (c Moluccas)

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704/634E    Black-capped Robin    Heteromyias armiti    (c, e New Guinea)

has been split from:

704/6340    Ashy Robin    Heteromyias albispecularis    (West Papua)

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

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Subspecies nesophilus of:

800/6940    Sulawesi Leaf Warbler

has been split to form a species that has been allocated the same English name:

800/694K    Sulawesi Leaf Warbler    Phylloscopus nesophilus

(n, c, se Sulawesi)

…………………………………………………………………….

800/6940    Sulawesi Leaf Warbler

has a new English name:

800/6940    Lompobattang Leaf Warbler    Phylloscopus sarasinorum

(sw Sulawesi)

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Five subspecies of:

840/758Y    Black-fronted White-eye

have been merged into three subspecies and split to form a species that has been allocated the same English name:

840/758T    Black-fronted White-eye    Zosterops chrysolaemus

(w, e New Guinea and nearby islands)

…………………………………………………………………….

840/758Y    Black-fronted White-eye

has a new English name:

840/758Y    Green-fronted White-eye    Zosterops minor

(nc, c New Guinea and nearby island)

…………………………………………………………………….

840/759E    Oya Tabu White-eye    Zosterops crookshanki

(islands off se New Guinea)

has been split from:

840/7593    Capped White-eye    Zosterops fuscicapilla    (w, c New Guinea)

…………………………………………………………………….

840/760K    Bougainville White-eye    Zosterops hamlini

(Bougainville: n Solomon Islands)

and

840/760P    Guadalcanal White-eye    Zosterops oblitus

(Guadalcanal: s Solomon Islands)

have been split from:

840/7605    Grey-throated White-eye    Zosterops rendovae

(Makira: s Solomon Islands)

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Family: Turdidae – Thrushes 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)

…………………………………………………………………….

907/8203    Streak-breasted Jungle Flycatcher

has a new English name:

907/8203    Buru Jungle Flycatcher    Eumyias additus

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

937/8866    Timor Sparrow    Padda fuscata

937/8848    Streak-headed Mannikin    Mayrimunia tristissima

937/8849    White-spotted Mannikin    Mayrimunia leucosticta

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961/9102    Mountain Serin

has a new English name:

961/9102    Indonesian Serin    Chrysocorythus estherae

 

This compendium ATWB eBook combines the contents of two former ‘World Region’ guides: AUSTRALASIA Volume 1: NON-PASSERINES and AUSTRALASIA Volume 2: PASSERINES. You can view how earlier changes to the IOC bird list impacted on these two volumes by following the links at the foot of this page.

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.

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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.

Genus Rallicula of Forest Rails has been resequenced and transferred to Family: Sarothruridae – Flufftails.

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The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:

201/1239    Slaty-breasted Rail    Lewinia striata

201/1231    New Caledonian Rail    Cabalus lafresnayanus

201/1234    Barred Rail    Hypotaenidia torquata

201/1236    Buff-banded Rail    Hypotaenidia philippensis

201/1235    Pink-legged Rail    Hypotaenidia insignis

201/1238    Roviana Rail    Hypotaenidia rovianae

201/122F    Woodford’s Rail    Hypotaenidia woodfordi

201/1232    Lord Howe Woodhen    Hypotaenidia sylvestris

201/1281    Ruddy-breasted Crake    Zapornia fusca

201/1277    Baillon’s Crake    Zapornia pusilla

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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Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags has been resequenced.

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120/076F    Black Bittern    (ASIA  AUS  IO)

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

120/076F    Black Bittern    Ixobrychus flavicollis

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The folllowing species have been ascribed to a new genus:

458/3699    Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo    Zanda funerea

458/369F    Baudin’s Black Cockatoo    Zanda baudinii

458/369Y    Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo    Zanda latirostris

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Family: Pittidae – Pittas has been resequenced.

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The following two species:

543/527P    Rufous Grasswren    Amytornis whitei

(wc, c, sc Australia)

543/527T    Opalton Grasswren    Amytornis rowleyi

(c Queensland)

have been split from:

543/527Y    Striated Grasswren    Amytornis striatus

(eastern sc, se Australia)

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Family: Meliphagidae – Honeyeaters has been revised and resequenced.

548/5406    Sooty Melidectes    (c, e New Guinea)

has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new English name:

548/5406    Sooty Honeyeater    Melionyx fuscus

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548/5409    Long-bearded Melidectes    (ec New Guinea)

has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new English name:

548/5409    Long-bearded Honeyeater    Melionyx princeps

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548/5408    Short-bearded Melidectes    (c New Guinea)

has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new English name:

548/5408    Short-bearded Honeyeater    Melionyx nouhuysi

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548/5407    Gilliard’s Melidectes    (New Britain)

has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new English name:

548/5407    Gilliard’s Honeyeater    Vosea whitemanensis

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548/529E    Alor Myzomela    Myzomela prawiradilagae

(Alor: Lesser Sundas)

is a newly described species.

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548/530E    Taliabu Myzomela    Myzomela wahe

(Taliabu: Sula Islands)

is a newly described species.

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

548/5349    Kadavu Honeyeater    Meliphacator provocator

548/5424    Mottle-breasted Honeyeater    Microptilotis mimikae

548/5425    Forest Honeyeater    Microptilotis montanus

548/5426    Mountain Honeyeater    Microptilotis orientalis

548/5427    Scrub Honeyeater    Microptilotis albonotatus

548/5428    Mimic Honeyeater    Microptilotis analogus

548/5429    Tagula Honeyeater    Microptilotis vicina

548/542F    Graceful Honeyeater    Microptilotis gracilis

548/542Y    Elegant Honeyeater    Microptilotis cinereifrons

548/5430    Yellow-gaped Honeyeater    Microptilotis flavirictus

548/5431    White-lined Honeyeater    Territornis albilineata

548/5432    Kimberley Honeyeater    Territornis fordiana

548/5433    Streak-breasted Honeyeater    Territornis reticulata

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548/542T    Cryptic Honeyeater    Microptilotis imitatrix

(coastal ne Queensland)

has been split from:

548/542F    Graceful Honeyeater    Microptilotis gracilis

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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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676/607P    Peleng Fantail    Rhipidura habibiei

(Peleng: Banggai Islands)

is a newly described species.

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704/637E    Solomons Robin    Petroica polymorpha

(Solomon Islands, ec Papua New Guinea)

has been split from:

704/6370    Pacific Robin    Petroica pusilla

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Family: Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls has been revised and resequenced.

The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

764/6707    Seram Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes affinis

764/6708    Northern Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes longirostris

764/6709    Buru Golden Bulbul    Hypsipetes mysticalis

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800/6942    Island Leaf Warbler    (n AUS islands)

has a new species epithet. Its scientific name is now:

800/6942    Island Leaf Warbler     Phylloscopus poliocephalus

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The following two species have been split from Island Leaf Warbler:

800/6955    Numfor Leaf Warbler    Phylloscopus maforensis

(Numfor Island off nw New Guinea)

800/6956    Biak Leaf Warbler    Phylloscopus misoriensis

(Biak Island off nw New Guinea)

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808/701Y    Chestnut-backed Bush Warbler

has been split into three species:

808/701Y    Sulawesi Bush Warbler    Locustella castanea    (Sulawesi)

808/701P    Seram Bush Warbler    Locustella musculus    (Seram: se Moluccas)

808/701T    Buru Bush Warbler    Locustella disturbans    (Buru: sw Moluccas)

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808/701E    Taliabu Bush Warbler    Locustella portenta

(Taliabu: Sula Islands)

is a newly described species.

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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:

840/7554    Grey-hooded White-eye    Heleia pinaiae

840/7556    Streak-headed White-eye    Heleia squamiceps

840/7558    Cream-browed White-eye    Heleia superciliaris

840/7559    Crested White-eye    Heleia dohertyi

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

840/7561    Bare-eyed White-eye    Zosterops superciliosus

840/7562    Sanford’s White-eye    Zosterops lacertosus

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Family: Pellorneidae – Ground Babblers has a modified English name.

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828/7319    Sulawesi Babbler    Pellorneum celebense

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

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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.

The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

937/8819    Star Finch    Bathilda ruficauda

937/881F    Plum-headed Finch    Aidemosyne modesta

937/8823    Double-barred Finch    Stizoptera bichenovii

937/8834    Gouldian Finch    Chloebia gouldiae

 

To view how earlier changes to the IOC bird list impacted on the two volumes that preceded the publication of this compendium ATWB eBook, follow these links:

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