AUSTRALASIA Updates
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 this compendium eBook for its first annual edition.
2021 edition IOC bird list v 9.2 -> IOC bird list v 10.2
Genus Gallus of Junglefowl within Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies has been resequenced.
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Family: Rallidae – Rails, Crakes & Coots has been revised and resequenced.
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:
AUSTRALIA VOLUME 1: NON-PASSERINES Updates
AUSTRALIA VOLUME 2: PASSERINES Updates
