OCEANS 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
351/256F Island Swiftlet
has a new English name:
351/256F Caroline Swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus
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303/1888 Tongan Ground Dove
has a new English name:
303/1888 Shy Ground Dove Pampusana stairi
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The following three Fiji endemics:
303/1964 Orange Fruit Dove
303/1965 Golden Fruit Dove
303/1966 Whistling Fruit Dove
have new English names:
303/1964 Orange Dove Ptilinopus victor
303/1965 Golden Dove Ptilinopus luteovirens
303/1966 Whistling Dove Ptilinopus layardi
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303/1980 Marquesan Imperial Pigeon
has a new English name:
303/1980 Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon Ducula galeata
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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
249/145T Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons
249/145F Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus
249/145Y Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
249/1448 St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae
249/1450 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
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Family: Scolopacidae – Sandpipers, Snipes has been partially resequenced.
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Family: Laridae – Gulls, Terns, Skimmers has been resequenced.
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Family: Stercorariidae – Skuas has been resequenced.
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Family: Alcidae – Auks 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
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091/060F Chatham Petrel
has a new English name:
091/060F Chatham Islands Petrel Pterodroma axillaris
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The following two species have been resequenced:
091/0625 Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris borealis
091/0624 Scopoli’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
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091/0641 Audubon’s Shearwater
has a new English name:
091/0641 Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
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Family: Fregatidae – Frigatebirds has been resequenced.
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Family: Sulidae – Gannets, Boobies has been resequenced.
142/084E Cocos Booby Sula brewsteri (ec Pacific Ocean)
has been split from:
142/0845 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
In v14.2 of the IOC bird list, birds that are regularly present along the Pacific coast of Central America and Colombia are incorrectly shown as being of species 142/0845 Brown Booby. This is the subspecies etesiaca, which should have been ascribed to species 142/084E Cocos Booby. In view of the significance of this error for the distribution of the newly-split species, that error has been acknowledged and corrected in this eBook.
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146/086Y Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
has a modified scientific name.
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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:
120/0766 Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
120/0783 Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
120/0784 Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
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120/0796 Intermediate Egret
has a new English name:
120/0796 Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
167/1009 Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
167/1012 Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
167/1016 Fiji Goshawk Tachyspiza rufitorques
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511/4765 Cocos Flycatcher
has a new English name:
511/4765 Cocos Tyrannulet Nesotriccus ridgwayi
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548/5439 Yellow-billed Honeyeater
has a new English name:
548/5439 Yellow-billed Giant Honeyeater Gymnomyza viridis
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548/543F Giant Honeyeater
has a new English name:
548/543F Duetting Giant Honeyeater Gymnomyza brunneirostris
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656/58Y0 Yellow-throated Fiji Whistler Pachycephala graeffii (n, c Fiji)
has been split from:
656/5857 Fiji Whistler
which has a new English name:
656/5857 White-throated Fiji Whistler Pachycephala vitiensis (s Fiji)
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676/6065 Streaked Fantail
has been split into three species. The species that is regularly present in Oceans world regions is:
676/606P Fiji Streaked Fantail Rhipidura layardi (n, w Fiji)
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676/6079 Rufous Fantail
has been split into six species. The species that is regularly present in Oceans world regions is:
676/60F3 Micronesian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura versicolor
(nw Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands)
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680/6157 Oceanic Flycatcher
has a new English name:
680/6157 Chuuk Flycatcher Myiagra oceanica
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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
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768/6771 Pacific Swallow
has a new English name:
768/6771 Tahiti Swallow Hirundo tahitica
(Tahiti, Moorea: se Society Islands)
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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 Oceans world regions are:
900/80F5 Christmas Island Thrush Turdus erythropleurus
(Christmas Island – Australia)
900/80Y7 Samoan Island Thrush Turdus samoensis (Samoa)
900/80Y8 Fiji Island Thrush Turdus ruficeps (Fiji)
2023 edition -> 2024 edition IOC bird list v 12.2 -> IOC bird list v 13.2
351/25F6 Christmas Island Swiftlet
has a new English name:
351/25F6 Christmas Swiftlet Collocalia natalis
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303/1761 Japanese Wood Pigeon
has a new English name:
303/1761 Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina
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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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249/145Y Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
has been resequenced.
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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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961/8984 Common Chaffinch
has been split into five species. The species that is regularly present in Oceans world regions is:
961/89F1 Azores Chaffinch Fringilla moreletti (Azores Islands)
2022 edition -> 2023 edition IOC bird list v 11.2 -> IOC bird list v 12.2
087/0571 Hornby’s Storm Petrel
has a new English name:
087/0571 Ringed Storm Petrel Hydrobates hornbyi
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091/058E MacGillivray’s Prion Pachyptila macgillivrayi
(breeds Tristan da Cunha, St. Paul Island)
has been split from:
091/0583 Salvin’s Prion Pachyptila salvini
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091/0613 De Filippi’s Petrel
has a new English name:
091/0613 Masatierra Petrel Pterodroma defilippiana
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162/0902 Western Osprey
has a new English name:
162/0902 Osprey Pandion haliaetus
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323/2273 Palau Owl
has a new English name:
323/2273 Palau Scops Owl Otus podarginus
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680/6119 Versicolored Monarch
has a new English name:
680/6119 Ogea Monarch Mayrornis versicolor
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804/6977 Carolinian Reed Warbler
has a new English name:
804/6977 Caroline Reed Warbler Acrocephalus syrinx
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Family: Sturnidae – Starlings, Rhabdornises has a modified English name.
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925/8555 Abbott’s Sunbird Cinnyris abbotti (sw Seychelles)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
925/8554 Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga
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Family: Icteridae – Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds has a modified English name.
2021 edition -> 2022 edition IOC bird list v 10.2 -> IOC bird list v 11.2
Order Anseriformes has been resequenced to precede Order Galliformes.
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339/2497 Madagascan Nightjar
has a new English name:
339/2497 Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
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303/194E Raiatea Fruit Dove Ptilinopus chrysogaster (w Society Islands)
has been split from:
303/1947 Grey-green Fruit Dove Ptilinopus purpuratus (e Society Islands)
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217/1357 Madagascan Buttonquail
has a new English name:
217/1357 Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
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Family: Spheniscidae – Penguins has been resequenced.
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The species within genus Oceanodroma of Family: Hydrobatidae – Northern Storm Petrels have been resequenced and ascribed to existing genus Hydrobates.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
146/0859 Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile
146/0858 Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus
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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.
The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
323/2273 Palau Owl Otus podarginus
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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 different genus:
467/394F Red-throated Lorikeet Vini amabilis
467/3958 Collared Lory Vini solitaria
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The two species of Silktail in genus Lamprolia of Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails have been resequenced.
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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been revised and resequenced.
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820/7119 Madagascan Cisticola
has a new English name:
820/7119 Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina
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Family: Turdidae – Thrushes has been revised and resequenced.
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Family: Passeridae – Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches has been resequenced.
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961/905E Bonin Greenfinch Chloris kittlitzi (Bonin Islands)
has been split from:
961/9055 Grey-capped Greenfinch Chloris sinica
2020 edition -> 2021 edition IOC bird list v 9.2 -> IOC bird list v 10.2
Family: Rallidae – Rails, Crakes & Coots has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
201/1236 Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis
201/1237 Guam Rail Hypotaenidia owstoni
201/1258 Inaccessible Island Rail Laterallus rogersi
201/1283 Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
201/1284 Henderson Crake Zapornia atra
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 Charadriiformes, single species Family: Dromadidae – Crab-plover has been resequenced to precede Family: Glareolidae – Coursers, Pratincoles:
237/1398 Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
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Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags has been resequenced.
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120/076F Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
has been ascribed to a different genus and has a new scientific name.
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Family: Meliphagidae – Honeyeaters has been revised and resequenced.
548/5349 Kadavu Honeyeater Meliphacator provocator
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new scientific name.
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Family: Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls has been revised and resequenced.
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836/747F Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new scientific name.
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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: Estrildidae – Waxbills, Munias & Allies has been revised and resequenced.
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Family: Thraupidae – Tanagers & Allies has been revised and resequenced.
2019 edition -> 2020 edition IOC bird list v 8.2 -> IOC bird list v 9.2
Non-Passerine Orders have been resequenced.
The following families have been moved to a different part of the IOC birdlist:
Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars (Part 4 to Part 1)
Family: Apodidae – Swifts (Part 4 to Part 1)
Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds (Part 4 to Part 1)
Family: Cuculidae – Cuckoos (Part 3 to Part 2)
Family: Columbidae – Pigeons, Doves (Part 3 to Part 2)
Family: Podicipedidae – Grebes (Part 1 to Part 2)
Family: Phoenicopteridae – Flamingos (Part 1 to Part 2)
11 Charadriiformes families (Part 2 to Part 3)
Family: Phaethontidae – Tropicbirds (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Gaviidae – Loons (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Spheniscidae – Penguins (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Oceanitidae – Austral Storm Petrels (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Diomedeidae – Albatrosses (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Hydrobatidae – Northern Storm Petrels (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Procellariidae – Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Fregatidae – Frigatebirds (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Sulidae – Gannets, Boobies (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Threskiornithidae – Ibises, Spoonbills (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Ardeidae – Herons, Bitterns (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Pelecanidae – Pelicans (Part 1 to Part 3)
Family: Cathartidae – New World Vultures (Part 2 to Part 4)
Family: Pandionidae – Ospreys (Part 2 to Part 4)
Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Hawks, Eagles (Part 2 to Part 4)
Family: Tytonidae – Barn Owls (Part 3 to Part 4)
Family: Strigidae – Owls (Part 3 to Part 4)
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The following families have modified English names:
Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies
Family: Anatidae – Ducks, Geese, Swans
Family: Rallidae – Rails, Crakes & Coots
Family: Laridae – Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Family: Artamidae – Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies
Family: Pachycephalidae – Whistlers & Allies
Family: Vireonidae – Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
Family: Cettiidae – Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers & Allies
Family: Acrocephalidae – Reed Warblers & Allies
Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas & Allies
Family: Estrildidae – Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Family: Icteridae – Oropendolas, Orioles, Blackbirds
Family: Cardinalidae – Cardinals & Allies
Family: Thraupidae – Tanagers & Allies
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042/021T Stejneger’s Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri
has been split from:
042/0219 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
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Genus Alopecoenas of Ground Doves has been renamed:
Pampusana
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The Zosterops genus in Family: Zosteropidae – White-eyes has been revised and resequenced.
840/7569 Japanese White-eye [introduced Hawaii]
has a new English name:
840/7569 Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
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840/76F7 Aldabra White-eye Zosterops aldabrensis
(Aldabra: sw Seychelles Islands)
has been split from:
840/7628 Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
2018 edition -> 2019 edition IOC bird list v 7.3 -> IOC bird list v 8.2
The following families have a modified English name:
Family: Procellariidae – Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Family: Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Family: Vireonidae – Vireos, Greenlets & Shrike-babblers
Family: Fringillidae – Finches, Euphonias
Family: Cardinalidae – Cardinals, Grosbeaks and (Tanager) Allies
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286/1598 Grey Noddy
has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:
Anous albivitta
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Family Campephagidae – Cuckooshrikes has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
636/5761 Palau Cicadabird Edolisoma monacha
636/5762 Yap Cicadabird Edolisoma nesiotis
636/5763 Pohnpei Cicadabird Edolisoma insperatum
636/5757 Mauritius Cuckooshrike Lalage typica
636/5758 Reunion Cuckooshrike Lalage newtoni
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The families in Part 12 of the IOC bird list have been revised and resequenced.
The following species:
981/9467 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
has been ascribed to a newly defined family (Family code ‘983’):
Passerellidae – New World Sparrows
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