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.

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.

 

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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