On this page you can view how the first release of the AviList impacted on the contents of this ATWB eBook.

 

To see how earlier updates to the IOC bird list impacted on the contents of this eBook, click here.

 

2025 edition -> 2026 edition     IOC bird list v 14.2 -> AviList v2025     [Note: not published]

Non-Passerine Orders have been resequenced. Within some Orders, there has also been a resequencing of families.

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The following families have been moved from a part of the IOC bird list to a different part of the AviList:

Family: Phoenicopteridae – Flamingos (Part 2 to Part 1)

Family: Podicipedidae – Grebes (Part 2 to Part 1)

Family: Otididae – Bustards (Part 2 to Part 1)

Family: Cuculidae – Cuckoos (Part 2 to Part 1)

Family: Pteroclidae – Sandgrouse (Part 2 to Part 1)

14 families within Order CHARADRIIFORMES (Part 3 to Part 2)

Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars and Nighthawks (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Podargidae – Frogmouths (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Hemiprocnidae – Treeswifts (Part 1 to Part 3)

Family: Apodidae – Swifts (Part 1 to Part 3)

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Family: Anatidae – Ducks, Swans, and Geese has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Anatidae – Ducks, Swans, and Geese have been resequenced.

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042/0195    Eurasian Teal

has a new English name:

042/0195    Green-winged Teal    Anas crecca

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Family: Phasianidae – Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Phasianidae – Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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065/043F    Siamese Partridge

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

065/0439    Chestnut-headed Partridge    Arborophila cambodiana

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065/0488    Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant

has a new English name:

065/0488    Sumatran Peacock-Pheasant    Polyplectron chalcurum

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065/0429    Manipur Bush Quail    Perdicula manipurensis

(ne India, ne Bangladesh)

is annotated as possibly extinct in the AviList and has been removed.

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The species in Family: Phoenicopteridae – Flamingos have been resequenced.

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099/0661    Tricolored Grebe

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

099/0660    Little Grebe    Tachybaptus ruficollis

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Family: Podicipedidae – Grebes has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Pteroclidae – Sandgrouse has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Cuculidae – Cuckoos has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Columbidae – Doves and Pigeons has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Columbidae – Doves and Pigeons have been resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

303/1929    Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove    Ramphiculus occipitalis

303/1927    Flame-breasted Fruit Dove    Ramphiculus marchei

303/1928    Cream-breasted Fruit Dove    Ramphiculus merrilli

303/192Y    Jambu Fruit Dove    Ramphiculus jambu

303/1933    Black-chinned Fruit Dove    Ramphiculus leclancheri

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303/1882    Sulu Bleeding-heart    Gallicolumba menagei    (sw Philippines)

is annotated as possibly extinct in the AviList and has been removed.

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303/192E    Ryukyu Green Pigeon

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

303/1922    Taiwan Green Pigeon

which has a new English name:

303/1922    Whistling Green Pigeon    Treron formosae

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Family: Rallidae – Rails, Gallinules, and Coots has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Rallidae – Rails, Gallinules, and Coots have been resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

201/1230    Calayan Rail    Gallirallus calayanensis

201/1233    Okinawa Rail    Gallirallus okinawae

201/1236    Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis

201/1234    Barred Rail    Gallirallus torquatus

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The following have been lumped with and are now represented by one or more subspecies of:

201/1296    Western Swamphen

which has a new English name:

201/1296    Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio

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201/1298    Grey-headed Swamphen

201/1299    Black-backed Swamphen

201/129F    Philippine Swamphen

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Family: Burhinidae – Thick-knees and Stone-curlews has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Burhinidae – Thick-knees and Stone-curlews have been resequenced.

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Family: Recurvirostridae – Stilts and Avocets has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Recurvirostridae – Stilts and Avocets have been resequenced.

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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers and Lapwings has a new English name.

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Family: Charadriidae – Plovers and Lapwings has been partially resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

249/1441    Long-billed Plover    Thinornis placidus

249/1442    Little Ringed Plover    Thinornis dubius

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Family: Rostratulidae – Painted-Snipes has a modified English name.

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Family: Scolopacidae – Sandpipers and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Scolopacidae – Sandpipers and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Dromadidae – Crab-Plover has a modified English name.

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Family: Glareolidae – Coursers and Pratincoles has a modified English name.

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

280/1585    Australian Pratincole    Glareola isabella

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Family: Stercorariidae – Jaegers and Skuas has a new English name.

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Family: Stercorariidae – Jaegers and Skuas has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Alcididae – Auks, Puffins, and Murres has a new English name.

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Family: Alcididae – Auks, Puffins, and Murres has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Laridae – Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls has a new English name.

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Family: Laridae – Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls has been partially resequenced.

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The species in Family: Gaviidae – Loons have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Hydrobatidae – Northern Storm Petrels have been resequenced.

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Family: Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels have been resequenced.

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Family: Ciconiidae – Storks has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Sulidae – Boobies and Gannets has a new English name.

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Family: Anhingidae – Anhinga and Darters has a modified English name.

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Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants and Shags has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants and Shags have been resequenced.

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Family: Threskiornithidae – Ibises and Spoonbills has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Threskiornithidae – Ibises and Spoonbills have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Pelecanidae – Pelicans have been resequenced.

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Family: Ardeidae – Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns has a new English name.

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Family: Ardeidae – Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns has been partially resequenced.

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120/077E    Little Heron    Butorides atricapilla

(all birds except those regularly present in Panama, South America)

has been split from:

120/0778    Striated Heron    Butorides striata

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Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars and Nighthawks has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars and Nighthawks have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Apodidae – Swifts have been resequenced.

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351/2619    Salim Ali’s Swift

351/261F    Blyth’s Swift

351/261Y    Cook’s Swift

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

351/2618    Pacific Swift

which has a new English name:

351/2618    Fork-tailed Swift    Apus pacificus

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351/254Y    Cave Swiflet

has a new English name:

351/254Y    Linchi Swiftlet    Collocalia linchi

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Family: Tytonidae – Bay Owls and Barn Owls has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Tytonidae – Bay Owls and Barn Owls have been resequenced.

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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Pandionidae – Osprey has a modified English name.

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Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Accipitridae – Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks have been resequenced.

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167/1057    Yellow-billed Kite

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

167/1056    Black Kite    Milvus migrans

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Family: Trogonidae – Trogons has been partially resequenced.

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395/3150    Eurasian Hoopoe

has a new English name:

395/3150    Common Hoopoe    Upupa epops

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The species in Family: Bucerotidae – Hornbills have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Coraciidae – Rollers have been resequenced.

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The species in genus Merops within Family: Meropidae – Bee-eaters have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Alcedinidae – Kingfishers have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Megalaimidae – Asian Barbets have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Picidae – Woodpeckers have been resequenced.

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444/359T    Sumatran Woodpecker

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

444/3599    Grey-headed Woodpecker    Picus canus

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Family: Falconidae – Falcons and Caracaras has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Falconidae – Falcons and Caracaras have been resequenced.

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The species in Family: Psittaculidae – Old World Parrots have been resequenced.

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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:

467/3987    Mindanao Lorikeet    Trichoglossus johnstoniae

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Within Order PASSERIFORMES there has been a resequencing of some families.

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The following families have been moved from a part of the IOC bird list to a different part of the AviList:

Family: Vireonidae – Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos (Part 8 to Part 7)

Family: Oriolidae – Old World Orioles (Part 8 to Part 7)

Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas and Allies (Part 9 to Part 8)

Family: Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls (Part 8 to Part 9)

Family: Dulidae – Palmchat (Part 8 to Part 10)

Family: Bombycillidae – Waxwings (Part 8 to Part 10)

Family: Hypocoliidae – Hypocolius (Part 8 to Part 10)

Family: Cinclidae – Dippers (Part 11 to Part 10)

Family: Irenidae – Fairy-bluebirds (Part 10 to Part 11)

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Family: Eurylaimidae – Grauer’s Broadbill and Asian Broadbills has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Eurylaimidae – Grauer’s Broadbill and Asian Broadbills have been resequenced.

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Family: Calyptomenidae – African and Green Broadbills has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Pittidae – Pittas have been resequenced.

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Family: Acanthizidae – Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies has a new English name.

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The species within Family: Campephagidae – Cuckooshrikes have been resequenced.

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636/5807    Scarlet Minivet

has been lumped with and is now represented by 18 subspecies of:

636/5806    Orange Minivet

which has a new English name:

636/5806    Scarlet Minivet    Pericrocotus flammeus

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Family: Artamidae – Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Malaconotidae – Bushshrikes and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Vangidae – Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Vangidae – Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Vireonidae – Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Vireonidae – Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos have been resequenced.

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

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The species in Family: Oriolidae – Old World Orioles have been resequenced.

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Family: Pachycephalidae – Whistlers and Allies has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Pachycephalidae – Whistlers and Allies have been resequenced.

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656/5848    Rusty-breasted Whistler

has a new English name:

656/5848    Tenggara Whistler    Pachycephala calliope

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Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails and Silktails has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails and Silktails have been resequenced.

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676/6049    Malaysian Pied Fantail

has a new English name:

676/6049    Sunda Pied Fantail    Rhipidura javanica

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The species in Family: Dicruridae – Drongos have been resequenced.

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Family: Monarchidae – Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Monarchidae – Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills have been resequenced.

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Family: Laniidae – Shrikes has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays, and Magpies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays, and Magpies have been resequenced.

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684/6273    Hooded Crow

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

684/6272    Carrion Crow    Corvus corone

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684/6276    Eastern Jungle Crow

and

684/6277    Indian Jungle Crow

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

684/6275    Large-billed Crow    Corvus macrorhynchos

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The species in Family: Remizidae – Penduline Tits have been resequenced.

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Family: Paridae – Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Paridae – Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice have been resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

744/6436    Yellow-bellied Tit    Periparus venustulus

744/6438    Palawan Tit    Periparus amabilis

744/6437    Elegant Tit    Periparus elegans

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Family: Panuridae – Reedling has a new English name.

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Family: Alaudidae – Larks has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas and Allies has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Cisticolidae – Cisticolas and Allies have been resequenced.

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820/7192    Philippine Tailorbird

has a new English name:

820/7192    Visayan Tailorbird    Orthotomus castaneiceps

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820/7193    Trilling Tailorbird

has a new English name:

820/7193    Green-backed Tailorbird    Orthotomus chloronotus

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Family: Acrocephalidae – Reed Warblers and Allies has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Acrocephalidae – Reed Warblers and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Locustellidae – Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Locustellidae – Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows has a new English name.

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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Aegithalidae – Tit-warblers, Bushtits, and Long-tailed Tit has a new English name.

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The two Tit-warbler species in genus Leptopoecile within Family: Aegithalidae – Tit-warblers, Bushtits, and Long-tailed Tit have been resequenced.

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796/6879    Black-browed Bushtit

and

796/687F    Burmese Bushtit

have been lumped with and are now represented by two and one subspecies respectively of:

796/6878    Rufous-fronted Bushtit

which has a new English name:

796/6878    Black-browed Bushtit    Aegithalos iouschistos

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Family: Cettiidae – Bush Warblers and Allies has a new English name.

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Monotypic Family: Scotocercidae – Streaked Scrub Warbler has been embedded within Family: Cettiidae – Bush Warblers and Allies.

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The species in Family: Cettiidae – Bush Warblers and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers has been partially resequenced.

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The species in Family: Pycnonotidae – Bulbuls have been resequenced.

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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:

764/6628    Puff-backed Bulbul    Microtarsus eutilotus

764/662F    Yellow-wattled Bulbul    Microtarsus urostictus

764/6607    Grey-headed Bulbul    Microtarsus priocephalus

764/6608    Black-headed Bulbul    Microtarsus melanocephalos

764/6609    Andaman Bulbul    Microtarsus fuscoflavescens

764/663Y    Spectacled Bulbul    Rubigula erythropthalmos

764/6614    Grey-bellied Bulbul    Rubigula cyaniventris

764/6613    Scaly-breasted Bulbul    Rubigula squamata

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Family: Sylviidae – Sylviid Warblers and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Sylviidae – Sylviid Warblers and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Paradoxornithidae – Parrotbills and Allies has a modified English name.

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Family: Paradoxornithidae – Parrotbills and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Zosteropidae – White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Zosteropidae – White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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840/7557    Mees’s White-eye

has a new English name:

840/7557    Javan Heleia    Heleia javanica

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The following species have been assigned a new English name by changing ‘White-eye’ to ‘Heleia’:

840/7560    Pygmy Heleia    Heleia squamifrons

840/7555    Mindanao Heleia    Heleia goodfellowi

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Family: Timaliidae – Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies has a new English name.

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824/725E    Grey-hooded Babbler

has a new English name:

824/725E    Bicolored Babbler    Cyanoderma bicolor

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824/7253    Rufous-fronted Babbler    Cyanoderma rufifrons

has been resequenced.

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Family: Pellorneidae – Ground Babblers and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Pellorneidae – Ground Babblers and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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828/731E    Glissando Babbler

and

828/731K    Leaflitter Babbler

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

828/7310    Mourning Babbler

which has a new English name:

828/7310    Short-tailed Babbler    Pellorneum malaccense

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828/731T    Bornean Swamp Babbler

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

828/7318    Malaysian Swamp Babbler

which has a new English name:

828/7318    White-chested Babbler    Pellorneum rostratum

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Family: Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes and Allies has a modified English name.

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Family: Alcippeidae – Alcippe Fulvettas has been embedded within Family: Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes and Allies.

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Family: Leiothrichidae – Laughingthrushes and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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The species in Family: Bombycillidae – Waxwings have been resequenced.

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Family: Regulidae – Kinglets has a new English name.

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Family: Sittidae – Nuthatches has been partially resequenced.

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The species in Family: Certhiidae – Treecreepers have been resequenced.

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Family: Sturnidae – Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Sturnidae – Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas have been resequenced.

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892/7893    Nias Hill Myna

and

892/7894    Enggano Hill Myna

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

892/7891    Common Hill Myna    Gracula religiosa

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892/7913    Bali Myna

has a new English name:

892/7913    Bali Starling    Leucopsar rothschildi

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892/7910    Malabar Starling

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

892/790F    Chestnut-tailed Starling    Sturnia malabarica

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Family: Turdidae – Thrushes and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Turdidae – Thrushes and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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Birds resident in e Myanmar, nw, wc Thailand, nw Laos that were previously considered to be of the species:

907/8179    Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis rubeculoides

have been reascribed to:

907/8169    Hainan Blue Flycatcher    Cyornis hainanus

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907/8333    Amur Stonechat

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

907/8332    Siberian Stonechat    Saxicola maurus

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961/9000    Asian Crimson-winged Finch

has a new English name:

961/9000    Crimson-winged Finch    Rhodopechys sanguineus

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Family: Dicaeidae – Flowerpeckers has been partially resequenced.

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921/8439    Cebu Flowerpecker    Dicaeum quadricolor

(Cebu: wc Philippines)

is annotated as possibly extinct in the AviList and has been removed.

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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:

921/8420    Olive-backed Flowerpecker    Pachyglossa olivacea

921/8427    Thick-billed Flowerpecker    Pachyglossa agilis

921/8429    Brown-backed Flowerpecker    Pachyglossa everetti

921/842F    Whiskered Flowerpecker    Pachyglossa propria

921/842Y    Yellow-vented Flowerpecker    Pachyglossa chrysorrhea

921/8430    Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker    Pachyglossa melanozantha

921/8431    Legge’s Flowerpecker    Pachyglossa vincens

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921/8428    Striped Flowerpecker

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

921/8427    Thick-billed Flowerpecker    Pachyglossa agilis

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Family: Nectariniidae – Spiderhunters and Sunbirds has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Nectariniidae – Spiderhunters and Sunbirds have been resequenced.

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925/856E    Tboli Sunbird    Aethopyga tibolii

(extreme sc Mindanao: s Philippines)

has been split from:

925/8561    Apo Sunbird    Aethopyga boltoni

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Family: Ploceidae – Weavers and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Ploceidae – Weavers and Allies have been resequenced.

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Family: Estrildidae – Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies has a new English name.

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Family: Estrildidae – Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies has been partially resequenced.

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The species in Family: Prunellidae – Accentors have been resequenced.

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Family: Passeridae – Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Passeridae – Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows have been resequenced.

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Family: Motacillidae – Wagtails and Pipits has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Motacillidae – Wagtails and Pipits have been resequenced.

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Family: Fringillidae – Finches, Euphonias, and Allies has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Fringillidae – Finches, Euphonias, and Allies have been resequenced.

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961/902T    Chinese Long-tailed Rosefinch

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

961/9029    Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch

which has a new English name:

961/9029    Long-tailed Rosefinch    Carpodacus sibiricus

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Family: Calcariidae – Longspurs and Snow Buntings has a modified English name.

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The species in Family: Calcariidae – Longspurs and Snow Buntings have been resequenced.

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Family: Emberizidae – Old World Buntings has a new English name.

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The species in Family: Emberizidae – Old World Buntings have been resequenced.