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)

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

Family: Caprimulgidae – Nightjars and Nighthawks (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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Family: Podicipedidae – Grebes has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Otididae – Bustards 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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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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201/1297    African Swamphen

and

201/1298    Grey-headed Swamphen

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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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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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:

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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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: 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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Family: Oceanitidae – Southern Storm Petrels has a new English name.

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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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091/0635    Balearic Shearwater

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

091/0634    Yelkouan Shearwater

which has a new English name:

091/0634    Mediterranean Shearwater    Puffinus yelkouan

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091/0595    Fea’s Petrel

has a new English name:

091/0595    Cape Verde Petrel    Pterodroma feae

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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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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: Apodidae – Swifts have been resequenced.

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

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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been partially resequenced.

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323/229T    Maghreb Owl

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

323/229Y    Tawny Owl    Strix aluco

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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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167/1110    Cape Verde Buzzard

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

167/1112    Common Buzzard    Buteo buteo

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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 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: Picidae – Woodpeckers have been resequenced.

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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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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: 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: Bombycillidae – Waxwings to Part 10

Family: Hypocoliidae – Hypocolius to Part 10

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

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

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

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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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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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Family: Panuridae – Reedling has a new English name.

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Family: Alaudidae – Larks has been partially resequenced.

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760/6575    Maghreb Lark

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

760/6573    Crested Lark    Galerida cristata

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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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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: 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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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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Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers has been partially resequenced.

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

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

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Family: Regulidae – Kinglets has a new English name.

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Family: Regulidae – Kinglets has been partially resequenced.

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Family: Sittidae – Nuthatches has been partially 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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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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907/814E    Mediterranean Flycatcher

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

907/8145    Spotted Flycatcher    Muscicapa striata

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907/837E    Maghreb Wheatear

and

907/837K    Basalt Wheatear

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

907/8373    Mourning Wheatear    Oenanthe lugens

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

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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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961/9001    African Crimson-winged Finch

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

961/9000    Asian Crimson-winged Finch

which has a new English name:

961/9000    Crimson-winged Finch    Rhodopechys sanguineus

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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.