IOC Updates
Every All the World’s Birds (ATWB) eBook derives its content from the IOC World Bird List, an open access resource maintained by the International Ornithological Congress (IOC). The IOC Bird List is hosted on a dedicated World Bird Names website, which provides access to the list in various different formats.
The IOC bird list is updated twice a year. The most recent version of the IOC bird list to be incorporated into ATWB eBooks is Version 11.2, published July 10 2021.
Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2.
The year 2021 saw the publication of versions 11.1 and 11.2 of the IOC World Bird List. Details of the changes that were consolidated into the IOC bird list during 2021 can be found on the IOC website under the menu heading Updates. The following is a summary of those changes down to species level.
[Note: changes are those pertaining to extant species and are listed in the taxonomic sequence of v11.2.]
Order Anseriformes has been resequenced to precede Order Galliformes.
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042/0199 Hottentot Teal
has a new English name:
042/0199 Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
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042/0206 Madagascan Pochard
has a new English name:
042/0206 Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata
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052/028E Yungas Guan Penelope bridgesi (sc Bolivia, nw Argentina)
has been split from:
052/0283 Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura (ec South America)
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Family: Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
065/0352 Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis
065/0392 Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
065/0381 Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
065/0382 Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis
065/0384 Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui
065/0385 White-throated Francolin Campocolinus albogularis
065/0386 Schlegel’s Francolin Campocolinus schlegelii
065/0422 Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
065/0425 Snow Mountain Quail Synoicus monorthonyx
065/0423 King Quail Synoicus chinensis
065/0424 Blue Quail Synoicus adansonii
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065/043Y Malaysian Partridge
has a new English name:
065/043Y Malayan Partridge Arborophila campbelli
…………………………………………………………………….
065/0416 Hose’s Partridge
has a new English name:
065/0416 Dulit Partridge Rhizothera dulitensis
…………………………………………………………………….
065/049E Malaysian Crested Argus
has a new English name:
065/049E Malayan Crested Argus Rheinardia nigrescens
…………………………………………………………………….
065/0417 Madagascan Partridge
has a new English name:
065/0417 Madagascar Partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis
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Order Caprimulgiformes has been split into four orders, each comprised of a single family. The revised sequence of these orders/families is as follows:
CAPRIMULGIFORMES/Caprimulgidae – Nightjars
STEATORNITHIFORMES/Steatornithidae – Oilbird
NYCTIBIIFORMES/Nyctibiidae – Potoos
PODARGIFORMES/Podargidae – Frogmouths
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339/2484 Vaurie’s Nightjar (w China) [known only from a single specimen]
is now treated as an example of subspecies plumipes of
339/247Y European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
…………………………………………………………………….
339/2497 Madagascan Nightjar
has a new English name:
339/2497 Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
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Family: Aegothelidae – Owlet-Nightjars has been split from Order Apodiformes to form an order comprised of a single family:
AEGOTHELIFORMES/Aegothelidae – Owlet-Nightjars
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351/257F Madagascan Spinetail
has a new English name:
351/257F Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
…………………………………………………………………….
Genus Chaetura of New World swifts in Family: Apodidae – Swifts has been revised and resequenced.
351/2598 Mato Grosso Swift Chaetura viridipennis (w, s Amazonia)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
351/2597 Chapman’s Swift Chaetura chapmani
…………………………………………………………………….
351/259P Ashy-tailed Swift Chaetura andrei (c, e Venezuela)
has been split from:
351/2594 Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi
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Genus Anthracothorax of Mangos, genus Eulampis of Caribs and genus Chalcostigma of Thornbills within Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds have been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
355/2892 Magenta-throated Woodstar Philodice bryantae
355/2893 Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii
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355/266E Diamantina Sabrewing Campylopterus diamantinensis (ec Brazil)
has been split from:
355/2665 Grey-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
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Family: Musophagidae – Turacos has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
311/2047 Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer personatus
311/2046 Grey Go-away-bird Crinifer concolor
311/2048 White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster
311/2042 Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
311/2043 Rwenzori Turaco Gallirex johnstoni
311/2041 Ruspoli’s Turaco Menelikornis ruspolii
311/2040 White-cheeked Turaco Menelikornis leucotis
311/2044 Violet Turaco Tauraco violaceus
311/2045 Ross’s Turaco Tauraco rossae
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315/209E Kai Coucal Centropus spilopterus (Kai Islands)
has been split from:
315/2095 Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
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315/2179 Madagascan Cuckoo
has a new English name:
315/2179 Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
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299/172F Madagascan Sandgrouse
has a new English name:
299/172F Madagascar Sandgrouse Pterocles personatus
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303/1788 Island Collared Dove
has been split into two species:
303/1788 Sunda Collared Dove Streptopelia bitorquata
(sw, sc Indonesia, Timor)
303/178P Philippine Collared Dove Streptopelia dusumieri (Philippines)
…………………………………………………………………….
303/178T Burmese Collared Dove Streptopelia xanthocycla (c Myanmar)
has been split from:
303/1789 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
…………………………………………………………………….
303/1914 Madagascan Green Pigeon
has a new English name:
303/1914 Madagascar Green Pigeon Treron australis
…………………………………………………………………….
303/1922 Whistling Green Pigeon
has been split into two species:
303/192E Ryukyu Green Pigeon Treron permagnus (Ryukyu Islands)
303/1922 Taiwan Green Pigeon Treron formosae (Taiwan, n Philippines)
…………………………………………………………………….
303/1931 Oberholser’s Fruit Dove
has a new species epithet:
303/1931 Oberholser’s Fruit Dove Ptilinopus gularis
…………………………………………………………………….
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)
…………………………………………………………………….
303/195E Geelvink Fruit Dove Ptilinopus speciosus
(islands off nw New Guinea)
has been split from:
303/1956 Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus solomonensis
(Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands)
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303/1968 Madagascan Blue Pigeon
has a new English name:
303/1968 Madagascar Blue Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
…………………………………………………………………….
303/198E Geelvink Imperial Pigeon Ducula geelvinkiana
(islands off nw New Guinea)
has been split from:
303/1982 Spice Imperial Pigeon Ducula myristicivora
(ne Moluccas, islands off w New Guinea)
…………………………………………………………………….
303/199E Malabar Imperial Pigeon Ducula cuprea (sw India)
has been split from:
303/1997 Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
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193/1191 Madagascan Wood Rail
has a new English name:
193/1191 Madagascar Wood Rail Mentocrex kioloides
…………………………………………………………………….
193/1199 Madagascan Flufftail
has a new English name:
193/1199 Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis
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201/124Y Madagascan Rail
has a new English name:
201/124Y Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis
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099/0663 Madagascan Grebe
has a new English name:
099/0663 Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii
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217/1352 Hottentot Buttonquail
has a new English name:
217/1352 Fynbos Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus
…………………………………………………………………….
217/1357 Madagascan Buttonquail
has a new English name:
217/1357 Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
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249/1446 Madagascan Plover
has a new English name:
249/1446 Madagascar Plover Charadrius thoracicus
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261/1482 Madagascan Jacana
has a new English name:
261/1482 Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha
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274/1514 Madagascan Snipe
has a new English name:
274/1514 Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla
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274/151T Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
(Chile, c, s Argentina, Falkland Islands)
has been split from:
274/1518 South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
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280/1589 Madagascan Pratincole
has a new English name:
280/1589 Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis
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286/162Y Mew Gull
has been split into two species:
286/162Y Common Gull Larus canus
286/162T Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus (nw North America)
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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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Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants, Shags has been revised.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
146/0852 Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
146/0857 Brandt’s Cormorant Urile penicillatus
146/0859 Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile
146/0858 Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus
146/0860 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
146/0853 Flightless Cormorant Nannopterum harrisi
146/085F Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
146/085Y Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
146/086F Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus
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115/0744 Madagascan Ibis
has a new English name:
115/0744 Madagascar Ibis Lophotibis cristata
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167/0912 Madagascan Harrier-Hawk
has a new English name:
167/0912 Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
…………………………………………………………………….
167/0916 Madagascan Serpent Eagle
has a new English name:
167/0916 Madagascar Serpent Eagle Eutriorchis astur
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167/0927 Madagascan Cuckoo-Hawk
has a new English name:
167/0927 Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
…………………………………………………………………….
167/1029 Madagascan Sparrowhawk
has a new English name:
167/1029 Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
…………………………………………………………………….
167/1061 Madagascan Fish Eagle
has a new English name:
167/1061 Madagascar Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides
…………………………………………………………………….
167/110F Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
has a new species epithet.
…………………………………………………………………….
167/1117 Madagascan Buzzard
has a new English name:
167/1117 Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
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Family: Strigidae – Owls has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
323/2321 Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
323/232E Sunda Owlet Taenioptynx sylvaticum
323/2273 Palau Owl Otus podarginus
323/2382 Jamaican Owl Asio grammicus
323/2383 Striped Owl Asio clamator
323/2384 Fearful Owl Asio solomonensis
…………………………………………………………………….
323/232E Sunda Owlet Taenioptynx sylvaticus
has a modified species epithet.
…………………………………………………………………….
323/237Y Solomons Boobook
has been ascribed to a different genus and split into four species:
323/237Y West Solomons Owl Athene jacquinoti (n, ec Solomons)
323/23F7 Guadalcanal Owl Athene granti (Guadalcanal: s Solomons)
323/23F8 Malaita Owl Athene malaitae (Malaita: s Solomons)
323/23F9 Makira Owl Athene roseoaxillaris (Makira: s Solomons)
…………………………………………………………………….
323/222T Annobon Scops Owl Otus feae (Annobón Island in Gulf of Guinea)
has been split from:
323/222Y African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
…………………………………………………………………….
Subspecies kalidupae of
323/223F Sulawesi Scops Owl Otus manadensis
resident on Kaledupa Island off se Sulawesi has been re-ascribed to:
323/2234 Moluccan Scops Owl Otus magicus
…………………………………………………………………….
323/223T Banggai Scops Owl Otus mendeni (Banggai Islands)
has been split from:
323/223F Sulawesi Scops Owl Otus manadensis (Sulawesi)
…………………………………………………………………….
323/2388 Madagascan Owl
has a new English name:
323/2388 Madagascar Owl Asio madagascariensis
…………………………………………………………………….
323/228E Arabian Eagle-Owl Bubo milesi (s, e Arabian Peninsula)
has been split from:
323/2282 Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
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395/3152 Madagascan Hoopoe
has a new English name:
395/3152 Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata
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379/305F Madagascan Pygmy Kingfisher
has a new English name:
379/305F Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis
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391/312E Ethiopian Bee-eater Merops lafresnayii (ne Africa)
has been split from:
391/3125 Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus
…………………………………………………………………….
391/3130 Green Bee-eater
has been split into three species.
391/313E African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus (n Africa)
391/313K Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys
(se Israel, wc, sw Jordan, Arabian Peninsula)
391/3130 Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
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435/3407 Usambiro Barbet Trachyphonus usambiro (sw Kenya, nc Tanzania)
has been split from:
435/3406 D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
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444/359T Sumatran Woodpecker Picus dedemi (w Sumatra)
has been split from:
444/3599 Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
…………………………………………………………………….
444/361F Sooty Woodpecker
has been split into two species.
444/361F Northern Sooty Woodpecker Mulleripicus funebris
(n Philippines)
444/361T Southern Sooty Woodpecker Mulleripicus fuliginosus
(ec, s Philippines)
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450/3636 Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
450/3637 Southern Crested Caracara
which has a new English name:
450/3637 Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
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463/3798 Large-billed Parrotlet
has a new English name:
463/3798 Riparian Parrotlet Forpus crassirostris
…………………………………………………………………….
463/3797 Blue-winged Parrotlet
has a new English name:
463/3797 Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius
…………………………………………………………………….
Genus Ara of Macaws within Family: Psittacidae – African & New World Parrots has been resequenced.
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467/386E Comoros Black Parrot Coracopsis sibilans (Comoros)
has been split from:
467/3867 Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra (Madagascar)
…………………………………………………………………….
467/389E Simeulue Parrot Psittinus abbotti
(Simeulue and nearby islet off nw Sumatra)
has been split from:
467/3891 Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus
(c, s Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo)
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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 new or different genus:
467/3947 Pygmy Lorikeet Charminetta wilhelminae
467/3948 Red-fronted Lorikeet Hypocharmosyna rubronotata
467/3949 Red-flanked Lorikeet Hypocharmosyna placentis
467/3945 Blue-fronted Lorikeet Charmosynopsis toxopei
467/3950 Fairy Lorikeet Charmosynopsis pulchella
467/3946 Striated Lorikeet Synorhacma multistriata
467/394Y Duchess Lorikeet Charmosynoides margarethae
467/3944 Meek’s Lorikeet Vini meeki
467/3943 Red-chinned Lorikeet Vini rubrigularis
467/3942 Palm Lorikeet Vini palmarum
467/394F Red-throated Lorikeet Vini amabilis
467/3958 Collared Lory Vini solitaria
467/3972 Goldie’s Lorikeet Glossoptilus goldiei
467/3987 Mindanao Lorikeet Saudareos johnstoniae
467/3971 Iris Lorikeet Saudareos iris
467/3979 Ornate Lorikeet Saudareos ornatus
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467/395E Stella’s Lorikeet Charmosyna stellae (c, e New Guinea)
has been split from:
467/3952 Papuan Lorikeet Charmosyna papou (e West Papua)
…………………………………………………………………….
467/3986 Citrine Lorikeet
has been ascribed to a new genus and split into two species.
467/3986 Sula Lorikeet Saudareos flavoviridis (Sula Islands)
467/398E Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet Saudareos meyeri (Sulawesi)
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The following family has a modified English name:
Family: Calyptomenidae – African & Green Broadbills
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479/407E Ornate Pitta Pitta concinna (n Lesser Sundas)
and
479/407T Banda Sea Pitta Pitta vigorsii (se, ec Indonesia)
have been split from:
479/4075 Elegant Pitta Pitta elegans
(sc, ne Indonesia, Timor-Leste)
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483/418E Chinchipe Spinetail Synallaxis chinchipensis (nc Peru)
has been split from:
483/4185 Necklaced Spinetail Synallaxis stictothorax
(wc, sw Ecuador, nw Peru)
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483/4336 Rondonia Woodcreeper
has a new English name:
483/4336 Dusky-capped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus
…………………………………………………………………….
483/4337 Layard’s Woodcreeper (e Amazonian Brazil)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
483/4336 Dusky-capped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus
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The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
487/4459 Marsh Antwren Formicivora acutirostris
487/4522 White-shouldered Antbird Percnostola melanoceps
487/4523 Goeldi’s Antbird Percnostola goeldii
487/4525 Sooty Antbird Percnostola fortis
487/4526 Blue-lored Antbird Percnostola immaculata
487/4527 Zeledon’s Antbird Percnostola zeledoni
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487/444Y Rufous-winged Antwren
has been split into two species:
487/444T Rusty-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus frater
487/444Y Rufous-margined Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
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Family: Grallariidae – Antpittas has been revised and partially resequenced.
495/4579 Rufous Antpitta
has been split into eight species:
495/457E Sierra Nevada Antpitta Grallaria spatiator
(Santa Marta Mountains)
495/457K Perija Antpitta Grallaria saltuensis (Perijá Mountains)
495/4579 Muisca Antpitta Grallaria rufula
(e Andean slope of c Colombia, nw Venezuela)
495/457T Equatorial Antpitta Grallaria saturata
(wc, sw Colombia, c Ecuador, nw Peru)
495/457P Cajamarca Antpitta Grallaria cajamarcae
(Andes of nw Peru)
495/45F6 Junin Antpitta Grallaria obscura
(e Andean slope of c Peru)
495/45F7 Urubamba Antpitta Grallaria occabambae
(e Andean foothills of southern c Peru)
495/45F8 Bolivian Antpitta Grallaria cochabambae
(e Andean slope of wc Bolivia)
…………………………………………………………………….
The following newly described species comprise populations that were formerly considered to be representatives of the species 495/4579 Rufous Antpitta:
495/45F0 Chami Antpitta Grallaria alvarezi
(w Andes of wc, sw Colombia)
495/45F1 Chachapoya Antpitta Grallaria gravesi
(e Andean slope of nc Peru)
495/45F2 Panao Antpitta Grallaria oneilli
(e Andean slope of northern c Peru)
495/45F3 Puno Antpitta Grallaria sinaensis
(e Andean slope of sc Peru, wc Bolivia)
…………………………………………………………………….
The following newly described species comprise populations that were formerly considered to be representatives of the monotypic species 495/457F Chestnut Antpitta:
495/45F4 Oxapampa Antpitta Grallaria centralis
(e Andean slope of northern c Peru)
495/45F5 Ayacucho Antpitta Grallaria ayacuchensis
(e Andean slope of c Peru)
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
495/4590 Speckle-breasted Antpitta Cryptopezus nattereri
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Genus Scytalopus within Family: Rhinocryptidae – Tapaculos has been revised and resequenced.
503/466T White-winged Tapaculo Scytalopus krabbei (ne Peru)
is a newly described species.
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503/466E Loja Tapaculo Scytalopus androstictus
(se Ecuador, nc Peru)
has been split from:
503/4669 Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus
(c, sw Colombia, c Ecuador)
…………………………………………………………………….
503/466K Ampay Tapaculo Scytalopus whitneyi (sc Peru)
is a newly described species.
…………………………………………………………………….
503/466P Jalca Tapaculo Scytalopus frankeae (c Peru)
is a newly described species.
…………………………………………………………………….
503/464F Bolivian White-crowned Tapaculo
has a new English name:
503/464F Bolivian Tapaculo Scytalopus bolivianus
…………………………………………………………………….
503/464Y Northern White-crowned Tapaculo
has a new English name:
503/464Y White-crowned Tapaculo Scytalopus atratus
…………………………………………………………………….
503/467E Utcubamba Tapaculo Scytalopus intermedius (nc Peru)
has been split from:
503/4677 Blackish Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans
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511/4813 Tepui Flycatcher
has a new English name:
511/4813 Sierra de Lema Flycatcher Mionectes roraimae
…………………………………………………………………….
The Negritos, Ground Tyrants, Black Tyrants, Monjitas, Shrike-Tyrants, Bush Tyrants and close relatives genera within Family: Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura have been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
511/4949 Little Ground Tyrant Syrtidicola fluviatilis
511/4974 Rufous-webbed Bush Tyrant Cnemarchus rufipennis
511/4963 Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope
511/4964 Grey Monjita Nengetus cinereus
511/4965 Black-crowned Monjita Neoxolmis coronatus
511/4968 Rusty-backed Monjita Neoxolmis rubetra
511/4969 Salinas Monjita Neoxolmis salinarum
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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
511/5051 Flammulated Flycatcher Ramphotrigon flammulatum
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Genus Lipaugus of Pihas within Family: Cotingidae – Cotingas has been resequenced.
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species have been assigned to a different genus:
515/5103 Black-and-gold Cotinga Lipaugus ater
515/5104 Grey-winged Cotinga Lipaugus conditus
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The following three species:
548/52F0 Moluccan Myzomela Myzomela simplex (n Moluccas)
548/52F1 Red-tinged Myzomela Myzomela rubrotincta
(Obi and nearby island: c Moluccas)
548/52F2 Biak Myzomela Myzomela rubrobrunnea
(Biak Island off nw New Guinea)
have been split from:
548/5295 Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura
…………………………………………………………………….
548/529K Reddish Myzomela Myzomela erythrina
(e Bismarck Archipelago)
has been split from:
548/5296 Red Myzomela Myzomela cruentata
(New Guinea and nearby island, s Bismarck Archipelago)
…………………………………………………………………….
548/5299 Crimson-hooded Myzomela
has a new English name:
548/5299 Wetar Myzomela Myzomela kuehni
…………………………………………………………………….
548/531E Long-billed Myzomela Myzomela longirostris
(Goodenough Island off ec New Guinea)
has been split from:
548/5317 Red-collared Myzomela Myzomela rosenbergii (New Guinea)
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560/548T Rennell Gerygone Gerygone citrina
(Rennell: sw Solomon Islands)
has been split from:
560/5489 Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis (ne AUS)
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Family: Melanocharitidae – Berrypeckers, Longbills has been revised and partially resequenced.
576/553F Satin Berrypecker Melanocharis citreola (West Papua)
is a newly described species.
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Subspecies piperata of:
576/5535 Spotted Berrypecker
has been split to form a species with the same English name:
576/553E Spotted Berrypecker Rhamphocharis piperata
(se New Guinea)
…………………………………………………………………….
576/5535 Spotted Berrypecker
has a new English name:
576/5535 Thick-billed Berrypecker Rhamphocharis crassirostris
(w, c New Guinea)
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580/5542 Crested Berrypecker
has been split into two species:
580/5543 Western Crested Berrypecker Paramythia olivacea (Papua)
580/5542 Eastern Crested Berrypecker Paramythia montium
(c, e New Guinea)
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596/558E West African Batis Batis occulta
has been split from:
596/5588 Fernando Po Batis Batis poensis (Bioko Island)
**********************************************
636/5754 Madagascan Cuckooshrike
has a new English name:
636/5754 Madagascar Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris cinereus
…………………………………………………………………….
636/578E Biak Triller Lalage leucoptera
(Biak Island off nw New Guinea)
has been split from:
636/5784 Black-browed Triller Lalage atrovirens
(w, n New Guinea and nearby islands)
**********************************************
Subspecies fuliginosa of
656/584Y Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
resident in sc Australia has been re-ascribed to:
656/5850 Western Whistler
which has a new species epithet: Pachycephala fuliginosa
**********************************************
660/589T Giant Grey Shrike Lanius giganteus (c China)
has been split from:
660/589Y Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus
**********************************************
Family: Vireonidae – Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
664/5953 Tawny-crowned Greenlet Tunchiornis ochraceiceps
664/5954 Lesser Greenlet Pachysylvia decurtata
664/594Y Dusky-capped Greenlet Pachysylvia hypoxantha
664/5950 Buff-cheeked Greenlet Pachysylvia muscicapina
664/594F Golden-fronted Greenlet Pachysylvia aurantiifrons
664/5949 Rufous-naped Greenlet Pachysylvia semibrunnea
**********************************************
668/5980 Olive-brown Oriole
has been split into two species:
668/5980 Timor Oriole Oriolus melanotis
(Timor and nearby islands)
668/598E Wetar Oriole Oriolus finschi
(Wetar and nearby island)
**********************************************
676/605E Biak Fantail Rhipidura kordensis
(Biak Island off nw Guinea)
has been split from:
676/6053 Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris
…………………………………………………………………….
676/607P Peleng Fantail Rhipidura habibiei
has been resequenced to precede:
676/607E Taliabu Fantail Rhipidura sulaensis
…………………………………………………………………….
680/6094 Cerulean Paradise Flycatcher
has been transferred from Family: Monarchidae – Monarchs to Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails and has a new English name:
676/6094 Cerulean Flycatcher Eutrichomyias rowleyi
…………………………………………………………………….
676/6081 Drongo Fantail Chaetorhynchus papuensis
has been resequenced to precede:
676/6094 Cerulean Flycatcher Eutrichomyias rowleyi
…………………………………………………………………….
The two species of Silktail in genus Lamprolia of Family: Rhipiduridae – Fantails have been resequenced.
**********************************************
680/610E Tenggara Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone floris
(w, c Lesser Sundas)
has been split from:
680/6102 Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis
…………………………………………………………………….
680/614T Tanimbar Monarch Carterornis castus (Tanimbar Islands)
has been split from:
680/614Y White-naped Monarch Carterornis pileatus (n, sw Moluccas)
…………………………………………………………………….
680/616T Dyaul Flycatcher Myiagra cervinicolor
(Dyaul Island: Bismarck Archipelago)
has been split from:
680/616F Velvet Flycatcher
…………………………………………………………………….
Subspecies eichhorni of:
680/616F Velvet Flycatcher
has been split to form a species that has been allocated the same English name:
680/616P Velvet Flycatcher Myiagra eichhorni
(s, e Bismarck Archipelago)
…………………………………………………………………….
680/616F Velvet Flycatcher
has a new English name:
680/616F Mussau Flycatcher Myiagra hebetior
(St. Matthias Island: Bismarck Archipelago)
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684/6181 Black Magpie
has been split into two species:
684/6181 Malayan Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus
(c, s Malay Peninsula, Sumatra)
684/618E Bornean Black Magpie Platysmurus aterrimus (Borneo)
…………………………………………………………………….
684/6246 Large-spotted Nutcracker
has a new English name:
684/6246 Kashmir Nutcracker Nucifraga multipunctata
…………………………………………………………………….
684/625K Small Crow Corvus samarensis (n, ec, s Philippines)
has been split from:
684/6253 Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca
…………………………………………………………………….
684/625E Palawan Crow Corvus pusillus (w, wc Philippines)
has been split from:
684/6253 Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca
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700/6303 Paradise-crow
has been split into two species:
700/6303 Halmahera Paradise-crow Lycocorax pyrrhopterus (n Moluccas)
700/6302 Obi Paradise-crow Lycocorax obiensis (c Moluccas)
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704/634E Black-capped Robin Heteromyias armiti (c, e New Guinea)
has been split from:
704/6340 Ashy Robin Heteromyias albispecularis (West Papua)
**********************************************
760/6526 Madagascan Lark
has a new English name:
760/6526 Madagascar Lark Eremopterix hova
…………………………………………………………………….
760/658P Arabian Lark Eremalauda eremodites
(Middle East, Arabian Peninsula)
has been split from:
760/6587 Dunn’s Lark Eremalauda dunni
(south-west nw Africa, Sahel)
…………………………………………………………………….
760/658Y Lesser Short-toed Lark
has been split into two species:
760/658Y Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
760/658T Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
**********************************************
764/6706 Sunda Bulbul
has been split into two species:
764/670P Sumatran Bulbul Ixos sumatranus (w Sumatra)
764/6706 Javan Bulbul Ixos virescens (Java)
…………………………………………………………………….
764/672E Camiguin Bulbul Hypsipetes catarmanensis
(Camiguin Island: s Philippines)
has been split from:
764/6722 Yellowish Bulbul Hypsipetes everetti
(ec, s, sw Philippines)
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Family: Hirundinidae – Swallows, Martins has been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a new or different genus:
768/6744 Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
768/673F Brazza’s Martin Phedinopsis brazzae
768/6762 Black-capped Swallow Atticora pileata
768/6766 White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis
768/675Y Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
768/6765 Black-collared Swallow Pygochelidon melanoleuca
768/6761 Pale-footed Swallow Orochelidon flavipes
768/6760 Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina
768/6763 Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola
…………………………………………………………………….
768/678E Siberian House Martin Delichon lagopodum
(breeds c, e Siberia, w Far East Russia, n, c Mongolia;
winters north-west se ASIA)
has been split from:
768/6785 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
**********************************************
800/6906 Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
800/6905 Tickell’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
…………………………………………………………………….
Subspecies nesophilus of:
800/6940 Sulawesi Leaf Warbler
has been split to form a species that has been allocated the same English name:
800/694K Sulawesi Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus nesophilus
(n, c, se Sulawesi)
…………………………………………………………………….
800/6940 Sulawesi Leaf Warbler
has a new English name:
800/6940 Lompobattang Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus sarasinorum
(sw Sulawesi)
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804/6969 Madagascan Swamp Warbler
has a new English name:
804/6969 Madagascar Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni
**********************************************
Family: Bernieridae – Madagascan Warblers
has a new English name:
Family: Bernieridae – Tetrakas & Allies
…………………………………………………………………….
816/7075 Madagascan Yellowbrow
has a new English name:
816/7075 Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys
**********************************************
820/708F Hunter’s Cisticola Cisticola hunteri
has been resequenced to precede:
820/7089 Chubb’s Cisticola Cisticola chubbi
…………………………………………………………………….
820/708T Kilombero Cisticola Cisticola bakerorum (c Tanzania)
is a newly described species.
…………………………………………………………………….
820/710E White-tailed Cisticola Cisticola anderseni (c Tanzania)
is a newly described species.
…………………………………………………………………….
820/7119 Madagascan Cisticola
has a new English name:
820/7119 Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina
…………………………………………………………………….
820/712E Swinhoe’s Prinia
has a new English name:
820/712E Striped Prinia Prinia crinigera
…………………………………………………………………….
820/7128 Deignan’s Prinia
has a new (reinstated) English name:
820/7128 Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa
…………………………………………………………………….
820/713E Delicate Prinia Prinia lepida
(n Oman, UAE, s Turkey to Kuwait to n Indian Subcontinent)
has been split from:
820/7133 Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
(wc Middle East, locally ne Africa, ne, locally c, coastal w, s Arabian Peninsula)
…………………………………………………………………….
820/715T Brown-tailed Apalis Apalis flavocincta
(southern ne, northern ec Africa)
has been split from:
820/715F Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
**********************************************
The following family has a modified English name:
Family: Paradoxornithidae – Parrotbills & Allies
**********************************************
840/7551 Black-crowned Babbler
has been split into two species:
840/755E Calabarzon Babbler Sterrhoptilus affinis
(n Philippines)
840/7551 Visayan Babbler Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus
(c Philippines)
…………………………………………………………………….
Five subspecies of:
840/758Y Black-fronted White-eye
have been merged into three subspecies and split to form a species that has been allocated the same English name:
840/758T Black-fronted White-eye Zosterops chrysolaemus
(w, e New Guinea and nearby islands)
…………………………………………………………………….
840/758Y Black-fronted White-eye
has a new English name:
840/758Y Green-fronted White-eye Zosterops minor
(nc, c New Guinea and nearby island)
…………………………………………………………………….
840/759E Oya Tabu White-eye Zosterops crookshanki
(islands off se New Guinea)
has been split from:
840/7593 Capped White-eye Zosterops fuscicapilla
(w, c New Guinea)
…………………………………………………………………….
840/760K Bougainville White-eye Zosterops hamlini
(Bougainville: n Solomon Islands)
and
840/760P Guadalcanal White-eye Zosterops oblitus
(Guadalcanal: s Solomon Islands)
have been split from:
840/7605 Grey-throated White-eye Zosterops rendovae
(Makira: s Solomon Islands)
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824/725E Grey-hooded Babbler Cyanoderma bicolor (Borneo)
has been split from:
824/7250 Chestnut-winged Babbler Cyanoderma erythropterum
(c, s Malay Peninsula, Sumatra)
…………………………………………………………………….
824/7234 Rusty-throated Wren-Babbler
has a new English name:
824/7234 Mishmi Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis
…………………………………………………………………….
824/7229 Chestnut-backed Scimitar babbler
has been split into two species:
824/722T Sunda Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus bornensis
(s Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo)
824/7229 Javan Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus montanus (Java, Bali)
**********************************************
828/7329 Black-capped Babbler
has been split into three species:
828/732P Malayan Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum nigrocapitatum
(c, s Malay Peninsula, Sumatra)
828/7329 Javan Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum
(Java)
828/732T Bornean Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratoides
(Borneo)
…………………………………………………………………….
828/730E Tanzanian Illadopsis Illadopsis distans
(c, ne Tanzania, sc, sw Kenya)
has been split from:
828/7301 Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis
…………………………………………………………………….
828/7292 Limestone Wren-Babbler
has been split into three species:
828/729P Annam Limestone Babbler Gypsophila annamensis
(n Vietnam, n Laos, nw Thailand, sc China)
828/729T Rufous Limestone Babbler Gypsophila calcicola
(c Thailand)
828/7292 Variable Limestone Babbler Gypsophila crispifrons
(c, se Myanmar, nw, wc Thailand)
**********************************************
852/7648 Palawan Fairy-bluebird Irena tweeddalii
(Palawan and nearby islands)
has been split from:
852/7646 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
**********************************************
Family: Regulidae – Goldcrests, Kinglets has been revised and resequenced.
The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
856/7654 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
**********************************************
Family: Polioptilidae – Gnatcatchers has been revised and resequenced.
872/775T White-browed Gnatcatcher Polioptila bilineata
(Middle America, w coast of nw South America)
has been split from:
872/7759 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
**********************************************
876/777T Bahama Nuthatch Sitta insularis (n Bahamas)
has been split from:
876/777F Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla (se USA)
**********************************************
The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
892/7884 Apo Myna Goodfellowia miranda
…………………………………………………………………….
892/7906 Pied Myna
has been split into three species:
892/7906 Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
(Indian Subcontinent, most of non-peninsular Myanmar, wc, sw Yunnan: sc China)
892/790E Siamese Pied Myna Gracupica floweri
(c, nw Cambodia, nw Laos, Thailand and adjacent e Myanmar)
892/790K Javan Pied Myna Gracupica jalla
[formerly Java and possibly s Sumatra – probably extinct in the wild]
…………………………………………………………………….
892/793F Madagascan Starling
has a new English name:
892/793F Madagascar Starling Hartlaubius auratus
…………………………………………………………………….
892/795F Visayan Rhabdornis Rhabdornis rabori
(wc Philippines)
has been split from:
892/7958 Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis Rhabdornis inornatus
(ec, s Philippines)
**********************************************
907/8377 Boulder Chat
has been transferred from Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers to Family: Turdidae – Thrushes:
900/8377 Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus
…………………………………………………………………….
Family: Turdidae – Thrushes has been revised and resequenced.
900/8028 Gould’s Nightingale-Thrush
has a new English name:
900/8028 Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush Catharus dryas
…………………………………………………………………….
900/802E Sclater’s Nightingale-Thrush
has a new English name:
900/802E Speckled Nightingale-Thrush Catharus maculatus
…………………………………………………………………….
900/804P Taiwan Thrush Turdus niveiceps (e Taiwan)
has been split from:
900/8058 Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus
**********************************************
907/8123 Madagascan Magpie-Robin
has a new English name:
907/8123 Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
…………………………………………………………………….
907/812T Visayan Shama Copsychus superciliaris
(c Philippines)
has been split from:
907/8129 White-browed Shama Copsychus luzoniensis
(n Philippines)
…………………………………………………………………….
907/817K Dayak Blue Flycatcher Cyornis montanus (Borneo)
has been split from:
907/8173 Javan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas (Java)
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8187 Russet-backed Jungle Flycatcher
has been split into two species:
907/8187 Flores Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis oscillans
(Sumbawa, Flores: Lesser Sundas)
907/818P Sumba Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis stresemanni
(Sumba: Lesser Sundas)
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8203 Streak-breasted Jungle Flycatcher
has a new English name:
907/8203 Buru Jungle Flycatcher Eumyias additus
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8190 Rufous-tailed Jungle Flycatcher
has been split into three species:
907/819K Crocker Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis ruficrissa
(n, c Borneo)
907/819P Sulu Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis ocularis
(c, sw Sulu Islands)
907/8190 Philippine Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis ruficauda
(c, s Philippines)
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8195 Vivid Niltava
has been split into two species:
907/819T Chinese Vivid Niltava Niltava oatesi
907/8195 Taiwan Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida (e Taiwan)
…………………………………………………………………….
907/822E Short-tailed Akalat Sheppardia poensis
(se Nigeria, w Cameroon, Bioko Island,
ec Democratic Republic of the Congo, locally wc Tanzania)
has been split from:
907/8224 Bocage’s Akalat Sheppardia bocagei
…………………………………………………………………….
907/824E Okinawa Robin Larvivora namiyei
(Okinawa and nearby islands)
has been split from:
907/8245 Ryukyu Robin Larvivora komadori
(Ryukyu Islands)
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8256 Sunda Robin
has been split into two species:
907/825P Sumatran Blue Robin Myiomela sumatrana (w Sumatra)
907/8256 Javan Blue Robin Myiomela diana (Java)
…………………………………………………………………….
907/828E Ryukyu Flycatcher Ficedula owstoni (Ryukyu Islands)
has been split from:
907/8282 Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8335 Madagascan Stonechat
has a new English name:
907/8335 Madagascar Stonechat Saxicola sibilla
…………………………………………………………………….
907/835E Atlas Wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi (nw, winters w Africa)
has been split from:
907/8353 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8356 Heuglin’s Wheatear
has a modified species epithet: Oenanthe heuglinii
…………………………………………………………………….
907/837E Maghreb Wheatear Oenanthe halophila
(n Africa w of Nile river course)
and
907/837K Basalt Wheatear Oenanthe warriae
(s Syria, ne Jordan)
have been split from:
907/8373 Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
**********************************************
Six subspecies of:
917/8404 Blue-winged Leafbird
have been split to form a new species with the same English name:
917/840E Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis moluccensis
…………………………………………………………………….
917/8404 Blue-winged Leafbird
has a new English name:
917/8404 Javan Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis (Java)
…………………………………………………………………….
917/840Y Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina
has been split from:
917/8409 Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
(w Yunnan, extreme nw Vietnam, nc, nw Laos and to w)
**********************************************
Two subspecies of:
921/8434 Flame-crowned Flowerpecker
have been split to form a new species with the same English name:
921/843E Flame-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum kampalili (s Philippines)
…………………………………………………………………….
921/8434 Flame-crowned Flowerpecker
has a new English name:
921/8434 Yellow-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum anthonyi (n Philippines)
**********************************************
Subspecies tephrolaemus of:
925/8483 Grey-chinned Sunbird
has been split to form a new species with the same English name:
925/848E Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes tephrolaemus
…………………………………………………………………….
925/8483 Grey-chinned Sunbird
has a new English name:
925/8483 Yellow-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris
(south-west w Africa)
**********************************************
Family: Passeridae – Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches has been resequenced.
**********************************************
937/8835 Madagascan Mannikin
has a new English name:
937/8835 Madagascar Mannikin Lepidopygia nana
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
937/8867 Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora
937/8866 Timor Sparrow Padda fuscata
937/8848 Streak-headed Mannikin Mayrimunia tristissima
937/8849 White-spotted Mannikin Mayrimunia leucosticta
**********************************************
953/8925 Madagascan Wagtail
has a new English name:
953/8925 Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
…………………………………………………………………….
953/8957 Eurasian Rock Pipit
has a new English name:
953/8957 European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
**********************************************
961/899T Taiwan Bullfinch Pyrrhula owstoni (Taiwan)
has been split from:
961/8998 Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
…………………………………………………………………….
961/905E Bonin Greenfinch Chloris kittlitzi (Bonin Islands)
has been split from:
961/9055 Grey-capped Greenfinch Chloris sinica
…………………………………………………………………….
961/908E Stripe-breasted Seedeater Crithagra striatipectus
(Ethiopia, wc Kenya, ec, se South Sudan)
has been split from:
961/9084 Reichard’s Seedeater Crithagra reichardi
…………………………………………………………………….
961/9102 Mountain Serin
has been split into two species:
961/9102 Indonesian Serin Chrysocorythus estherae
(w, c Indonesia)
961/910E Mindanao Serin Chrysocorythus mindanensis
(s Philippines)
…………………………………………………………………….
Genera Chlorophonia and Euphonia of Family: Fringillidae – Finches, Euphonias have been revised and resequenced.
The following species have been ascribed to a different genus:
961/913Y Elegant Euphonia Chlorophonia elegantissima
961/9141 Antillean Euphonia Chlorophonia musica
961/9140 Golden-rumped Euphonia Chlorophonia cyanocephala
…………………………………………………………………….
961/913E West Mexican Euphonia Euphonia godmani (wc Mexico)
has been split from:
961/9130 Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
**********************************************
989/9860 McCown’s Longspur
has a new English name:
989/9860 Thick-billed Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii
**********************************************
983/9452 Stripe-capped Sparrow
has been split into two species:
983/945E Yungas Sparrow Rhynchospiza dabbenei
(nw Argentina, sc Bolivia)
983/9452 Chaco Sparrow Rhynchospiza strigiceps
(nc Argentina, sc, wc Paraguay, se Bolivia)
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
983/9449 Five-striped Sparrow Amphispizopsis quinquestriata
…………………………………………………………………….
983/947T Moss-backed Sparrow Arremon dorbignii
(wc, sc Bolivia, nw Argentina)
has been split from:
983/9480 Saffron-billed Sparrow Arremon flavirostris
**********************************************
965/923T Chestnut-capped Warbler Basileuterus delattrii
has been split from:
965/9238 Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
(Mexico, c Guatemala, c Belize)
**********************************************
985/990F Greyish Saltator
has been split into three species:
985/990P Cinnamon-bellied Saltator Saltator grandis
(Middle America)
985/990T Olivaceous Saltator Saltator olivascens
(northern nw, nc South America)
985/990F Blue-grey Saltator Saltator coerulescens
(Amazonia, c South America)
…………………………………………………………………….
985/9745 White-winged Diuca Finch
has a new English name and a modified species epithet:
985/9745 Glacier Finch Idiopsar speculifer
…………………………………………………………………….
985/9747 Short-tailed Finch
has a new English name:
985/9747 Boulder Finch Idiopsar brachyurus
…………………………………………………………………….
985/9746 Common Diuca Finch
has a modified English name:
985/9746 Diuca Finch Diuca diuca
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
985/9607 Blue-and-yellow Tanager Rauenia bonariensis