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 12.2, published August 7 2022.
Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v12.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2.
The year 2022 saw the publication of versions 12.1 and 12.2 of the IOC World Bird List. Details of the changes that were consolidated into the IOC bird list during 2022 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 v12.2.]
042/0143 Raja Shelduck
has a new English name:
042/0143 Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah
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065/039E Elgon Francolin Scleroptila elgonensis (c, wc Kenya, ec Uganda)
has been split from:
065/0390 Moorland Francolin Scleroptila psilolaema (c Ethiopia)
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
335/2425 Rufous Potoo Phyllaemulor bracteatus
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351/2603 Neotropical Palm Swift
has a new English name:
351/2603 Fork-tailed Palm Swift Tachornis squamata
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355/268E Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus
(Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
has been split from:
355/2682 Antillean Mango
which has a new English name:
355/2682 Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
(Hispaniola)
…………………………………………………………………….
The three genera Oreonympha, Oxypogon and Chalcostigma within Family: Trochilidae – Hummingbirds have been resequenced.
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
355/2795 Brazilian Ruby Heliodoxa rubricauda
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355/273E Tres Marias Hummingbird Cynanthus lawrencei
(Tres Marías Islands off wc Mexico)
has been split from:
355/2730 Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
…………………………………………………………………….
355/2731 Doubleday’s Hummingbird
has a new English name:
355/2731 Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird Cynanthus doubledayi
…………………………………………………………………….
355/2664 Long-tailed Sabrewing Pampa excellens (sc Mexico)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
355/2662 Curve-winged Sabrewing Pampa curvipennis
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
355/2765 Violet-crowned Hummingbird Ramosomyia violiceps
355/2766 Green-fronted Hummingbird Ramosomyia viridifrons
355/2767 Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird Ramosomyia wagneri
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The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
201/1230 Calayan Rail Aptenorallus calayanensis
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274/1518 South American Snipe
has a new English name:
274/1518 Pantanal Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
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079/0539 New Caledonian Storm Petrel Fregetta lineata
(breeds New Caledonia?)
is a newly described species.
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087/0571 Hornby’s Storm Petrel
has a new English name:
087/0571 Ringed Storm Petrel Hydrobates hornbyi
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091/058E MacGillivray’s Prion Pachyptila macgillivrayi
(breeds Tristan da Cunha, St. Paul Island)
has been split from:
091/0583 Salvin’s Prion Pachyptila salvini
…………………………………………………………………….
091/0613 De Filippi’s Petrel
has a new English name:
091/0613 Masatierra Petrel Pterodroma defilippiana
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162/0903 Eastern Osprey Pandion cristatus
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
162/0902 Western Osprey
which has a new English name:
162/0902 Osprey Pandion haliaetus
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
167/0953 Congo Serpent Eagle Dryotriorchis spectabilis
167/099F Tiny Hawk Microspizias superciliosus
167/099Y Semicollared Hawk Microspizias collaris
…………………………………………………………………….
167/1115 Archer’s Buzzard Buteo archeri (highlands of coastal n Somalia)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
167/1118 Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
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319/2192 Minahassa Masked Owl
has a new English name:
319/2192 Minahasa Masked Owl Tyto inexspectata
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323/235T Tasmanian Boobook Ninox leucopsis (Tasmania)
has been split from:
323/235F Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
(New Zealand, Norfolk Island)
…………………………………………………………………….
Each of the following species, formerly named as a Hawk-Owl, has been renamed as a Boobook:
323/235Y Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
323/2362 Hume’s Boobook Ninox obscura
323/2363 Andaman Boobook Ninox affinis
323/2365 Luzon Boobook Ninox philippensis
323/2366 Mindanao Boobook Ninox spilocephala
323/236F Camiguin Boobook Ninox leventisi
323/236Y Sulu Boobook Ninox reyi
323/2369 Cebu Boobook Ninox rumseyi
323/2368 Romblon Boobook Ninox spilonotus
323/2367 Mindoro Boobook Ninox mindorensis
…………………………………………………………………….
323/2380 Little Sumba Hawk-Owl
has a new English name:
323/2380 Least Boobook Ninox sumbaensis
…………………………………………………………………….
323/223K Wetar Scops Owl Otus tempestatis (Wetar)
has been split from:
323/2234 Moluccan Scops Owl Otus magicus (sc, ne Indonesia)
…………………………………………………………………….
323/2273 Palau Owl
has a new English name:
323/2273 Palau Scops Owl Otus podarginus
…………………………………………………………………….
323/2285 Usambara Eagle-Owl Bubo vosseleri (ne Tanzania)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
323/2284 Fraser’s Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis
…………………………………………………………………….
323/230Y Pere David’s Owl Strix davidi (c China)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
323/230F Ural Owl Strix uralensis
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The following family has a modified English name:
Family: Leptosomidae – Cuckoo-roller
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367/2970 Cuckoo Roller
has a new English name:
367/2970 Cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor
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379/3014 Lilac Kingfisher
has been split into two species:
379/3014 Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher Cittura cyanotis
(n, ec, se Sulawesi)
379/301E Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher Cittura sanghirensis
(Sangihe, Siau islands)
…………………………………………………………………….
379/301F Glittering Kingfisher
has a new English name:
379/301F White-rumped Kingfisher Caridonax fulgidus
…………………………………………………………………….
379/302E Brown-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon gularis (Philippines)
has been split from:
379/3023 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
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391/313T Rufous-crowned Bee-eater Merops americanus (Philippines)
has been split from:
391/3135 Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
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Birds resident in south-east w Africa, sw Uganda, central and west central Africa which were previously considered to be of the species:
444/3485 Green-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes socialis
have been ascribed to:
444/3486 Little Green Woodpecker Campethera maculosa
and these two species have been resequenced.
…………………………………………………………………….
444/3485 Green-backed Woodpecker
has a new English name:
444/3485 Little Spotted Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes socialis
…………………………………………………………………….
444/360T Malabar Flameback Chrysocolaptes socialis
(coastal w peninsular India)
has been split from:
444/3608 Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
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Four subspecies of:
467/3894 Blue-backed Parrot
have been split to form a new species with the same English name:
467/389K Blue-backed Parrot Tanygnathus everetti (Philippines)
…………………………………………………………………….
467/3894 Blue-backed Parrot
has a new English name:
467/3894 Azure-rumped Parrot Tanygnathus sumatranus
(nc Indonesia)
…………………………………………………………………….
467/3969 Yellowish-streaked Lory
has a new English name:
467/3969 Yellow-streaked Lory Chalcopsitta scintillata
…………………………………………………………………….
467/3979 Ornate Lorikeet
has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:
Saudareos ornata
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Genus Epinecrophylla of Stipplethroats in Family: Thamnophilidae – Antbirds has been resequenced.
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
487/435Y Silvery-cheeked Antshrike Sakesphoroides cristatus
487/4438 Caatinga Antwren Radinopsyche sellowi
487/4522 White-shouldered Antbird Akletos melanoceps
487/4523 Goeldi’s Antbird Akletos goeldii
487/4525 Sooty Antbird Hafferia fortis
487/4526 Blue-lored Antbird Hafferia immaculata
487/4527 Zeledon’s Antbird Hafferia zeledoni
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495/45F1 Chachapoya Antpitta
has a new English name:
495/45F1 Chachapoyas Antpitta Grallaria gravesi
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511/4774 Tawny-crowned Pygmy Tyrant
has been split into two species:
511/4774 Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus
511/477E Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant Euscarthmus fulviceps
(w Ecuador, nw, nc, wc Peru)
…………………………………………………………………….
511/4775 Rufous-sided Pygmy Tyrant
has a new English name:
511/4775 Rufous-sided Scrub Tyrant Euscarthmus rufomarginatus
…………………………………………………………………….
511/479Y Panamanian Tyrannulet
has a new English name:
511/479Y Panama Tyrannulet Phylloscartes flavovirens
…………………………………………………………………….
511/5039 Panamanian Flycatcher
has a new English name:
511/5039 Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis
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519/514P Velvety Manakin Lepidothrix velutina
(nw Ecuador to c Costa Rica)
has been split from:
519/5144 Blue-crowned Manakin
which has a new English name:
519/5144 Blue-capped Manakin Lepidothrix coronata (w, c Amazonia)
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535/523E Huon Bowerbird Amblyornis germanus
(Huon Peninsula: ec New Guinea)
has been split from:
535/5234 MacGregor’s Bowerbird Amblyornis macgregoriae
(c, e New Guinea)
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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
548/5331 Scaly-crowned Honeyeater Sugomel lombokium
…………………………………………………………………….
548/5290 Black Honeyeater
has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:
Sugomel nigrum
…………………………………………………………………….
548/530K Bacan Myzomela Myzomela batjanensis
(Bacan: ne Indonesia)
has been split from:
548/5302 Sulawesi Myzomela Myzomela chloroptera
(c Indonesia)
…………………………………………………………………….
548/5353 Dusky Friarbird
has a new English name:
548/5353 Morotai Friarbird Philemon fuscicapillus
…………………………………………………………………….
548/5355 Black-faced Friarbird
has a new English name:
548/5355 Buru Friarbird Philemon moluccensis
…………………………………………………………………….
548/5333 Indonesian Honeyeater
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
548/5334 Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
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576/5536 Dwarf Longbill
has a new English name:
576/5536 Spectacled Longbill Oedistoma iliolophus
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596/5578 Woodward’s Batis
has a new English name:
596/5578 Woodwards’ Batis Batis fratrum
…………………………………………………………………….
596/5585 Angolan Batis
has a new English name:
596/5585 Angola Batis Batis minulla
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656/5832 Sangihe Shrikethrush
has a new English name:
656/5832 Sangihe Whistler Coracornis sanghirensis
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Family: Oriolidae – Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios has a new English name.
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680/6119 Versicolored Monarch
has a new English name:
680/6119 Ogea Monarch Mayrornis versicolor
…………………………………………………………………….
680/612F Black-chinned Monarch
has a new English name:
680/612F Boano Monarch Symposiachrus boanensis
…………………………………………………………………….
680/612T Louisiade Monarch Symposiachrus melanopterus
(islands in wc, sw Solomon Sea)
has been split from:
680/612Y Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus
…………………………………………………………………….
Birds resident on Ambon, Seram and islands in ne Banda Sea that were formerly ascribed to:
680/612Y Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus
have been re-ascribed to:
680/6130 Moluccan Monarch Symposiachrus bimaculatus
…………………………………………………………………….
680/6131 White-tailed Monarch
has a new English name:
680/6131 Kai Monarch Symposiachrus leucurus
…………………………………………………………………….
680/6132 White-tipped Monarch
has a new English name:
680/6132 Tanahjampea Monarch Symposiachrus everetti
…………………………………………………………………….
680/6133 Black-tipped Monarch
has a new English name:
680/6133 Buru Monarch Symposiachrus loricatus
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
680/6141 Rufous Monarch Symposiachrus rubiensis
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684/6180 Crested Jay (c, s Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo)
has been moved from:
Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays (identifier number ‘684’)
to new monotypic family:
Family: Platylophidae – Jayshrike (identifier number ‘683’)
and has a new English name:
683/6180 Crested Jayshrike Platylophus galericulatus
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684/6240 Henderson’s Ground Jay
has a new English name:
684/6240 Mongolian Ground Jay Podoces hendersoni
…………………………………………………………………….
684/6241 Biddulph’s Ground Jay
has a new English name:
684/6241 Xinjiang Ground Jay Podoces biddulphi
…………………………………………………………………….
684/6242 Pander’s Ground Jay
has a new English name:
684/6242 Turkestan Ground Jay Podoces panderi
…………………………………………………………………….
684/6243 Pleske’s Ground Jay
has a new English name:
684/6243 Iranian Ground Jay Podoces pleskei
…………………………………………………………………….
Genus Corvus within Family: Corvidae – Crows, Jays has been partially resequenced.
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700/630E Tagula Manucode Manucodia alter
(Tagula Island off se New Guinea)
has been split from:
700/6304 Glossy-mantled Manucode Manucodia ater
(New Guinea and nearby w islands)
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
700/6337 Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisornis rudolphi
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744/6439 European Crested Tit
has a new English name:
744/6439 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
…………………………………………………………………….
744/643F Grey Crested Tit
has a new English name:
744/643F Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous
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760/6544 Angolan Lark
has a new English name:
760/6544 Angola Lark Mirafra angolensis
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764/660F Black-capped Bulbul
has had its species epithet amended. Its scientific name is now:
Rubigula melanictera
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768/6770 Angolan Swallow
has a new English name:
768/6770 Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
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772/6808 Chinese Cupwing Pnoepyga mutica (sc, c China)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
772/6807 Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer
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The following species have been ascribed to a new genus:
780/6856 Pale-footed Bush Warbler Hemitesia pallidipes
780/6857 Neumann’s Warbler Hemitesia neumanni
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Family: Aegithalidae – Bushtits has been resequenced.
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Family: Phylloscopidae – Leaf Warblers has a modified English name.
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800/694P Flores Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus floresianus
(Flores: c Lesser Sundas)
has been split from:
800/6941 Timor Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus presbytes
(Timor and nearby island: c Lesser Sundas)
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804/6977 Carolinian Reed Warbler
has a new English name:
804/6977 Caroline Reed Warbler Acrocephalus syrinx
…………………………………………………………………….
804/6994 African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus
has been lumped with and is now represented by six subspecies of:
804/6993 Eurasian Reed Warbler
which has a new English name:
804/6993 Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
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808/7057 Melanesian Thicketbird
has been split into two species:
808/705E Guadalcanal Thicketbird Cincloramphus turipavae
(s Solomon Islands)
808/7057 Santo Thicketbird Cincloramphus whitneyi
(nw Vanuatu)
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Genus Zosterops within Family: Zosteropidae – White-eyes has been partially resequenced.
…………………………………………………………………….
840/76F8 Anjouan White-eye Zosterops anjuanensis
(Anjouan Island: ec Comoros)
and
840/76F9 Moheli White-eye Zosterops comorensis
(Mohéli Island: sc Comoros)
have been split from:
840/7628 Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
(Madagascar and nearby islands)
…………………………………………………………………….
840/762T Meratus White-eye Zosterops meratusensis (se Borneo)
is a newly described species.
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824/726E Kangean Tit-Babbler Mixornis prillwitzi
(Kangean Islands in Java Sea)
has been split from:
824/7260 Grey-cheeked Tit-Babbler Mixornis flavicollis (Java)
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Family: Sturnidae – Starlings, Rhabdornises has a modified English name.
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The following species has been ascribed to a different genus:
900/8009 Sulawesi Thrush Turdus turdoides
…………………………………………………………………….
900/805F Kessler’s Thrush
has a new English name:
900/805F White-backed Thrush Turdus kessleri
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907/8134 Angolan Slaty Flycatcher
has a new English name:
907/8134 Angola Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis brunneus
…………………………………………………………………….
The following species has been ascribed to a new genus:
907/8186 White-tailed Flycatcher Leucoptilon concretum
…………………………………………………………………….
907/817T Meratus Blue Flycatcher Cyornis kadayangensis (se Borneo)
is a newly described species.
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8213 Angolan Cave Chat
has been ascribed to a new genus and has a new English name:
907/8213 Angola Cave Chat Xenocopsychus ansorgei
…………………………………………………………………….
Genus Ficedula within Family: Muscicapidae – Chats, Old World Flycatchers has been partially resequenced.
…………………………………………………………………….
907/8333 Stejneger’s Stonechat
has a new English name:
907/8333 Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
…………………………………………………………………….
Subspecies cavernicola and bambarae of:
907/8346 White-crowned Cliff Chat
resident in north-west w Africa have been re-ascribed as subspecies of:
907/8345 Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
…………………………………………………………………….
Subspecies kordofanensis of:
907/8345 Mocking Cliff Chat
resident in sc Sudan has been re-ascribed as a subspecies of:
907/8346 White-crowned Cliff Chat Thamnolaea coronata
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921/8446 Flame-breasted Flowerpecker
has a new English name:
921/8446 Buru Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrothorax
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925/854E Arabian Sunbird Cinnyris hellmayri (coastal w, s Arabian Peninsula)
has been split from:
925/8540 Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus
…………………………………………………………………….
925/8555 Abbott’s Sunbird Cinnyris abbotti (sw Seychelles)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
925/8554 Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga
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933/866T Ruvu Weaver Ploceus holoxanthus (ec Tanzania)
is a formerly recognised species that has now been re-established as being distinct from:
933/8668 Eastern Golden Weaver Ploceus subaureus
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937/8822 Zebra Finch
has been split into two species:
937/8822 Sunda Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata (Lesser Sundas)
937/882E Australian Zebra Finch Taeniopygia castanotis (Australia)
…………………………………………………………………….
937/8793 Angolan Waxbill
has a new English name:
937/8793 Angola Waxbill Coccopygia bocagei
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949/8907 Arabian Accentor
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
949/8906 Radde’s Accentor Prunella ocularis
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953/8968 Yellowish Pipit
has a new species epithet. Its scientific name is now:
Anthus chii
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961/9028 Sillem’s Mountain Finch
has a new English name:
961/9028 Sillem’s Rosefinch Carpodacus sillemi
…………………………………………………………………….
961/9029 Long-tailed Rosefinch
has been split into two species:
961/9029 Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
961/902T Chinese Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus lepidus (c, sc China)
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981/941E Masked Bunting Emberiza personata
(breeds se Russia, n Japan)
has been split from:
981/9413 Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
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Family: Icteridae – Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds has a modified English name.
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973/928E Chihuahuan Meadowlark Sturnella lilianae
(sw USA, nw, wc Mexico)
has been split from:
973/9283 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
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985/990T Olivaceous Saltator
has a new English name:
985/990T Olive-grey Saltator Saltator olivascens
…………………………………………………………………….
985/990F Blue-grey Saltator
has a new English name:
985/990F Bluish-grey Saltator Saltator coerulescens
…………………………………………………………………….
985/957T Inti Tanager Heliothraupis oneilli
is a newly described species.
…………………………………………………………………….
985/9790 Caqueta Seedeater Sporophila murallae
(nw, locally sw Amazonia)
has been lumped with and is now represented by a subspecies of:
985/978Y Wing-barred Seedeater Sporophila americana
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