UPDATE ARCHIVES: Ranges

Range updates—Version 1.7 (September 2008)

 

 

 

 

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Species

Scientific Name

Change

38

Plain Bush-hen

Amaurornis olivacea

Range to "OR, Philippines"

52

Banded Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus cinctus

Range to "Lesser Sundas, Java"

55

Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus

Range to "ne, se, sc Australia"

73

Long-billed Hermit

Phaethornis longirostris

Range to "s Mexico to n Colombia,w Ecuador, nw Peru" with lump of Baron's Hermit

90

Golden-olive Woodpecker

Piculus rubiginosus

Range to "LA: s Mexico to Guyana & nw Argentina"

90

Bronze-winged Woodpecker

Piculus aeruginosus

Range to "MA: e Mexico"

99

Suiriri Flycatcher

Suiriri suiriri

Range to "sc SA, Amazonia"

125

Papuan Logrunner

Orthonyx novaeguineae

Range to "w,c New Guinea"

130

Varied Triller

Lalage leucomela

Range to "c New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, n,e Australia

165

Flamecrest

Regulus goodfellowi

Range to "Taiwan"

197

Rufous-capped Warbler

Basileuterus rufifrons

Range to "Mexico, Guatemala s to Venezuela"

205

Turquoise Tanager

Tangara mexicana

Range to "Amazonia, se Brasil, with lump of White-bellied Tanager

Update v 1.6

Eastern Jungle Crow

Corvus levaillantii

Range to "n India to the Malay Peninsula"

Update v 1.6

Sunda Scops Owl

Otus lempiji

Range to "s Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Java"

Range Updates—Version 1.6 (June 30, 2008)

 

 

 

 

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Species

Scientific Name

Change

21

Sunda Teal

Anas gibberifrons

Range to "Indonesia"

24

Tropical Shearwater

Puffinus bailloni

Range to Tropical Indian Ocean, Tropical Pacific Ocean

27

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

Range to exclude AU, Australia

28

Western Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Range to exclude OR, Asia

28

(Western) Great Egret

Ardea alba

Range to "NA, SA, AF, Europe to c Asia"

30

Oriental Darter

Anhinga melanogaster

Range to OR countries

32

Barred Honey Buzzard

Pernis celebensis

Range to "Sulawesi"

33

Central Nicobar Serpent Eagle

Spilornis minimus

Range to exclude Great Nicobar Island,

33

Grey Goshawk

Accipiter novaehollandiae

Restrict range to "Australia, Tasmania"

34

Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

Remove "Cuba"

35

Little Eagle

Hieraetus morphnoides

Remove "New Guinea"

36

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus nipalensis

Expand Range from "also Japan" to "Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan"

38

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

Range to "w Europe to c Asia"

38

(Plain) Bush-hen

Amaurornis olivacea

Restrict range to"OR, Philippines"

40

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

Range to "w, sw EU to Pakistan"

41

Variable Oystercatcher

Haematopus unicolor

Range to exclude Chatham Is

50

Indian Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps indica

Range to Indian subcontinent and se Asia through w Lesser Sundas

52

Sri Lanka Green Pigeon

Treron pompadora

Range to "Sri Lanka"

54

Buru Mountain Pigeon

Gymnophaps mada

Restrict range to "Buru Is"

54

Pied Imperial Pigeon

Ducula bicolor

Delete "also Sulawesi"

56

Pale-headed Rosella

Platycercus adscitus

Range of to "ne, e Australia"

62

Blue Malkoha

Ceuthmochares aereus

Range to "w, c Africa"

64

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris

Range to "Indian subcontinent to Malaysia, Greater Sundas and Palawan"

64

(Western) Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Range to "NA, SA, AF, EU, OR, widespread"

65

Indian Scops Owl

Otus bakkamoena

Range to s Pakistan, c, s India, Sri Lanka

66

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

Range to "w Eurasia, n Africa to nw India"

67

African Barred Owlet

Glaucidium capense

Add "w (AF)" to Range

68

Hantu Boobook

Ninox squamipila

Restrict range to "Buru and Seram Is."

70

Indian Jungle Nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus

Restrict Range to "India and Sri Lanka"

71

Halmahera Swiftlet

Aerodramus infuscatus

Restrict range to "Halmahera"

85

Emerald Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus prasinus

Restrict range to "e Mexico to Nicaragua"

86

Crimson-fronted Barbet

Megalaima rubricapillus

Range to "Sri Lanka"

86

Black-browed Barbet

Megalaima oorti

Restrict range to "peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra"

89

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos macei

Range to "n Pakistan to n Burma"

119

Green Catbird

Ailuroedus crassirostris

Restrict Range to "e Australia"

121

Black-faced Friarbird

Philemon moluccensis

Restrict range to "Buru Is."

122

White-bellied Honeyeater

Glycifohia notabilis

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

122

Grey-eared Honeyeater

Lichmera incana

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

123

Scarlet Myzomela

Myzomela sanguinolenta

Add New Caledonia to Range

124

Fan-tailed Gerygone

Gerygone flavolateralis

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

129

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike

Coracina striata

Range to "se Asia to Philippines"

129

South Melanesian Cuckooshrike

Coracina caledonica

Range to "Vanuatu, Loyalty Is., New Caledonia"

129

Palau Cicadabird

Coracina monacha

Breeding Range General Region from AU to PO

129

Melanesian Cuckooshrike

Coracina caledonica

Range to include Vanuatu, New Caledonia

130

White-bellied Minivet

Pericrocotus erythropygius

Range to "India" only

130

Orange Minivet

Pericrocotus flammeus

Range to "Peninsular India, Sri Lanka"

130

Long-tailed Triller

Lalage leucopyga

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

130

Western Shriketit

Facunculus leucogaster

Distribution to sw Australia

131

Grey Whistler

Pachycephala simplex

Range to n Australia, New Guinea

133

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Breeding range to w Eurasia and non-breeding range to Africa

133

Black-eared Oriole

Oriolus bouroensis

Restrict range to "Buru Is."

134

Morningbird

Colluricincla tenebrosa

Breeding Range General Region from AU to PO

135

Palau Fantail

Rhipidura lepida

Breeding Range General Region from AU to PO

135

Grey Fantail

Rhipidura albiscapa

Range to include Vanuatu, New Caledonia

136

Vanikoro Monarch

Mayrornis schistaceus

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

136

Buff-bellied Monarch

Neolalage banksiana

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

136

Southern Shrikebill

Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

137

Melanesian Flycatcher

Myiagra caledonica

Range to include Vanuatu, New Caledonia

142

Great Tit

Parus major

Range to "w, c Eurasia, n Africa"

143

Brown-throated Martin

Riparia paludicola

Range to "AF widespread" only

143

Black-lored Tit

Parus xanthogenys

Range to "Himalayas from n Pakistan to e Nepal"

143

(Eurasian) Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Range to remove "also n Africa"

144

Pacific Swallow

Hirundo tahitica

Distribution to exclude range of H.domicola

148

Rufous-vented Prinia

Prinia burnesii

Range to "Pakistan, nw India"

148

Black-throated Prinia

Prinia atrogularis

Range to "e Himalayas from Nepal to w Burma"

150

Black-capped Bulbul

Pycnonotus melanicterus

Range to "Sri Lanka"

152

Seram Golden Bulbul

Thapsinillas affinis

Restrict range to "Seram and Ambon Is."

152

Ashy Bulbul

Hemixos flavala

Range to "Indian sub-continent, Burma, sw China, w, ne Thailand, Indochina"

153

Japanese Bush Warbler

Cettia diphone

Breeding range of to "Sakhalin Is. to Japan and Ryukyu islands" and non-breeding range to "s, se China, Taiwan"

154

Southern Marquesan Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus mendanae

Restrict range to "s Marquesas Islands"

159

Long-billed Wren-Babbler

Rimator malacoptilus

Distribution to "Himalayas from ne India to s China".

160

Common Babbler

Turdoides caudata

Range of to "Indian subcontinent"

161

Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush

Garrulax mitratus

Restrict range to "Malaysia, Sumatra"

161

Red-faced Liocichla

Liocichla phoenicea

Range to "Nepal, ne India to adjacent s China"

164

Santa Cruz White-eye

Zosterops sanctaecrucis

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

164

Vanuatu White-eye

Zosterops flavifrons

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

164

Sulphur White-eye

Zosterops minutus

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

164

Forest White-eye

Zosterops inornatus

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

165

Sanford's White-eye

Woodfordia lacertosa

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

167

Indian Nuthatch

Sitta castanea

Range to "n, c, sw India"

168

White-cheeked Nuthatch

Sitta leucopsis

Range to "w Himalayas"

169

Rusty-winged Starling

Aplonis zelandica

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

169

Striated Starling

Aplonis striata

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

169

Vanuatu Starling

Aplonis santovestris

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

174

White-tailed Alethe

Alethe diademata

Range to "w AF"

175

Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

Breeding range to "n Eurasia from Finland to Japan"

178

Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Rhinomyias brunneatus

Range to "se China to w Malaysia"

179

Hill Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis banyumas

Range to "sw China and ne India to Southeast Asia to Borneo"

181

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

Dicaeum concolor

Range from "widespread" to "sw India"

181

Flame-breasted Flowerpecker

Dicaeum erythrothorax

Restrict range to "Buru Is."

182

Purple-throated Sunbird

Leptocoma sperata

Range to "Philippines"

182

Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Range of to "widespread AF"

182

Eastern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris mediocris

Range to "w, c Kenya, n Tanzania"

189

Tricolored Munia

Lonchura malacca

Range to "Peninsular India, Sri Lanka"

189

Red-headed Parrot-Finch

Erythrura cyaneovirens

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

194

Spot-winged Rosefinch

Carpodacus rodopeplus

Range to "Himalayas from n India to s Tibet"

194

Caucasian Great Rosefinch

Carpodacus rubicilla

Range to "c, e Caucasus Mts"

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