UPDATES: SPECIES

Below are summaries of the scheduled updates to the IOC World Bird List, first published as Birds of the World, Recommended English Names - Version 1.0 (Gill and Wright 2006). All of the updated information and species changes are included in the latest version of the species lists available on this website. Different formats of the lists, including Excel spreadsheets can be downloaded from the links on the Home page (scroll down) . The Life List format spreadsheet includes Ranges of each species. The Computer Friendly spreadsheet is our Master List which includes Ranges and also Comments about the status of species.

The updates of the IOC World Bird List published to date are as follows:

  • June 2008 (Version 1.6) – Addition of splits proposed by Rasmussen and Anderton (2005) for the avifauna of South Asia. Alignments with Version 1.0 of the BLI world list and with Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian birds (Christidis and Boles 2008). Upgrades of seabird taxonomy. Addition of other proposed species splits and taxonomic updates published or identified in peer reviewed journals since the posting of Version 1.5.
  • January 2008 (Version 1.5) - Addition of most proposed species splits and taxonomic changes published in peer-reviewed ornithological journals in 2005-2007, with necessary adjustments of English names and Ranges. Additional alignments with decisions by the SACC. Alignments with the draft list (Version 0) of world birds of Birdlife International (BLI).
  • October 2007 (Version 1.4) - Alignments with the classification and pending proposals of the AOU's South American Checklist Committee (SACC).
  • August 2007 (Version 1.3) - Alignments with the AOU Checklist for North and Middle America.

SPECIES UPDATES: Version 1.6 (June 30, 2008)

             

Page

IOC English Name

Scientific Name

Change

CODE

Source

After Species

21

Andaman Teal

Anas albogularis 

ADD

AS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Sunda Teal

22

Snares Penguin

Eudyptes robustus

DELETE

AL

Christidis & Boles 2008

 

22

Royal Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli

DELETE

AL

Christidis & Boles 2008

 

24

Persian Shearwater

Puffinus persicus

ADD

AS

Onley & Scofield 2007

Audubon's Shearwater

27

Black-backed Bittern

Ixobrychus dubius

ADD

AS

Christidis & Boles 2008

Little Bittern

27

New Zealand Bittern

Ixobrychus novaezelandiae

DELETE

EX

BLI

 

28

Eastern Cattle Egret

Bubulcus  coromandus 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Western Cattle Egret

28

Eastern Great Egret

Ardea modesta 

ADD

AS

Collar 2007

(Western) Great Egret

30

African Darter

Anhinga rufa

ADD

AS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Kennedy et al. 2005

Header: Family name Anhingas

30

Australasian Darter

Anhinga novaehollandiae 

ADD

AS

Kennedy et al. 2005, Christidis & Boles 2008

Oriental Darter

31

Eastern Osprey

Pandion cristatus 

ADD?

PS

Christidis & Boles 2008

(Western) Osprey

32

Philippine Honey Buzzard

Pernis steerei 

ADD?

PS

Collar 2007

Barred Honey Buzzard

33

Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle

Spilornis klossi 

ADD

AS

Dickinson 2003

Central Nicobar Serpent Eagle

33

Variable Goshawk

Accipiter hiogaster 

ADD

AS

Christidis & Boles 2008

Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk

38

Brown-cheeked Rail

Rallus indicus 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Water Rail

38

Pale-vented Bush-hen

Amaurornis moluccana

ADD

AS

Christidis & Boles 2008

(Plain) Bush-hen

40

Indian Stone-curlew

Burhinus indicus 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Eurasian Stone-curlew

50

Pacific Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps longirostris

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Indian Emerald Dove

52

Grey-fronted Green Pigeon

Treron affinis 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Sri Lanka Green Pigeon

52

Ashy-headed Green Pigeon

Treron phayrei 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Grey-fronted Green Pigeon

52

Andaman Green Pigeon

Treron chloropterus

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Ashy-headed Green Pigeon

52

Philippine Green Pigeon

Treron axillaris 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Andaman Green Pigeon

52

Buru Green Pigeon

Treron aromaticus 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Philippine Green Pigeon

53

Nicobar Imperial Pigeon

Ducula nicobarica

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Green Imperial Pigeon

53

Seram Imperial Pigeon

Ducula neglecta 

ADD?

PS

Rheindt and Hutchinson 2007

Spectacled Imperial Pigeon

54

Seram Mountain Pigeon

Gymnophaps stalkeri 

ADD?

PS

Rheindt and Hutchinson 2007

Buru Mountain Pigeon

56

Reischek’s Parakeet

Cyanoramphus hochstetteri

ADD?

PS

Christidis & Boles 2008

Red-fronted Parakeet

56

Eastern Rosella

Platycercus eximius

ADD

AS

Christidis & Boles 2008

Crimson Rosella

56

Northern Rosella

Platycercus venustus 

ADD

AS

Christidis & Boles 2008

Pale-headed Rosella

62

Neumann's Coucal

Centropus neumanni

DELETE

AL

Payne 2005

 

62

Burchell's Coucal

Centropus burchelli

DELETE

AL

Payne 2005

 

62

Kai Coucal

Centropus spilopterus

DELETE

AL

Payne 2005

 

62

Green Malkoha

Ceuthmochares australis

ADD

AS

Payne 2005

Blue Malkoha

63

Pied Bronze Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx crassirostris

DELETE

AL

Payne 2005

 

64

Andaman Masked Owl

Tyto deroepstorffi 

ADD

AS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Barn Owl

64

Sri Lanka Bay Owl

Phodilus assimilis 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Oriental Bay Owl

64

Moluccan Cuckoo

Cacomantis heinrichi

DELETE

AL

Payne 2005

 

64

Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus dicruroides  

ADD

AS

Collar 2007

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

64

Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus musschenbroeki 

ADD

AS

Collar 2007

Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

64

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Hierococcyx bocki

ADD

AS

Collar 2007

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

64

Eastern Barn Owl

Tyto javanica 

ADD?

PS

Christidis & Boles 2008

(Western) Barn Owl

64

Lesser Sooty Owl

Tyto multipunctata

DELETE

AL

Christidis & Boles 2008

 

65

Collared Scops Owl

Otus lettia 

ADD

AS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Indian Scops Owl

65

Japanese Scops Owl

Otus semitorques

ADD

AS

König et al. 1999

Collared Scops Owl

65

Sunda Scops Owl

Otus lempiji

ADD

AS

König et al. 1999

Japanese Scops Owl

66

Himalayan Owl

Strix nivicola

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Tawny Owl

68

Southern Boobook

Ninox boobook

DELETE

AL

Christidis & Boles 2008

 

68

Hume's Hawk-Owl

Ninox obscura

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Brown Hawk-Owl

68

Halmahera Boobook

Ninox hypogramma

ADD?

PS

Rheindt and Hutchinson 2007

Cinnabar Boobook

68

Tanimbar Boobook

Ninox forbesi 

ADD?

PS

Rheindt and Hutchinson 2007

Hantu Boobook

70

Grey Nightjar

Caprimulgus jotaka

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Indian Jungle (previously Grey) Nightjar C. indicus

71

Sulawesi Swiftlet

Aerodramus sororum 

ADD?

PS

Rheindt and Hutchinson 2007

Philippine Swiftlet

71

Seram Swiftlet

Aerodramus ceramensis 

ADD?

PS

Rheindt and Hutchinson 2007

Halmahera Swiftlet

85

Wagler's Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus wagleri 

ADD?

PS

Puebla-Olivares et al. 2008

Family name "Toucans, Barbets"

85

Blue-throated Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis  

ADD?

PS

Puebla-Olivares et al. 2008

Emerald Toucanet

85

Violet-throated Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus cognatus 

ADD?

PS

Puebla-Olivares et al. 2008

Blue-throated Toucanet

85

Santa Marta Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus lautus 

ADD?

PS

Puebla-Olivares et al. 2008

Violet-throated Toucanet

85

Grey-throated Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus griseigularis 

ADD?

PS

Puebla-Olivares et al. 2008

Santa Marta Toucanet

85

White-throated Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus albivitta 

ADD?

PS

Puebla-Olivares et al. 2008

Grey-throated Toucanet

85

Black-throated Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus atrogularis 

ADD?

PS

Puebla-Olivares et al. 2008

White-throated Toucanet

86

Malabar Barbet

Megalaima malabarica 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Bornean Barbet

86

Indochinese Barbet

Megalaima annamensis

ADD?

PS

Finestein et al. 2008

Black-browed Barbet

89

Spot-breasted Pied Woodpecker

Dendrocopos analis 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

91

Crimson-backed Goldenback

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Greater Goldenback

98

Yungas Tyrannulet

Phyllomyias weedeni

ADD

NEW

Herzog et al 2008

Planalto Tyrannulet

111

Diamantina Tapaculo

Scytalopus diamantinensis 

ADD?

NEW

Bornschein 2007

Marsh Tapaculo

117

Pernambuco Foliage-gleaner

Automolus lammi 

ADD?

PS

Zimmer 2008

White-eyed Foliage-gleaner

118

Tschudi's Woodcreeper

Xiphorhyncus chunchotambo

ADD?

PS

Marantz et al. 2003

Ocellated Woodcreeper

119

Spotted Catbird

Ailuroedus  melanotis 

ADD

AS

Christidis & Boles 2008

White-eared Catbird

121

Tanimbar Friarbird

Philemon plumigenis

ADD?

PS

Rheindt and Hutchinson 2007

Black-faced Friarbird

124

Tasmanian Scrubwren

Sericornis  humilis 

ADD

AS

Christidis & Boles 2008

White-browed Scrubwren

124

Tropical Scrubwren

Sericornis beccarii 

ADD

AS

Christidis & Boles 2008

Large-billed Scrubwren

124

Perplexing Scrubwren

Sericornis virgatus 

ADD?

PS

Gregory 2007

Tropical Scrubwren

124

Biak Gerygone

Gerygone hypoxantha 

ADD?

PS

Gregory 2007

Large-billed Gerygone

125

Dimorphic Jewel-babbler

Ptilorrhoa geislerorum

ADD?

PS

Boles 2007a

Blue Jewel-babbler

126

Malabar Woodshrike

Tephrodornis sylvicola 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Large Woodshrike

126

Sri Lanka Woodshrike

Tephrodornis affinis 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Common Woodshrike

126

Reichenow's Batis

Batis reichenowi

ADD?

PS

Sinclair and Ryan 2003, Louette 2006

Dark Batis

129

Andaman Cuckooshrike

Coracina dobsoni 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike

129

North Melanesian Cuckooshrike

Coracina welchmani

ADD?

PS

Taylor 2005

Slaty Cuckooshrike

130

Jerdon's Minivet

Pericrocotus albifrons 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

White-bellied Minivet

130

Scarlet Minivet

Pericrocotus speciosus

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Sunda Minivet

130

St. Matthias Triller 

Lalage conjuncta

ADD?

PS

Taylor 2005

Varied Triller

131

White-bellied Whistler

Pachycephala leucogastra 

ADD?

PS

Boles 2007b

Black-headed Whistler

132

Red-tailed Shrike

Lanius phoenicuroides 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Isabelline Shrike

132

Steppe Grey Shrike

Lanius pallidirostris

ADD?

PS

Hernández et al. 2004, BLI

Southern Grey Shrike

133

Indian Golden Oriole

Oriolus kundoo 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Eurasian Golden Oriole

133

Tanimbar Oriole

Oriolus decipiens 

ADD?

PS

Rheindt and Hutchinson 2007

Black-eared Oriole

134

Sri Lanka Drongo

Dicrurus lophorinus 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

135

White-spotted Fantail

Rhipidura albogularis 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

White-throated Fantail

139

Larger-spotted Nutcracker

Nucifraga multipunctata 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Spotted Nutcracker

139

Indian Jungle Crow

Corvus culminatus  

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Eastern Jungle Crow

142

Sichuan Tit

Poecile weigoldicus 

ADD?

PS

Collar 2007

Willow Tit

142

Spot-winged Tit

Periparus melanolophus

DELETE

AL

Collar 2007

Subspecies of Coal Tit

142

Black-bibbed Tit

Periparus hypermelaenus

ADD?

PS

Collar 2007

Coal Tit

142

Japanese Tit

Parus minor

ADD?

PS

Collar 2007

Great Tit

142

Cinereous Tit

Parus cinereus 

ADD?

PS

Collar 2007

Japanese Tit

142

Turkestan Tit

Parus bokharensis

DELETE

AL

Collar 2007

Subspecies of Great Tit

143

Grey-throated Martin

Riparia chinensis 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Brown-throated Martin

143

Indian Black-lored Tit

Parus aplonotus 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Fishpool & Tobias 2005

Black Lored Tit

143

Chinese Penduline Tit

Remiz consobrinus

DELETE?

PL

Collar 2007

Subspecies of White-crowned Penduline Tit

143

African Blue Tit

Cyanistes teneriffae

ADD?

PS

Salzburger et al. 2002, BLI

(Eurasian) Blue Tit

144

Sri Lanka Swallow

Cecropis hyperythra 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Red-rumped Swallow

148

Swamp Prinia

Prinia cinerascens 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Ryan et al. 2006

Rufous-vented Prinia

148

Hill Prinia

Prinia superciliaris 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Black-throated (previously Hill) Prinia

149

Rufous-headed Tailorbird

Orthotomus heterolaemus 

ADD?

PS

Collar 2007

Mountain Tailorbird

150

Andaman Bulbul

Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Fishpool & Tobias 2005

Black-headed Bulbul

150

Black-crested Bulbul

Pycnonotus flaviventris 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Fishpool & Tobias 2005

Andaman Bulbul

150

Ruby-throated Bulbul

Pycnonotus dispar

ADD?

PS

Fishpool & Tobias 2005

Black-crested Bulbul

150

Flame-throated Bulbul

Pycnonotus  gularis 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Fishpool & Tobias 2005

Ruby-throated Bulbul

150

Bornean Bulbul

Pycnonotus montis

ADD?

PS

Fishpool & Tobias 2005

Black-capped Bulbul

152

Square-tailed Bulbul

Hypsipetes ganeesa 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Fishpool & Tobias 2005

Black Bulbul

152

Northern Golden Bulbul

Thapsinillas longirostris

ADD

AS

Collar 2007

Yellowish Bulbul

152

Buru Golden Bulbul

Thapsinillas mysticalis 

ADD?

PS

Rheindt and Hutchinson 2007

Northern Golden Bulbul

152

Cinereous Bulbul 

Hemixos cinereus

ADD?

PS

Fishpool & Tobias 2005

Ashy Bulbul

153

Manchurian Bush Warbler

Cettia canturians

ADD

AS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005; BLI

Pale-footed Bush Warbler

154

Indian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus  brunnescens

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Clamorous Reed Warbler

154

Northern Marquesan Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus percernis 

ADD?

PS

Cibois et al. 2007

Bokikokiko

156

Negros Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus nigrorum 

ADD?

PS

Collar 2007

Mountain Leaf Warbler

158

Ruwenzori Hill Babbler

Pseudoalcippe atriceps

ADD?

PS

Collar & Robson 2007

African Hill Babbler

159

Nonggang Babbler

Stachyris nonggangensis

ADD

NEW

Fang and Aiwu 2008

Sooty Babbler

160

Afghan Babbler

Turdoides huttoni 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Common Babbler

160

Mount Victoria Babax

Babax woodi

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Chinese Babax

161

Grey-breasted Laughingthrush

Garrulax jerdoni

DEL?

PL

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Collar & Robson 2007

 

161

Kerala Laughingthrush

Garrulax fairbanki 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Collar & Robson 2007

Black-chinned (Grey-breasted) Laughingthrush

161

Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush

Garrulax treacheri

ADD?

PS

Collar & Robson 2007

Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush

161

Scarlet-faced Liocichla

Liocichla ripponi

ADD?

PS

Collar & Robson 2007

Red-faced Liocichla

164

Togian White-eye

Zosterops somadikartai 

ADD

NEW

Indrawan et al. 2008

Black-crowned White-eye

167

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Sitta cinnamoventris 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Indian (previously Chestnut-bellied) Nuthatch

167

Burmese Nuthatch

Sitta neglecta 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

167

Siberian Nuthatch

Sitta arctica 

ADD?

PS

Collar 2007

Eurasian Nuthatch

168

Przewalski's Nuthatch

Sitta przewalskii 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

White-cheeked Nuthatch

170

Malabar Starling

Sturnus blythii 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Chestnut-tailed Starling

173

Tibetan Blackbird 

Turdus maximus

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Collar 2005

Common Blackbird

173

Indian Blackbird

Turdus  simillimus

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005, Collar 2005

Tibetan Blackbird 

174

Fire-crested Alethe

Alethe castanea

ADD

PS

Sinclair and Ryan 2003, Collar 2005

White-tailed (previously Fire-crested) Alethe

175

Himalayan Bluetail

Tarsiger rufilatus 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Red-flanked Bluetail

176

Andaman Shama

Copsychus albiventris 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

White-rumped Shama

176

White-bellied Blue Robin

Myiomela albiventris 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Nilgiri Blue Robin

178

Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher

Rhinomyias nicobaricus 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher

179

Large Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis magnirostris

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Hill Blue Flycatcher

179

Tanimbar Flycatcher

Ficedula riedeli 

ADD

AS

Collar 2007

Palawan Flycatcher

181

Plain Flowerpecker

Dicaeum minullum 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Nilgiri (previously Plain) Flowerpecker

181

Andaman Flowerpecker

Dicaeum virescens 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Plain Flowerpecker

181

Halmahera Flowerpecker

Dicaeum schistaceiceps 

ADD?

PS

Rheindt and Hutchinson 2007

Flame-breasted Flowerpecker

182

Van Hasselt's Sunbird

Leptocoma brasiliana 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Purple-throated Sunbird

182

Western Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra obscura

DELETE

AL

Bowie et al. 2004

Subspecies of Olive Sunbird

182

Usambara Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris usambaricus

ADD?

PS

Bowie et al. 2004b, BLI

Eastern Double-collared Sunbird

182

Forest Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris fuelleborni

ADD?

PS

Bowie et al. 2004b, BLI

Usambara Double-collared Sunbird

183

Vigors's Sunbird

Aethopyga vigorsii 

ADD

AS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Crimson Sunbird

189

Chestnut Munia

Lonchura atricapilla 

ADD

AS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Tricolored (previously Black-headed) Munia

194

Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch

Carpodacus davidianus

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

(Himalayan) Beautiful Rosefinch

194

Sharpe's Rosefinch

Carpodacus verreauxii 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

Spot-winged Rosefinch

194

Chinese White-browed Rosefinch

Carpodacus dubius 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

(Himalayan) White-browed Rosefinch

194

Spotted Great Rosefinch

Carpodacus severtzovi 

ADD?

PS

Rasmussen & Anderton 2005

(Caucasian) Great Rosefinch

SPECIES UPDATES: VERSION 1.5 (January 16, 2008)

             

Page

IOC English Name

Scientific Name

Change

CODE

Source

After Species

19

Green Pheasant

Phasianus versicolor

ADD

AS

BLI

Common Pheasant

19

Tundra Bean Goose

Anser serrirostris

ADD

AS

AOU

(Taiga) Bean Goose

21

Campbell Teal

Anas nesiotis

ADD

AS

BLI

Auckland Teal

21

Brown Teal

Anas chlorotis

ADD

AS

BLI

Campbell Teal

22

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes filholi

ADD?

PS

BLI     NR

Western Rockhopper Penguin

22

Northern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes moseleyi

ADD?

PS

BLI

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

24

Beck's Petrel

Pseudobulweria becki

ADD

AS

BLI

Tahiti Petrel

24

Newell's Shearwater

Puffinus newelli

ADD

AS

BLI

Townsend's Shearwater

24

Tropical Shearwater

Puffinus bailloni

ADD

AS

BLI     UR

Audubon's Shearwater

24

Galapagos Shearwater

Puffinus subalaris

ADD

AS

SACC

Tropical Shearwater

24

Macaronesian Shearwater

Puffinus baroli

ADD

AS

BOU

Little Shearwater

26

Malagasy Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis bernieri

ADD

AS

BLI

(African) Sacred Ibis

32

Yellow-billed Kite

Milvus aegyptius

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Black Kite

33

Malagasy Harrier

Circus macrosceles

ADD

AS

BLI    

Reunion (Malagasy Marsh) Harrier

34

Cuban Black Hawk

Buteogallus gundlachi

ADD

AS

AOU

Mangrove Black Hawk

35

Eastern Buzzard

Buteo japonicus

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Common Buzzard

35

Himalayan Buzzard

Buteo refectus

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Eastern Buzzard

35

New Guinea Hawk-Eagle

Hieraaetus weiskei

ADD

AS

BLI

Little Eagle

36

Legge's Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus kelaarti

ADD?

PS

Haring et al. 2007

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

36

Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus pinskeri

ADD?

PS

BLI     NR

Philippine Hawk-Eagle

39

Tristan Gallinule

Gallinula nesiotis

DELETE

extinct

 

 

39

Gough Gallinule

Gallinula comeri

ADD

AS

BLI

Makira Woodhen

41

Chatham Oystercatcher

Haematopus chathamensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Variable Oystercatcher

43

Australian Painted Snipe

Rostratula australis

ADD

AS

BLI     NR

Greater Painted Snipe

46

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

ADD

AS

BOU

(European) Herring Gull

46

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

ADD

AS

BOU

Caspian Gull  (Larus cachinnans, previously Yellow-legged Gull)

52

Mindanao Brown Dove

Phapitreron brunneiceps

ADD

AS

BLI

Dark-eared Brown Dove

54

White-tipped Imperial Pigeon

Ducula luctuosa

ADD

AS

BLI

Pied Imperial Pigeon

54

Chatham (Island) Pigeon

Hemiphaga chathamensis

ADD

AS

BLI

New Zealand Pigeon

54

Sula Hanging Parrot

Loriculus sclateri

ADD

AS

BLI

Moluccan Hanging Parrot

54

Camiguin Hanging Parrot

Loriculus camiguinensis

ADD?

NEW

BLI     UR

Philippine Hanging Parrot

56

Chatham Parakeet

Cyanoramphus forbesi

ADD

AS

BLI

Yellow-crowned Parakeet

56

Malherbe's Parakeet

Cyanoramphus malherbi

ADD

AS

BLI

Chatham Parakeet

57

Mindanao Racquet-tail

Prioniturus waterstradti

ADD

AS

BLI

Montane Racquet-tail

58

Hocking's Parakeet

Aratinga hockingi

ADD?

NEW

SACC UR

Scarlet-fronted Parakeet

58

Sulphur-breasted Parakeet

Aratinga pintoi

ADD?

NEW

SACC UR

Sun Parakeet

58

Chapman's Parakeet

Aratinga alticola

ADD?

PS

SACC UR

Mitred Parakeet

64

Eastern Grass Owl

Tyto longimembris

ADD

AS

BLI

(African) Grass Owl

64

Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus optatus

ADD

AS

BLI, AOU

Himalayan Cuckoo (C.saturatus, previously Oriental Cuckoo)

64

Sunda Cuckoo

Cuculus lepidus

ADD

AS

BLI

Oriental Cuckoo

65

Anjouan Scops Owl

Otus capnodes

ADD

AS

BLI

Karthala Scops Owl

66

Rock Eagle-Owl

Bubo bengalensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

67

Albertine Owlet

Glaucidium albertinum

ADD

AS

BLI

African Barred Owlet

68

Bornean Frogmouth

Batrachostomus mixtus

ADD

AS

BLI

Short-tailed Frogmouth

69

Todd's Nightjar

Caprimulgus heterurus

ADD

AS

SACC

Little Nightjar

70

Mees's Nightjar

Caprimulgus meesi

ADD?

NEW

BLI     UR

Large-tailed Nightjar

70

Andaman Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus

ADD

AS

Rasmussen and Anderton 2005

Mees's Nightjar

77

Gorgeted Puffleg

Eriocnemis isabellae

ADD

NEW

SACC

Black-breasted Puffleg

84

Austen's Brown Hornbill

Anorrhinus austeni

ADD

AS

BLI

(Tickell's) Brown Hornbill

84

Luzon Hornbill

Penelopides manillae

ADD

AS

BLI

Tarictic Hornbill

84

Mindoro Hornbill

Penelopides mindorensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Luzon Hornbill

84

Samar Hornbill

Penelopides samarensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Mindoro Hornbill

84

Mindanao Hornbill

Penelopides affinis

ADD

AS

BLI

Samar Hornbill

86

Chinese Barbet

Megalaima faber

ADD

AS

BLI

Black-browed Barbet

86

Taiwan Barbet

Megalaima nuchalis

ADD

AS

BLI

Chinese Barbet

87

White-chested Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus makawai

ADD

AS

BLI

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

89

Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker

Dendrocopos ramsayi

ADD

AS

BLI

Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

102

Rufous Twistwing

Cnipodectes superrufus

ADD

NEW

SACC

Brownish Twistwing

102

Yellow-rumped Myiobius

Myiobius mastacalis

STET

PS

SACC NR

Whiskered Myiobius

108

Sincora Antwren

Formicivora grantsaui

ADD

NEW

SACC

Rusty-backed Antwren

109

Imeri Warbling Antbird

Hypocnemis flavescens

ADD

AS

SACC

(Guianan) Warbling Antbird

109

Peruvian Warbling Antbird

Hypocnemis peruviana

ADD

AS

SACC

Imeri Warbling Antbird

109

Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird

Hypocnemis subflava

ADD

AS

SACC

Peruvian Warbling Antbird

109

Rondonia Warbling Antbird

Hypocnemis ochrogyna

ADD

AS

SACC

Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird

109

Spix's Warbling Antbird

Hypocnemis striata

ADD

AS

SACC

Rondonia Warbling Antbird

109

Humaita Antbird

Schistocichla humaythae

ADD

AS

SACC

Spot-winged Antbird

109

Brownish-headed Antbird

Schistocichla brunneiceps

ADD

AS

SACC

Humaita Antbird

109

Rufous-faced Antbird

Schistocichla rufifacies

ADD

AS

SACC

Brownish-headed Antbird

109

Roraiman Antbird

Schistocichla saturata

ADD

AS

SACC

Rufous-faced Antbird

111

Serro do Mar Tapaculo

Scytalopus notorius

ADD?

PS

SACC UR

Mouse-colored Tapaculo

118

Brigida's Woodcreeper

Hylexetastes brigidai

ADD

PS

BLI     UR

Uniform Woodcreeper

121

Elegant Honeyeater

Meliphaga cinereifrons

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Graceful Honeyeater

121

Kimberley Honeyeater

Meliphaga fordiana

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

White-lined Honeyeater

122

Wattled Smoky Honeyeater

Melipotes carolae

ADD

NEW

BLI

(Common) Smoky Honeyeater

126

Dark Batis

Batis crypta

ADD

NEW

BLI

Forest Batis

126

Western Black-headed Batis

Batis erlangeri

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

(Eastern) Black-headed Batis

136

Santa Cruz Shrikebill

Clytorhynchus sanctaecrucis

ADD

AS

BLI

Black-throated Shrikebill

144

Hill Swallow

Hirundo domicola

ADD

AS

BLI

Pacific Swallow

149

Rufous-fronted Tailorbird

Orthotomus frontalis

ADD

AS

BLI

Philippine Tailorbird

153

Bouganiville Bush Warbler

Cettia haddeni

ADD

NEW

BLI

Fiji Bush Warbler

153

Bangwa Forest Warbler

Bradypterus bangwaensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Cinnamon Bracken Warbler

155

Caspian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus fuscus

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Eurasian Reed Warbler

155

Mangrove Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus avicenniae

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

African Reed Warbler

156

Claudia's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus claudiae

ADD

AS

BLI

Blyth's Leaf Warbler

156

Hartert's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus goodsoni

ADD

AS

BLI

Claudia's Leaf Warbler

156

Kloss's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus ogilviegranti

ADD

AS

BLI

Davison's (White-tailed) Leaf Warbler

157

Eastern Orphean Warbler

Sylvia crassirostris

ADD

AS

BLI

(Western) Orphean Warbler

157

Balearic Warbler

Sylvia balearica

ADD?

PS

AERC

Marmora's Warbler

158

Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus gravivox

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Black-necklaced Scimitar Babbler (=Spot-breasted, P.erythrocnemis)

158

Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus mcclellandi

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler

158

Grey-sided Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus swinhoei

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler

158

Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus melanurus

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Indian Scimitar Babbler

158

Taiwan Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus musicus

ADD

AS

BLI

Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler

159

Naung Mung Scimitar Babbler

Jabouilleia naungmungensis

ADD?

NEW

BLI     NR

Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler

159

Sumatran Wren-Babbler

Rimator albostriatus

ADD

AS

BLI

Long-billed Wren-Babbler

159

White-throated Wren-Babbler

Rimator pasquieri

ADD

AS

BLI

Sumatran Wren-Babbler

159

Grey-banded Babbler

Robsonius (Napothera) sorsogonensis

ADD?

PS, GEN

BLI     UR

Rusty-faced Babbler (=Rabor's Wren-Babbler)

159

Taiwan Wren-Babbler

Pnoepyga formosana

ADD

AS

BLI

Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler

159

Grey-bellied Wren-Babbler

Spelaeornis reptatus

ADD

AS

BLI

Naga Wren-Babbler (=Long-tailed Wren-Babbler)

159

Chin Hills Wren-Babbler

Spelaeornis oatesi

ADD

AS

BLI

Grey-bellied Wren-Babbler

159

Pale-throated Wren-Babbler

Spelaeornis kinneari 

ADD

AS

BLI

Chin Hills Wren-Babbler

159

Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler

Sphenocichla roberti

ADD

AS

BLI

Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler (=Wedge-billed Wren-Babbler)

159

Visayan Pygmy Babbler

Stachyris pygmaea

ADD

AS

BLI

(Mindanao) Pygmy Babbler

160

Bold-striped Tit-Babbler

Macronous bornensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Pin-striped ((Striped)Tit-Babbler

160

Mindanao Miniature Babbler

Micromacronus sordidus

ADD

AS

BLI

(Visayan) Miniature Babbler

160

Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush

Garrulax ruficeps

ADD

AS

BLI

White-throated Laughingthrush

160

Sumatran Laughingthrush

Garrulax bicolor

ADD

AS

BLI

White-crested Laughingthrush

161

Bare-headed Laughingthrush

Garrulax calvus

ADD

AS

BLI

Black Laughingthrush

161

Cambodian Laughingthrush

Garrulax ferrarius

ADD

AS

BLI

White-necked Laughingthrush

161

Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush

Garrulax castanotis

ADD

AS

BLI

Grey Laughingthrush

161

Blue-crowned Laughingthrush

Garrulax courtoisi

ADD

AS

BLI

Yellow-throated Laughingthrush

161

Buffy Laughingthrush

Garrulax berthemyi

ADD

AS

BLI

Rusty Laughingthrush

161

Orange-breasted Laughingthrush

Garrulax annamensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Spot-breasted Laughingthrush

161

Taiwan Hwamei

Garrulax taewanus

ADD

AS

BLI

(Chinese) Hwamei

161

Bhutan Laughingthrush

Garrulax imbricatus

ADD

AS

BLI

Streaked Laughingthrush

161

Assam Laughingthrush

Garrulax chrysopterus

ADD

AS

BLI

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

161

Silver-eared Laughingthrush

Garrulax melanostigma

ADD

AS

BLI

Assam Laughingthrush

161

Golden-winged Laughingthrush

Garrulax ngoclinhensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Silver-eared Laughingthrush

161

Malayan Laughingthrush

Garrulax peninsulae

ADD

AS

BLI

Golden-winged Laughingthrush

161

Vietnamese Cutia

Cutia legalleni

ADD

AS

BLI

(Himalayan) Cutia

162

Collared Babbler

Gampsorhynchus torquatus

ADD

AS

BLI

White-hooded Babbler

162

Black-crowned Fulvetta

Alcippe klossi

ADD

AS

BLI

Rufous-winged Fulvetta

162

Indochinese Fulvetta

Alcippe danisi

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Spectacled Fulvetta

162

Manipur Fulvetta

Alcippe manipurensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Grey-hooded (=Streak-throated) Fulvetta

162

Taiwan Fulvetta

Alcippe formosana

ADD

AS

BLI

Manipur Fulvetta

162

Black-browed Fulvetta

Alcippe grotei

ADD

AS

BLI

Mountain Fulvetta

162

Indochinese Yuhina

Yuhina torqueola

ADD

AS

BLI

Striated Yuhina

163

Black-headed Parrotbill

Paradoxornis margaritae

ADD

AS

BLI

Grey-headed Parrotbill

167

Bugun Liocichla

Liocichla bugunorum

ADD

NEW

BLI

Emei Shan Liocichla

167

Rio Negro Gnatcatcher

Polioptila facilis

ADD?

PS

SACC NR

Guianan Gnatcatcher

167

Para Gnatcatcher

Polioptila paraensis

ADD?

PS

SACC NR

Rio Negro Gnatcatcher

167

Iquitos Gnatcatcher

Polioptila clementsi

ADD

NEW

SACC

Para Gnatcatcher

168

Hodgson's Treecreeper

Certhia hodgsoni

ADD

AS

BLI

Eurasian Treecreeper

168

Manipur (=Hume's) Treecreeper

Certhia manipurensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Brown-throated Treecreeper

170

Bornean Leafbird

Chloropsis kinabaluensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Blue-winged Leafbird

170

Jerdon’s Leafbird

Chloropsis jerdoni

ADD

AS

BLI

Bornean Leafbird

170

Sumatran Leafbird

Chloropsis media

ADD

AS

BLI

Golden-fronted Leafbird

171

Bornean Whistling Thrush

Myophonus borneensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Javan (=Sunda) Whistling Thrush

171

Seram Thrush

Zoothera joiceyi

ADD

AS

BLI

Buru (=Moluccan) Thrush

171

Enggano Thrush

Zoothera leucolaema

ADD

NEW

BLI

Chestnut-capped Thrush

172

Guadalcanal Thrush

Zoothera turipavae

ADD

AS

BLI

White-bellied Thrush

173

Abyssinian Thrush

Turdus abyssinicus

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Olive Thrush

176

Bornean Forktail

Enicurus borneensis

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

White-crowned Forktail

176

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Canary Islands Bush Chat

176

Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

European Stonechat

178

Amber Mountain Rock Thrush

Monticola (Pseudocossyphus) erythronotus

ADD

AS

BLI

Forest Rock Thrush

180

Bornean Leafbird

Chloropsis kinabaluensis

ADD

AS

BLI

Blue-winged Leafbird

180

Jerdon’s Leafbird

Chloropsis jerdoni

ADD

AS

BLI

Bornean Leafbird

180

Sumatran Leafbird

Chloropsis media

ADD

AS

BLI

Golden-fronted Leafbird

183

Hofmann's Sunbird

Cinnyris hofmanni

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Shelley's Sunbird

189

Royal Parrotfinch

Erythrura regia

ADD

AS

BLI

Red-headed Parrotfinch

189

Fiji Parrotfinch

Erythrura pealii

ADD

AS

BLI

Royal Parrotfinch

192

Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak

Rhynchostruthus percivali

ADD

AS

BLI

Socotra Golden-winged Grosbeak

194

African Crimson-winged Finch

Rhodopechys alienus

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

(Eurasian) Crimson-winged Finch

195

Azores Bullfinch

Pyrrhula murina

ADD

AS

BLI

Eurasian Bullfinch

198

Ochre Oriole

Icterus fuertesi

STET

PS

TK

Orchard Oriole

200

House Bunting

Emberiza sahari

ADD

AS

BLI

Striolated (= House) Bunting

202

Atioquia Brush Finch

Atlapetes blancae

ADD

NEW

SACC

Rufous-naped Brush Finch

208

Nightingale Island Finch

Nesospiza questi 

ADD?

PS

BLI     UR

Inaccessible Island (Tristan) Finch

SPECIES UPDATES: Version 1.4 (OCTOBER 17, 2007)

             

Page

IOC English Name

Scientific Name

Change

CODE

Source

After Species

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Kalinowski's Tinamou

Nothoprocta kalinowskii

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

14

Blue-throated Piping Guan

Pipile cumanensis

ADD

AS

SACC

Trinidad Piping Guan

14

Red-throated Piping Guan

Pipile cujubi

ADD

AS

SACC

Blue-throated Piping Guan

16

Dusky Grouse

Dendragapus fuliginosus

ADD

AS

NACC

Blue (Sooty) Grouse

21

Mexican Duck

Anas diazi

DELETE

AL

NACC

 

59

Maroon-faced Parakeet

Pyrrhura griseipectus

ADD

AS

SACC

Green-cheeked Parakeet

62

Scaled Ground Cuckoo

Neomorphus squamiger

ADD

AS

SACC

Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo

65

Colombian Screech Owl

Megascops colombianus

ADD

AS

SACC

Bare-shanked Screech Owl

73

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Threnetes leucurus

ADD

AS

SACC

Band-tailed Barbthroat

73

Baron's Hermit

Phaethornis baroni

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

75

Emerald-bellied Woodnymph

Thalurania hypochlora

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

76

Loja Hummingbird

Amazilia alticola

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

76

Rondonia Emerald

Amazilia rondoniae

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

76

Tepui Hummingbird

Amazilia cupreicauda

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

77

Dusky Starfrontlet

Coeligena orina

ADD

NEW

SACC

White-tailed Starfrontlet

77

Gould's Inca

Coeligena inca

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

77

Golden-tailed Starfrontlet

Coeligena eos

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

77

Longuemare's Sunangel

Heliangelus clarisse

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

78

Coppery-naped Puffleg

Eriocnemis sapphiropygia

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

92

White-necked Puffbird

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

ADD

AS

SACC

replace N.macrorhynchos

92

Guianan Puffbird

Notharchus macrorhynchos

ADD

AS

SACC

White-necked Puffbird

95

White-ruffed Manakin

Corapipo altera

ADD

AS

NACC

White-throated Manakin

99

Campo Suiriri

Suiriri affinis

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

107

White-streaked Antvireo

Dysithamnus leucostictus

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

107

Venezuelan Antvireo

Dysithamnus tucuyensis

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

111

Planalto Tapaculo

Scytalopus pachecoi

ADD

NEW

SACC

Serro do Mar Tapaculo

111

Upper Magdalena Tapaculo

Scytalopus rodriguezi

ADD

NEW

SACC

Choco Tapaculo

111

Stiles's Tapaculo

Scytalopus stilesi

ADD

NEW

SACC

Upper Magdalena Tapaculo

144

Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi

DELETE

AL

NACC

 

197

Chestnut-capped Warbler

Basileuterus delattrii

DELETE

AL

NACC

 

198

Olive Oropendola

Psarcolius yuracares

DELETE

AL

SACC

 

202

Yellow-throated Brush Finch

Atlapetes gutturalis

DELETE

AL

NACC

 

204

Lemon-rumped Tanager

Ramphocelus icteronotus

DELETE

AL

NACC

 

205

White-bellied Tanager