We appreciate the many constructive comments received, and we will continue to revisit problematic English names on a case by case basis. We also refine and adjust English names as required by changes of species taxonomy.

ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.10 (draft)

Seq

Previous IOC Lists

Scientific Name

IOC List  v2.10

Notes

46 Grey-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Grey-headed Gull Name in Africa prevails elsewhere - are ssp really conspecific?
52 Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus subgularis Banggai Fruit Dove Rheindt, Eaton & Verbelen 2011
127 Somali Boubou Laniarius (erlangeri) nigerrimus Black Boubou Redman comments (PUZZLING BOUBOUS
148 Cricket Longtail Spiloptila clamans Cricket Warbler Restore established name?; avoids confusion with Green Longtail (Urolais)
149 Red-fronted Apalis Urorhipis rufifrons Red-fronted Warbler No longer in Apalis
         

ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.9 (July 10, 2011)

Seq

Previous IOC Lists

Scientific Name

IOC List v2.9

Notes

22 Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin With lump of Eastern Rockhopper Penguin (E. filholi)
46 Swift Tern Thalasseus bergii Greater Crested Tern Consistency with other major world lists
48 Common Pigeon Columba livia Rock Dove We acknowledge widespread opposition to IOC 1.0 proposal of Common Pigeon to avoid conflict with Petrophassa " Rock Pigeons"; accept BOU choice of classic Rock Dove for this species native to British Isles. Feral Pigeon is available for populations introduced worldwide.
57 Mauritius Parakeet Psittacula echo Echo Parakeet Cheke & Hume 2008
63 Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Diederik Cuckoo "Diederik" is correct spelling of established name that attempts to match the call of this cuckoo (R Payne comm)
84 Northern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Consistency with other major world lists
110 Scale-backed Antbird Willisornis poecilinotus Common Scale-backed Antbird Follows split of Xingu Scale-backed Antbird
132 Common Fiscal Lanius collaris Southern Fiscal Follows split of Northern Fiscal L.humeralis
138 Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina Transvolcanic Jay Follows split of A.wollweberi, which assumes established name of Mexican Jay
142 Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus Grey Hypocolius Accept appeal to use more popular name
146 Blanford’s Short-toed Lark Calandrella blanfordi Blanford's Lark Accept recommendation to use shorter name
151 Tiny Greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis Lowland Tiny Greenbul Follows split of Montane Tiny Greenbul (P. albigula)
158 Banded Warbler Sylvia [Parisoma] boehmi Banded Parisoma Accept request by SAfr Checklist Committee, Redman, and others to restore established name
158 Brown Warbler Sylvia [Parisoma] lugens Brown Parisoma Accept request by SAfr Checklist Committee, Redman, and others to restore established name
177 Kurdistan Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna Kurdish Wheatear Adjectival modifier is preferred
177 Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Common Rock Thrush Restore English name of Monticola saxatilis to better established Common Rock Thrush
         

 

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.8 (mar 31,2011)

Seq

Previous IOC Lists

Scientific Name

IOC List (v2.8)

Notes

24 Macaronesian Shearwater Puffinus baroli Barolo Shearwater Follows split of Boyd's Shearwater
28 Western Great Egret Egretta alba Great Egret Follows removal of Eastern Great Egret, pending revision of species limits in this worldwide complex
73 Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus curvipennis Curve-winged Sabrewing Follows split of C.pampa; English names follow Ridgway, Sibley & Monroe 1993, AOU 1998

128

Chabert's Vanga

Leptopterus chabert

Chabert Vanga

Chabert refers not to a person, but to the Malagasy rendition of this species' call (Gregory comm)

142 Carp's Black Tit Parus carpi Carp's Tit Change to established name in South Africa
143 Groundpecker Parus humilus Ground Tit Conform to major works
161 Clicking Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius intermedius Clicking Shrike-babbler Not a babbler, lower case
168 Parrot-Finch Erythrura spp Parrotfinch IOC guidelines are flexible re spelling of compound "finch" names; best to conform to established use of parrotfinch by Dickinson, BLI, Clements

202

Stripe-headed Brush Finch

Arremon torquatus

White-browed Brush Finch

Follows break up of torquatus species complex

         

ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.7 (DEC 29, 2010)

Seq

Previous IOC Lists

Scientific Name

IOC List (v2.7)

Notes

55

Violet Lorikeet

Vini peruviana

Blue Lorikeet

Correct to established name (D Pratt comm)

56 Ground Parrot Pezoporus wallicus Eastern Ground Parrot Follows split of flaviventris (Western Ground Parrot) (Murphy et al 2010)

69

Indian Jungle [Grey] Nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus

Jungle Nightjar

Simpler name aligns with IOC guidelines

80

Violaceous Trogon

Trogon violaceus

Guianan Trogon

Follows split of ramonianus to avoid misapplication of historical 'group' name (SACC 430)

120

Thick-billed Grasswren

Amytornis textilis

Western Grasswren

Follows split of modestus, which takes name Thick-billed Grassbird (Black et al 2010)

152

Canary-Flycatcher

Culicicapa spp

Canary-flycatcher

Not "flycatchers"

ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.6 (Oct 23, 2010)

Seq

Previous IOC Lists

Scientific Name

IOC List (v2.6)

Notes

16

Forest Francolin

Peliperdix lathami

Latham's Francolin

Change in accord w consensus view

38

Brown Bush-hen

Amaurornis akool

Brown Crake

Change to widely adopted Brown Crake

40

Kurrichane Buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus

Common Buttonquail

Name used in HBW and by Dickinson 2003 more appropriate for this widespread species

42

Inland Plover

Peltohyas australis

Inland Dotterel

Change English name of Peltohyas australis back to "Dotterel" to align with latest molecular evidence on relationships, ie not in Charadrius contra Christidis & Boles (2008)

69

Whip-poor-will

Caprimulgus vociferus

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Follows AOU with split of Mexican Whip-poor-will

94

Banded Pitta

Hydrornis [Pitta] guajanus

Javan Banded Pitta

Follows splits of Malayan and Bornean Banded Pittas

110

Pale-faced Antbird

Phlegopsis (Skutchia) borbae

Pale-faced Bare-eye

Follows merge of Skutchia into Phlegopsis; SACC 432

128

Crossley's Babbler

Mystacornis crossleyi

Crossley's Vanga

Mystacornis is a terrestrial vanga, not a babbler

131

Yellow-flanked Whistler

Hylocitrea bonensis

Hylocitrea

Current parlance is shifting to use genus as the English name of this non whistler

125

Malaysian Rail-babbler

Eupetes macrocerus

Rail-babbler

Only one species and the simpler name conforms to other leading works (HBW, Inskipp).

136

Elepaio

Chasiempis sandwichensis

Hawaii Elepaio

Follows AOU splits of Kauai and Oahu Elepaios

159

Wren-Babbler

Pnoepyga spp

Wren-babbler

Pnoepyga Wren-babblers are not babblers, hence lower case

161

Shrike-Babbler

Pteruthius spp

Shrike-babbler

Shrike-babblers are not babblers, but vireo relatives; hence lower case.

161

White-browed Shrike-babbler

Pteruthius flaviscapis

Pied Shrike-babbler

Follows splits recommended by Rheindt & Eaton 2009

161

Chestnut-fronted Shrike-babbler

Pteruthius aenobarbus

Trilling Shrike-babbler

Follows splits recommended by Rheindt & Eaton 2009

163

Dappled Mountain Robin

Arcanator orostruthus

Dapple-throat

Agrees with HBW 12 and removes conflict with Mountain Robin (Petroica bivittata)

165

Madagascar White-eye

Zosterops maderaspatanus

Malagasy White-eye

Also occurs on Comores, Aldabra (Range Update)

167

Eastern Winter Wren

Troglodytes hiemalis

Winter Wren

Follow NACC reversal to simpler traditional name, IOC's original recommendation 

167

Western Winter Wren

Troglodytes pacificus

Pacific Wren

Follow NACC reversal to simpler new name, IOC's original recommendation 

197

Campo Pipit

Anthus chacoensis

Pampas Pipit

Follows SACC (407)

197

Campo Pipit

Anthus chacoensis

Pampas Pipit

Follows SACC (407)

ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.5 (July 4, 2010)

Seq

Previous IOC Lists

Scientific Name

IOC List (v2.5)

Notes

16

Nahan's Francolin

Ptilopachus nahani

Nahan's Partridge

Change English name re assignment to Odontophoridae(Fjeldsa)

68

Cinnamon Frogmouth

Rigidipenna inexpectata

Solomons Frogmouth

Guy Dutson et al 2010

70

Enigmatic Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles savesi

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

Guy Dutson et al 2010

83

Blue-crowned Motmot

Momotus momota  

Amazonian Motmot

More appropriate name for nominate with split of M. momota complex, SACC

83

Highland Motmot

Momotus aequatorialis

Andean Motmot

Conform to SACC

86

Toucan-Barbet

Semnornis ramphastinus

Toucan Barbet

Remove reappearing hyphen

111

Matorral Tapaculo

Scytalopus griseicollis

Pale-bellied Tapaculo

Align with SACC.

113

Bar-winged Cinclodes

Cinclodes fuscus

Buff-winged Cinclodes

English name change required with split of Bar-winged Cinclodes which is polyphyletic

122

Graceless Honeyeater

Meliarchus sclateri

Makira Honeyeater

Guy Dutson et al 2010

130

Black-bellied Cicadabird

Coracina holopolia

Solomons Cuckooshrike 

Guy Dutson et al 2010

138

Western Scrub Jay

Aphelocoma californica

California Scrub Jay

Follow's split of Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (NACC 2009-A-02)

153

Bismarck Thicketbird

Megalurulus grosvenori

New Britain Thicketbird

Guy Dutson et al 2010

164

Bare-ringed White-eye

Zosterops rennellianus

Rennell White-eye

Guy Dutson et al 2010

164

Yellow-billed White-eye

Zosterops luteirostris

Gizo White-eye

Guy Dutson et al 2010

164

Splendid White-eye

Zosterops splendidus

Ranongga White-eye

Guy Dutson et al 2010

164

New Georgia White-eye

Zosterops kulambangrae

Solomons White-eye

Guy Dutson et al 2010

164

Hermit White-eye

Zosterops murphyi

Kolombangara  White-eye 

Guy Dutson et al 2010

164

Sulphur White-eye

Zosterops minutus

Small Lifou White-eye

Guy Dutson et al 2010

164

Forest White-eye

Zosterops inornatus

Large Lifou White-eye

Guy Dutson et al 2010

167

Winter Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Eurasian Wren

Follows split of NA Troglodytes spp

169

Vanuatu Starling

Aplonis santovestris

Mountain Starling

Guy Dutson et al 2010

169

Long-billed Rhabdornis

Rhabdornis grandis

Grand Rhabdornis

Kennedy 2000, HBW

181

White-mottled Flowerpecker

Dicaeum tristrami

Mottled Flowerpecker

Guy Dutson et al 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.4 (Mar 2010)

Seq

Previous IOC Lists

Scientific Name

IOC List (v2.4)

 

22

Black Scoter

Melanitta nigra

Common Scoter

Correct English name to follow BOU and (probably) AOU (Sangster 2009)

22

American Scoter

Melanitta americana

Black Scoter

Correct English name to follow BOU and (probably) AOU (Sangster 2009)

35

New Guinea Hawk-Eagle

Hieraaetus weiskei

Pygmy Eagle

English name change follows recommendation of Gjershaug et al 2009

39

Gough Gallinule

Gallinula comeri

Gough Moorhen

Correct English name to established "moorhen" (P.Ryan)

45

New Zealand Snipe

Coenocorypha aucklandica

Subantarctic Snipe

Required with splits of C. huegeli and C. iredalei

49

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia amboiensis

Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Correct name for amboinensis; Brown Cuckoo-Dove is used for M. phasianella

103

Caatinga Black Tyrant

Knipolegus franciscanus

Sao Francisco Black Tyrant

Change English Name to location; is not a species of caatinga habitat (RSR)

103

Patagonian Negrito

Lessonia rufa

Austral Negrito

Revert to shorter name from Ridgely and Tudor (1994) BSA II

103

Plain-capped Ground Tyrant

Muscisaxicola griseus

Taczanowski's Ground Tyrant

SACC name change allows retention of Plain-capped Ground Tyrant for superspecies alpinus + griseus

106

Bamboo Flatbill

Ramphotrigon megacephalum

Large-headed Flatbill

Bamboo Flatbill of Hilty (2003) is better name, but "Large-headed" prevails.

111

Paramo Tapaculo

Scytalopus canus

Paramillo Tapaculo

Change English name with split of opacus, which retains Paramo Tapaculo (Krabbe & Cadena 2010)

113

Mas Afuera Rayadito

Aphrastura masafuerae

Masafuera Rayadito

One word Masafuera is correct

115

Red-eyed Thornbird

Phacellodomus ferrugineigula

Orange-breasted Thornbird

Accept SACC arguments for name change

115

Inquisivi Spinetail

Cranioleuca henricae

Bolivian Spinetail

SACC name proposed by describer is easier, if less specific

125

Wattled Crows

Callaeidae

New Zealand Wattlebirds

NZ Checklist Committee, BJ Gill (Convener) in press

125

Kokako

Callaeas cinereus

South Island Kokako

Required with split of North Island Kokako

125

Saddleback

Philesturnus carunculatus

South Island Saddleback

Required with split of North Island Saddleback

127

Tropical Boubou

Laniarius aethiopicus

Ethiopian Boubou

With spilt from aethiopicus, widespread major takes the existing English name

127

Zanzibar Boubou

Laniarius sublacteus

East Coast Boubou

Follow current use in Redman et al 2009, HBW

174

Western Forest Robin

Stiphrornis erythrothorax

Forest Robin

Follows lumping of four taxa as subspecies

 

Black-throated Firefinch

Lagonsticta larvata

Black-faced Firefinch

English name change follows lump of L. vinacea

196

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dendroica coronata

Myrtle Warbler

English name change follows split of Audubon's Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.3 (DEC 2009)

Seq

Previous IOC Lists

Scientific Name

IOC List (version 2.3)

 

13

Darwin's Rhea   

Rhea pennata

Lesser Rhea

 

14

Blue-knobbed Curassow

Crax alberti

Blue-billed Curassow    

 

14

Red-knobbed Curassow

Crax blumenbachii

Red-billed Curassow     

 

14

Northern Helmeted Curassow

Pauxi pauxi

Helmeted Curassow    

 

14

Southern Helmeted Curassow

Pauxi unicornis

Horned Curassow       

 

16

Severtzov's Grouse

Tetrastes sewerzowi

Chinese Grouse

 

21

Speckled Teal

Anas flavirostris

Yellow-billed Teal

 

35

Grey-lined Hawk

Buteo nitidus

Grey Hawk    

 

37

Speckled Crake

Coturnicops notatus

Speckled Rail 

 

53

Zoe Imperial Pigeon

Ducula zoeae

Zoe's Imperial Pigeon

 

53

Pinon Imperial Pigeon

Ducula pinon

Pinon's Imperial Pigeon

 

53

Bismarck Imperial Pigeon

Ducula subflavescens

Yellowish Imperial Pigeon

 

56

Red-crowned Parakeet

Cyanoramphus saisseti

New Caledonian Parakeet

 

56

Red-fronted Parakeet

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae

Red-crowned Parakeet

 

58

Reddish-bellied Parakeet

Pyrrhura frontalis

Maroon-bellied Parakeet

 

60

White-cheeked Amazon

Amazona kawalli

Kawall's Amazon

 

74

Ruby Topaz

Chrysolampis mosquitus

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird  

 

74

Black-breasted Plovercrest

Stephanoxis lalandi

Plovercrest     

 

80

Amazonian White-tailed Trogon

Trogon viridis

Green-backed Trogon

 

80

Western White-tailed Trogon

Trogon chionurus

White-tailed Trogon

 

104

d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant

Ochthoeca oenanthoides

D'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant

 

122

Macgregor's Honeyeater

Macgregoria pulchra

MacGregor's Honeyeater

 

123

Black Myzomela

Myzomela nigrita

Papuan Black Myzomela

 

123

Red-headed Black Myzomela

Myzomela erythromelas

Black-bellied Myzomela

 

126

Black-and-white Flycatcher

Bias musicus

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

 

126

Shrike-flycatcher

Megabyas flammulatus

African Shrike-flycatcher

 

169

Stripe-headed Creeper

Rhabdornis mystacalis

Stripe-headed Rhabdornis

 

169

Stripe-breasted Creeper

Rhabdornis inornatus

Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis

 

169

Long-billed Creeper

Rhabdornis grandis

Long-billed Rhabdornis

 

171

Peleng Thrush

Zoothera mendeni

Red-and-black Thrush

 

179

Chinese Flycatcher

Ficedula elisae

Green-backed Flycatcher

 

184

Jungle Sparrow

Passer pyrrhonotus

Sind Sparrow

 

185

Yellow Weaver

Ploceus subaureus

Eastern Golden Weaver

 

185

African Golden Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Holub's Golden Weaver

 

185

Tanzania Masked Weaver

Ploceus reichardi

Tanzanian Masked Weaver

 

189

Pictorella Munia

Heteromunia pectoralis

Pictorella Mannikin

 

190

Cuckoo Weaver

Anomalospiza imberbis

Cuckoo Finch

 

198

Greater Antillean Oriole

Icterus dominicensis

Hispaniolan Oriole

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.2 (Aug 2009)

Seq

Previous IOC Lists

Scientific Name

IOC List (version 2.2)

 

14

Scrubfowl

Megapodius reinwardt

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

 

14

Biak Megapode

Megapodius geelvinkianus

Biak Scrubfowl

 

14

New Guinea Megapode

Megapodius decollatus

New Guinea Scrubfowl

 

23

Cahow

Pterodroma cahow

Bermuda Petrel

 

27

Rufous Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

Nankeen Night Heron

 

32

Forest Fish Eagle

Haliaeetus sanfordi

Sanford's Sea Eagle

 

34

Grey Sparrowhawk

Accipiter brachyurus

New Britain Sparrowhawk

 

37

Chestnut Forest Crake

Rallina rubra

Chestnut Forest Rail

 

37

White-striped Forest Crake

Rallina leucospila

White-striped Forest Rail

 

37

Forbes's Forest Crake

Rallina forbesi

Forbes's Forest Rail

 

37

Mayr's Forest Crake

Rallina mayri

Mayr's Forest Rail

 

39

Papuan Flightless Rail

Megacrex inepta

New Guinea Flightless Rail

 

49

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia mackinlayi

MacKinlay's Cuckoo-Dove

 

49

Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia nigrirostris

Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove

 

51

Purple Ground Dove

Gallicolumba jobiensis

White-breasted Ground Dove

 

53

Shining Imperial Pigeon

Ducula chalconota

Rufescent Imperial Pigeon

 

53

Growling Imperial Pigeon

Ducula finschii

Finsch's Imperial Pigeon

 

53

Floury Imperial Pigeon

Ducula pistrinaria

Island Imperial Pigeon

 

54

Rose-breasted Pygmy Parrot

Micropsitta bruijnii

Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot

 

54

Citrine Pygmy Parrot

Micropsitta meeki

Meek's Pygmy Parrot

 

54

Emerald Pygmy Parrot

Micropsitta finschii

Finsch's Pygmy Parrot

 

54

Green-fronted Hanging Parrot

Loriculus tener

Bismarck Hanging Parrot

 

55

Streaked Lory

Chalcopsitta sintillata

Yellowish-streaked Lory

 

55

Shawl-collared Lorikeet

Trichoglossus rosenbergii

Biak Lorikeet

 

55

Broad-crested Corella

Cacatua ducorpsii

Solomons Cockatoo

 

57

Singing Parrot

Geoffroyus heteroclitus

Song Parrot

 

61

Flame-headed Fig Parrot

Psittaculirostris desmarestii

Large Fig Parrot

 

61

Scarlet-cheeked Fig Parrot

Psittaculirostris edwardsii

Edwards's Fig Parrot

 

61

Yellow-cheeked Fig Parrot

Psittaculirostris salvadorii

Salvadori's Fig Parrot

 

62

Pied Coucal

Centropus ateralbus

White-necked Coucal

 

62

Violet Coucal

Centropus violaceus

Violaceous Coucal

 

68

Jungle Boobook

Ninox theomacha

Papuan Boobook

 

68

Spangled Boobook

Ninox odiosa

New Britain Boobook

 

68

Barred Boobook

Ninox variegata

New Ireland Boobook

 

69

Cloud-forest Nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi

Archbold's Nightjar

 

81

Galatea Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera galatea

Common Paradise Kingfisher

 

81

Cobalt Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera carolinae

Numfor Paradise Kingfisher

 

81

Fairy Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera nympha

Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher

 

81

Russet Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera danae

Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher

 

82

Chameleon Dwarf Kingfisher

Ceyx lepidus

Variable Dwarf Kingfisher

 

120

Hill-forest Honeyeater

Meliphaga orientalis

Mountain Honeyeater

 

121

Papuan Friarbird

Philemon novaeguineae

New Guinea Friarbird

 

121

White-naped Friarbird

Philemon albitorques

Manus Friarbird

 

122

Olive-streaked Honeyeater

Ptiloprora meekiana

Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater

 

122

Sooty Honeyeater

Melidectes fuscus

Sooty Melidectes

 

122

Gilliard's Honeyeater

Melidectes whitemanensis

Gilliard's Melidectes

 

122

Short-bearded Honeyeater

Melidectes nouhuysi

Short-bearded Melidectes

 

122

Long-bearded Honeyeater

Melidectes princeps

Long-bearded Melidectes

 

122

Cinnamon-browed Honeyeater

Melidectes ochromelas

Cinnamon-browed Melidectes

 

122

White-capped Honeyeater

Melidectes leucostephes

Vogelkop Melidectes

 

122

Yellow-browed Honeyeater

Melidectes rufocrissalis

Yellow-browed Melidectes

 

122

Huon Honeyeater

Melidectes foersteri

Huon Melidectes

 

122

Belford's Honeyeater

Melidectes belfordi

Belford's Melidectes

 

122

Ornate Honeyeater

Melidectes torquatus

Ornate Melidectes

 

122

Bare-eyed Honeyeater

Melipotes gymnops

Arfak Honeyeater

 

123

Midget Myzomela

Myzomela adolphinae

Mountain Myzomela

 

123

Scarlet-bibbed Myzomela

Myzomela sclateri

Sclater's Myzomela

 

123

Splendid Myzomela

Myzomela erythromelas

Red-headed Black Myzomela

 

123

Ebony Myzomela

Myzomela pammelaena

Bismarck Black Myzomela

 

123

Crimson-fronted Myzomela

Myzomela pulchella

New Ireland Myzomela

 

124

Rusty Mouse Warbler

Crateroscelis murina

Rusty Mouse-warbler

 

124

Bicolored Mouse Warbler

Crateroscelis nigrorufa

Bicolored Mouse-warbler

 

124

Mountain Mouse Warbler

Crateroscelis robusta

Mountain Mouse-warbler

 

124

Papuan Thornbill

Acanthiza murina

New Guinea Thornbill

 

124

Treefern Gerygone

Gerygone ruficollis

Brown-breasted Gerygone

 

125

Lemon-breasted Berrypecker

Melanocharis longicauda

Mid-mountain Berrypecker

 

125

Green-crowned Longbill

Toxorhamphus novaeguineae

Yellow-bellied Longbill

 

125

Plumed Longbill

Oedistoma iliolophus

Dwarf Longbill

 

125

Dimorphic Jewel-babbler

Ptilorrhoa geislorum

Brown-headed Jewel-babbler

 

128

Clicking Shieldbill

Peltops blainvillii

Lowland Peltops

 

128

Tinkling Shieldbill

Peltops montanus

Mountain Peltops

 

129

Black-tipped Cicadabird

Coracina schisticeps

Grey-headed Cuckooshrike

 

130

St. Matthias Triller

Lalage conjuncta

Mussau Triller

 

134

Ribbon-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus megarhynchus

Paradise Drongo

 

135

White-winged Fantail

Rhipidura cockerelli

Cockerell's Fantail

 

137

Rufous-collared Monarch

Arses insularis

Ochre-collared Monarch

 

137

Magpielark

Grallina cyanoleuca

Magpie-lark

 

137

Torrentlark

Grallina bruijni

Torrent-lark

 

139

Larger-spotted Nutcracker

Nucifraga multipunctata

Large-spotted Nutcracker

 

140

Ifrit

Ifrita kowaldi

Blue-capped Ifrita

 

140

Carola's Parotia

Parotia carolae

Queen Carola's Parotia

 

141

Cloud-forest Robin

Petroica vittata

Mountain Robin

 

141

Olive-yellow Robin

Poecilodryas placens

Banded Yellow Robin

 

141

Yellow-bellied Robin

Microeca (not Eopsaltria) flaviventris

Yellow-bellied Flyrobin

 

157

Tit-Hylia

Pholidornis rushiae

Tit Hylia

 

163

Dappled Mountain-robin

Aracanator orostruthus

Dappled Mountain Robin

 

163

Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill

Paradoxornis ruficeps

White-breasted Parrotbill

 

163

Lesser Rufous-headed Parrotbill

Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris

Pale-billed Parrotbill

 

164

Islet White-eye

Zosterops griseotinctus

Louisiade White-eye

 

176

Canary Islands Bush Chat

Saxicola dacotiae

Canary Islands Stonechat

 

189

Streak-headed Munia

Lonchura tristissima

Streak-headed Mannikin

 

189

White-spotted Munia

Lonchura leucosticta

White-spotted Mannikin

 

189

Great-billed Munia

Lonchura grandis

Great-billed Mannikin

 

189

Grey-banded Munia

Lonchura vana

Grey-banded Mannikin

 

189

Grey-headed Munia

Lonchura caniceps

Grey-headed Mannikin

 

189

Grey-crowned Munia

Lonchura nevermanni

Grey-crowned Mannikin

 

189

Hooded Munia

Lonchura spectabilis

Hooded Mannikin

 

189

Yellow-rumped Munia

Lonchura flaviprymna

Yellow-rumped Mannikin

 

189

Chestnut-breasted Munia

Lonchura castaneothorax

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

 

189

Black Munia

Lonchura stygia

Black Mannikin

 

189

Black-breasted Munia

Lonchura teerinki

Black-breasted Mannikin

 

189

Eastern Alpine Munia

Lonchura monticola

Eastern Alpine Mannikin

 

189

Western Alpine Munia

Lonchura montana

Western Alpine Mannikin

 

189

Sooty Munia

Lonchura melaena

Buff-bellied Mannikin

 

189

Mottled Munia

Lonchura hunsteinii

Hunstein's Mannikin

 

189

New Ireland Munia

Lonchura forbesi

Forbes's Mannikin

 

208

Red-rumped Warbling Finch

Poospiza lateralis

Buff-throated Warbling Finch

 

210

Warbler Finch

Certhidea olivacea

Green Warbler-Finch

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Seq

Previous IOC Lists

Scientific Name

IOC List (v2.1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Scaly-breasted Partridge

Arborophila charltonii

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge

 

23

Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

Southern Royal Albatross

 

23

Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

 

24

Pediunker

Procellaria cinerea

Grey Petrel

 

28

Yellow-billed Egret

Egretta intermedia

Intermediate Egret

 

29

Pelagic Shag

Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Pelagic Cormorant

 

29

Red-faced Shag

Phalacrocorax urile

Red-faced Cormorant

 

29

Red-legged Shag

Phalacrocorax gaimardi

Red-legged Cormorant

 

58

Jamaican Parakeet

Aratinga nana

Olive-throated Parakeet

 

70

Spangled Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles tatei

Starry Owlet-nightjar

 

72

Ashy-tailed Swift

Chaetura meridionalis

Sick's Swift

 

149

Fairy Warbler

Stenostira scita

Fairy Flycatcher

 

153

Vanuatu Thicketbird

Megalurulus whitneyi

Melanesian Thicketbird

 

153

Melanesian Thicketbird

Megalurulus llaneae

Bougainville Thicketbird

 

161

Nilgiri Laughingthrush

Garrulax cachinnans

Black-chinned Laughingthrush

 

162

Chestnut-tailed Minla

Minla strigula

Bar-throated Minla

 

165

Madeiracrest

Regulus madeirae

Madeira Firecrest

 

165

Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

Common Firecrest

 

175

Cameroon Mountain Robin

Cossypha isabellae

Mountain Robin-Chat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.0 (January 2009)

Seq

Previous IOC Lists

Scientific Name

IOC List (v2.0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

Black-rumped Buttonquail

Turnix hottentatus

Hottentot Buttonquail

 

57

Mindanao Racquet-tail

Prioniturus waterstradti

Mindanao Racket-tail

 

79

Blue-tailed Trogon

Apalharpactes reinwartii

Javan Trogon

 

84

Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

 

91

Piaui Woodpecker

Celeus obrieni

Kaempfer’s Woodpecker

 

113

Band-tailed Eremobius

Ochetorhynchus (Upucerthia) phoenicurus

Band-tailed Earthcreeper

 

116

Guttulated Foliage-gleaner

Syndactyla guttulata

Guttulate Foliage-gleaner

 

119

Macgregor's Bowerbird

Amblyornis macgregoriae

MacGregor's Bowerbird

 

122

Macgregor's Lappetface

Macgregoria pulchra

Macgregor's Honeyeater

 

125

Velvet Satinbird

Cnemophilus loriae

Loria's Satinbird

 

125

Antenna Satinbird

Cnemophilus macgregorii

Crested Satinbird

 

125

Silken Satinbird

Loboparadisea sericea

Yellow-breasted Satinbird

 

137

Kulanbangra Monarch

Monarcha browni

Kolombangara Monarch

 

141

White-necked Picathartes

Picathartes gymnocephalus

White-necked Rockfowl

 

141

Grey-necked Picathartes

Picathartes oreas

Grey-necked Rockfowl

 

145

Clapper Lark

Mirafra apiata

Cape Clapper Lark

 

151

Grey-olive Bulbul

Phyllastrephus cerviniventris

Grey-olive Greenbul

 

151

Pale-olive Bulbul

Phyllastrephus fulviventris

Pale-olive Greenbul

 

157

Omei Warbler

Seicercus omeiensis

Martens's Warbler

 

157

Burnt-neck Eremomela

Eremomela usticollis

Burnt-necked Eremomela

 

164

Cape White-eye

Zosterops pallidus

Orange River White-eye

 

175

Bocage's Robin

Sheppardia bocagei

Bocage's Akalat

 

198

Para Oropendola

Psarocolius bifasciatus

Olive Oropendola

 

209

Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater

Sporophila torqueola

White-collared Seedeater

 

Update 1.5

White-tipped Imperial Pigeon

Ducula luctuosa

Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon

 

Update 1.5

Mattoral Tapaculo

Scytalopus griseicollis

Matorral Tapaculo

 

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