This page keeps track of the WP:BIRD effort to standardize names using the IOC WBL list of bird names. A copy of this list for checking is available here (Non-Passeriformes) and here (Passeriformes). Updates to the list can be found here. Indicate when a group is finished, and log every accepted exception with its motivation so that this becomes the one stop for all information related to the IOC naming initiative.
TINAMIFORMES
edit- Tinamous (Tinamidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
STRUTHIONIFORMES
edit- Ostriches (Struthionidae)
- SPlit in two species, not accapted by all yet.
RHEIFORMES
edit- Rheas (Rheidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
CASUARIIFORMES
edit- Cassowaries (Casuariidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Emu (Dromaiidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
APTERYGIFORMES
edit- Kiwis (Apterygidae)
- all Done.
GALLIFORMES
edit- Megapodes (Megapodiidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- We list the IOC's Forsten's Megapode, Megapodius forstenii, as a subspecies of the Dusky Megapode. Brushturkeys not moved to IOC's Brush-Turkey.
- All at correct IOC name.
- Chachalacas, Curassows & Guans (Cracidae)
- All done except for a bunch of subspecies of Ortalis guttata, Speckled Chachalaca
- Guineafowl (Numididae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
- Pheasants, Fowl & Allies (Phasianidae)
ANSERIFORMES
edit- Screamers (Anhimidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Magpie Goose (Anseranatidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Ducks, Geese & Swans (Anatidae)
SPHENISCIFORMES
edit- Penguins (Spheniscidae)
- All at correct IOC names.
GAVIIFORMES
edit- Loons (Gaviidae)
- All changed to IOC - sigh
PROCELLARIIFORMES
edit- Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Petrels, Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Diving Petrels (Pelecanoididae)
- All at correct IOC name.
PODICIPEDIFORMES
edit- Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- All done
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
edit- Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
- All at correct IOC name.
PHAETHONTIFORMES
edit- Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
CICONIIFORMES
edit- Storks (Ciconiidae)
- All correct
PELECANIFORMES
edit- Ibises, Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- Now at correct IOC name.
- Herons, Bitterns (Ardeidae)
- Now at correct IOC names except:
- Western Cattle Egret and Eastern Cattle Egret lumped at Cattle Egret
- Now at correct IOC names except:
- Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- Now at correct IOC name.
- Hamerkop (Scopidae)
- moved to IOC name.
- Shoebill (Balaenicipitidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
- Now at correct IOC name.
- Gannets, Boobies (Sulidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Cormorants, shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Now all at correct IOC common name, except we lump Rough-faced Shag with King Shag. NB: IOC have several species in different genera.
- Anhingas, darters (Anhingidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
ACCIPITRIFORMES
edit- We have these birds under Falconiformes.
- New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Secretarybird (Sagittariidae)
- Now at IOC name.
- Ospreys (Pandionidae)
- Two entries are subspeices at WP
- Kites, Hawks & Eagles (Accipitridae)
- We list the IOC's Nisaetus kelaarti, Legge's Hawk-Eagle, as a subspecies of the Mountain Hawk-eagle.
FALCONIFORMES
edit- Caracaras, Falcons (Falconidae)
OTIDIFORMES
edit- Bustards (Otididae)
MESITORNITHIFORMES
edit- Mesites (Mesitornithidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
CARIAMIFORMES
edit- Seriemas (Cariamidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
EURYPYGIFORMES
edit- Kagu (Rhynochetidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Sunbittern (Eurypygidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
GRUIFORMES
edit- Flufftails (Sarothruridae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Finfoots (Heliornithidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Rails, Crakes & Coots (Rallidae)
- Trumpeters (Psophiidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Cranes (Gruidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Limpkin (Aramidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
CHARADRIIFORMES
edit- Buttonquail (Turnicidae)
- All at correct IOC name, except not sure where Black-rumped and Hottentot should be
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
- All done except Indian is a redirect to Eurasian
- Sheathbills (Chionidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Magellanic Plover (Pluvianellidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Crab-plover (Dromadidae)
- now at correct IOC name.
- Ibisbill (Ibidorhynchidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Stilts, Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Egyptian Plover (Pluvianidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Painted Snipes (Rostratulidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Jacanas (Jacanidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Plains-wanderer (Pedionomidae)
- Moved to correct IOC name.
- Seedsnipes (Thinocoridae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae)
- Coursers, Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
- All at correct IOC name. Somali Courser subspecies of Cream-colored Courser
- Gulls, Terns & Skimmers (Laridae)
- Skuas (Stercorariidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Auks (Alcidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
PTEROCLIDIFORMES
edit- Sandgrouse (Pteroclididae)
- All at correct IOC name.
COLUMBIFORMES
edit- Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
- Ptilinopus all done. Others not checked as yet. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:56, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
PSITTACIFORMES
edit- New Zealand Parrots (Nestoridae)
- all correct now.
- Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)
- All at correct IOC name
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- All at correct IOC name Exceptions
- Psittacus erithacus IOC:Grey Parrot -> WP:African Grey Parrot
- The name is to general in use, often as African Grey only. [1]
- Eos rubra IOC:Red Lory
- Aratinga hockingi IOC:Hocking's Parakeet)
- Not recognized by many authorities, including the SACC.
- Aratinga alticola IOC:Chapman's Parakeet)
- Not recognized by many authorities, including the SACC.
- Pyrrhura emma (Venezuelan Parakeet)
- Not recognized by many authorities.
- Poicephalus fuscicollis, Brown-necked Parrot Taxonomy unclear.
- Trichoglossus haematodus, Coconut Lorikeet with subspecies Trichoglossus rosenbergii, Biak Lorikeet and Trichoglossus moluccanus, Rainbow Lorikeet, under the name of the last one.
- Amazona diadema, Diademed Amazon unclear taxonomic status
- Pionus tumultuosus, Plum-crowned Parrot and Pionus seniloides, White-capped Parrot are one speices, but disputed so.
OPISTHOCOMIFORMES
edit- Hoatzin (Opisthocomidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
MUSOPHAGIFORMES
edit- Turacos (Musophagidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
CUCULIFORMES
edit- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- All at correct IOC name except:
Admin needed to move Horsfield's Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus) to Oriental Cuckoo-- Kim van der Linde at venus 15:16, 5 September 2009 (UTC)- Yellowbill (Ceuthmochares aereus) not split into Blue Malkoha (C. aereus) and Green Malkoha (C. australis)
- Asian Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris) not split into Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo (S. lugubris), Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo (S. dicruroides) and Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo (S. musschenbroeki)
- Dark Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki) not split from Large Hawk-Cuckoo (H. sparverioides)
- Hodgson's Hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) not split into Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo (H. nisicolor), Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo (H. fugax) and Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo (H. hyperythrus)
STRIGIFORMES
edit- Barn Owls (Tytonidae)
- Names correct except that we have Tyto alba (Western Barn Owl), Tyto javanica (Eastern Barn Owl), and Tyto deroepstorffi (Andaman Masked Owl) lumped, as well as Phodilus assimilis (Sri Lanka Bay Owl) lumped with Phodilus badius (Oriental Bay Owl).
- Owls (Strigidae)
CAPRIMULGIFORMES
edit- Frogmouths (Podargidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Oilbird (Steatornithidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Potoos (Nyctibiidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- All at correct IOC name except Caprimulgus heterurus (Todd's Nightjar) which we lump with Little Nightjar.
APODIFORMES
edit- Owlet-nightjars (Aegothelidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Swifts (Apodidae)
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
COLIIFORMES
edit- Mousebirds (Coliidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
TROGONIFORMES
edit- Trogons (Trogonidae)
LEPTOSOMIFORMES
edit- Cuckoo Roller (Leptosomidae)
- Done
CORACIIFORMES
edit- Rollers (Coraciidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Ground Rollers (Brachypteraciidae)
- Only composite name issues
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- done execpt for composite names and
- Tanysiptera nigriceps, Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher - not a species we have
- done execpt for composite names and
- Todies (Todidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
- Motmots (Momotidae)
- possible split Highland Motmot redirects to Blue-crowned, otherwise as IOC
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- All at correct IOC name.
BUCEROTIFORMES
edit- Hoopoes (Upupidae)
- All at correct IOC name
- Eurasian Hoopoe and African Hoopoe subspecies of Hoopoe
- All at correct IOC name
- Wood Hoopoes (Phoeniculidae)
- All at correct IOC name except:
- Grant's Wood Hoopoe apparently lumped with Violet Wood Hoopoe
- All at correct IOC name except:
- Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
- Ground Hornbills (Bucorvidae)
- All at 'correct' IOC name (hyphen issue still under discussion)
PICIFORMES
edit- Jacamars (Galbulidae)
- All at correct IOC name
- Puffbirds (Bucconidae)
- All at correct IOC name, Chaco Puffbird subspecies of Caatinga Puffbird
- New World Barbets, Toucans (Ramphastidae)
- Asian Barbets (Megalaimidae)
- African barbets (Lybiidae)
- Honeyguides (Indicatoridae)
- All at correct IOC name
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
PASSERIFORMES
editSuborder Acanthisitti
edit- New Zealand Wrens (Acanthisittidae)
- All at correct IOC name
Suborder Tyranni
edit- Broadbills (Eurylaimidae)
- All correct
- Pittas (Pittidae)
- All correct, except
- Pitta ussheri, Black-crowned Pitta which is a subspecies not yet recognized by WP.-- Kim van der Linde at venus 22:35, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
- All correct, except
- Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
- All correct except....
- Furnarius cinnamomeus, Pacific Hornero unsplit from Pale-legged Hornero
- Furnarius longirostris, Caribbean Hornero unsplit from Pale-legged Hornero
- Asthenes arequipae, Dark-winged Canastero unsplit from Rusty-vented Canastero
- Asthenes huancavelicae, Pale-tailed Canastero unsplit from Rusty-vented Canastero
- Synallaxis beverlyae, Rio Orinoco Spinetail new species
- Phacellodomus inornatus, Plain Thornbird - unsure where it comes from
- Pseudocolaptes johnsoni, Pacific Tuftedcheek - unsplit from Buffy Tuftedcheek
- Syndactyla dimidiata, Planalto Foliage-gleaner
- Hyloctistes subulatus, Eastern Woodhaunter - currently called the Striped Woodhaunter. If we don't split the species below is the new name accurate? Left for now.
- Hyloctistes virgatus, Western Woodhaunter
- All correct except....
- Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
- All correct except
- Myrmotherula luctuosa, Silvery-flanked Antwren - split we don't have
- Formicivora grisea, Southern White-fringed Antwren until these two are split there is no sense in chainging the name.
- Formicivora intermedia, Northern White-fringed Antwren
- Myrmeciza castanea, Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird unsplit from below
- Myrmeciza hemimelaena, Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird
- All correct except
- Antthrushes (Formicariidae)
- All correct except
- Formicarius moniliger, Mayan Antthrush - curently still lumped with Black-faced Antthrush. Sabine's Sunbird talk 20:44, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
- All correct except
- Antpittas (Grallariidae)
- All correct Sabine's Sunbird talk 21:22, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
- Gnateaters (Conopophagidae)
- All correct except Ceara Gnateater still lumped with Rufous Gnateater. Sabine's Sunbird talk 21:26, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
- Tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae)
- All correct except
- Scytalopus infasciatus, Cundinamarca Tapaculo - speies still lumped
- Serra do Mar Tapaculo, species still lumped
- All correct except
- Crescentchests (Melanopareiidae)
- All correct
- Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- All done except:
- Phyllomyias zeledoni, White-fronted Tyrannulet, still lumped with Rough-legged Tyrannulet
- Phaeomyias tumbezana, Tumbesian Tyrannulet still lumped with the Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
- Zimmerius flavidifrons, Loja Tyrannulet - we still have it as a subspecies of the Peruvian Tyrannulet.
- Tolmomyias flavotectus, Yellow-margined Flatbill - unsplit species from Zimmer's Flatbill
- Tolmomyias viridiceps, Olive-faced Flatbill, unsplit subspecies of Ochre-lored Flatbill
- Contopus punensis, Tumbes Pewee - unsplit subspecies of Tropical Peewee
- Ochthoeca nigrita, Blackish Chat-Tyrant unsplit from Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant?
- Ochthoeca thoracica, Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant unsplit from Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant
- Sirystes sibilator, Eastern Sirystes
- Sirystes albogriseus, Western Sirystes - we only recognise one species at present Sirystes sibilator at Sirystes. Left for the moment
- All done except:
- Sharpbill (Oxyruncidae)
- All Correct
- Cotingas (Cotingidae)
- All correct
- Manakins (Pipridae)
- all done except
- Machaeropterus striolatus, Western Striped Manakin no article for this species
- all done except
- Tityras, Becards (Tityridae)
- all correct except
- Laniisoma elegans, Brazilian Laniisoma two species currently treated as one, the Shrike-like Mourner
- Laniisoma buckleyi, Andean Laniisoma
- all correct except
- Family Uncertain (Incertae Sedis)
- all correct
Suborder Passeri
edit- Lyrebirds (Menuridae)
- Correct
- Scrubbirds (Atrichornithidae)
- Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae)
- Australasian Treecreepers (Climacteridae)
- Australasian Wrens (Maluridae)
- Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
- Bristlebirds (Dasyornithidae)
- Pardalotes (Pardalotidae)
- Correct
- Australasian Warblers (Acanthizidae)
- All correct
- Australasian Babblers (Pomatostomidae)
- all correct
- Logrunners (Orthonychidae)
- all correct
- Satinbirds (Cnemophilidae)
- Berrypeckers, longbills (Melanocharitidae)
- All done
- Painted Berrypeckers (Paramythiidae)
- Wattled Crows (Callaeidae)
- Stitchbird (Notiomystidae)
- Whipbirds, Jewel-babblers, quail-thrushes (Psophodidae)
- All at IOC name
- Wattle-eyes, Batises (Platysteiridae)
- All at IOC names
- Reichenow's Batis lumped with Forest Batis
- Black-headed Batis not split into Western Black-headed Batis and Eastern Black-headed Batis
- All at IOC names
- Woodshrikes and allies (Tephrodornithidae)
- All at IOC name, Malabar Woodshrike not split from Large Woodshrike and Sri Lanka Woodshrike not split from Common Woodshrike
- Helmetshrikes (Prionopidae)
- Bushshrikes (Malaconotidae)
- Boatbills (Machaerirhynchidae)
- Vangas (Vangidae)
- All at IOC names
- Butcherbirds and Allies (Cracticidae)
- All correct, although Australian authorities generally place Cracticidae into family Artamidae. Australian Magpie at Cracticus tibicen per C&B 2008.
- Bristlehead (Pityriasidae)
- correct
- Woodswallows (Artamidae)
- all correct
- Ioras (Aegithinidae)
- all correct
- Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae)
- Sittellas (Neosittidae)
- Family Uncertain (Incertae Sedis)
- Whistlers and Allies (Pachycephalidae)
- all at IOC name. Unclear why different scientific name for Mangrove Whistler - grisola vs cinerea (to check).
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- All at IOC name
- Steppe Grey Shrike (L. pallidirostris) not split from Southern Grey Shrike (L. meridionalis)
- Red-tailed Shrike (L. phoenicuroides) not split from Isabelline Shrike (L. isabellinus)
- All at IOC name
- Vireos, Greenlets (Vireonidae)
- All at IOC name, Providencia Vireo (V. approximans) not split from Thick-billed Vireo (V. crassirostris)
- Figbirds, Orioles (Oriolidae)
- Drongos (Dicruridae)
- All done except
- Dicrurus modestus, Velvet-mantled Drongo - unsplit from Fork-tailed Drongo
- #Dicrurus lophorinus, Sri Lanka Drongo unsplit from the Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
- All done except
- Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
- All correct except
- Rhipidura albogularis, White-spotted Fantail race no split by Wikipedia
- All correct except
- Monarchs (Monarchidae)
- Crows, Jays (Corvidae)
- Australian Mudnesters (Corcoracidae)
- Family Uncertain (Incertae Sedis)
- Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae)
- All correct.
- Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
- Rockfowl (Picathartidae)
- Rockjumpers (Chaetopidae)
- Rail-babbler (Eupetidae)
- Correct
- Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
- Silky-flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)
- Hypocolius (Hypocoliidae)
- Correct
- Palmchat (Dulidae)
- Correct
- Oos (Mohoidae)
- Hylocitrea (Hylocitreidae)
- Correct
- Fairy Flycatchers (Stenostiridae)
- Tits, chickadees (Paridae)
- Penduline Tits (Remizidae)
- Bearded Reedling (Panuridae)
- Correct
- Nicators (Nicatoridae)
- Correct
- Larks (Alaudidae)
- Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- Swallows, martins (Hirundinidae)
- Cettia bush warblers and allies (Cettidae)
- Bushtits (Aegithalidae)
- Leaf warblers and allies (Phylloscopidae)
- Reed warblers and allies (Acrocephalidae)
- Grassbirds and allies (Megaluridae)
- Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobiidae)
- Correct
- Malagasy warblers (Bernieridae)
- Cisticolas and allies (Cisticolidae)
- Family Uncertain (Incertae Sedis)
- Babblers, Parrotbills (Timaliidae)
- genus Liocichla updated. Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:16, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
- Sylviid Babblers (Sylviidae)
- Family Uncertain (Incertae Sedis)
- Correct
- White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- Sugarbirds and allies (Promeropidae)
- Fairy-bluebirds (Irenidae)
- Correct
- Goldcrests, kinglets (Regulidae)
- Hyliotas (Hyliotidae)
- Correct
- Wrens (Troglodytidae)
- Done
except admin needed to move Sharpe's Wren to Sepia-brown WrenMoved
- Done
- Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae)
- Nuthatches (Sittidae)
- Wallcreeper (Tichodromidae)
- Correct
- Treecreepers (Certhiidae)
- All done except Certhia manipurensis Hume's Treecreeper, currently ssp of Hodgson's Treecreeper
- Mockingbirds, Thrashers (Mimidae)
- All correct
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Philippine Creepers (Rhabdornithidae)
- Done
except admin needed to move Stripe-sided Rhabdornis to Stripe-headed CreeperMoved
- Done
- Oxpeckers (Buphagidae)
- Correct
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
- Dippers (Cinclidae)
- Correct
- Leafbirds (Chloropseidae)
- Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
- All done except:
Admin needed to move Red-striped Flowerpecker to Red-keeled Flowerpeckerdone- Nilgiri Flowerpecker and Andaman Flowerpecker not split from Plain Flowerpecker
- Halmahera Flowerpecker not split from Flame-breasted Flowerpecker
- All done except:
- Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches (Passeridae)
- Weavers, Widowbirds (Ploceidae)
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies (Estrildidae)
- Indigobirds, Whydahs (Viduidae)
- Done
except admin needed to move Variable Indigobird to Dusky Indigobird and Eastern Paradise Whydah to Long-tailed Paradise Whydah.
- Done
- Olive Warbler (Peucedramidae)
- Accentors (Prunellidae)
- All done
- Wagtails, Pipits (Motacillidae)
- Przevalski's Finch (Urocynchramidae)
- Done
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- New World Warblers (Parulidae)
- Family Uncertain (Incertae Sedis)
- All at ioc names
- Oropendolas, Orioles & Blackbirds (Icteridae)
- Bananaquit (Coerebidae)
- Correct
- Buntings, New World Sparrows & Allies (Emberizidae)
- Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
- Longspurs, snow buntings (Calcariidae)
- Done
- Grosbeaks, Saltators & Allies (Cardinalidae)