Moving Your Life List from the Fourth to Fifth Edition of
"Birds of the World: A Check List" By James Clements
Copyright (c) 2000, with all rights reserved, by James Clements and Santa Barbara Software Products

Introduction
Changed names
Lumps
Deleted species
Splits
Species added in genus revisions
Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

If your life list consists of checks next to species names in the fourth edition of Dr. Clements' book (and perhaps also one or more locations written after each check) the information presented here will help you move it to the list of species names in the fifth edition. Most of the information was received from Dr. Clements or was extracted from annual Supplements to the book's species list he has published through the American Birding Association. We have also used the information in a utility almost completely automating the transfer of sightings recorded with BirdBase to the fifth edition species list.

Each type of taxonomical change that must be dealt with in moving your life list is considered in a separate section of this document.

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CHANGED NAMES

Many birds have fifth edition names different from their fourth edition names. But this can be handled if you keep the following in mind: Although changes in common names of birds are frequent and changes in scientific names of birds are frequent, changes in both the common name of a bird and that bird's scientific name are, fortunately, very infrequent. So if you cannot find a fourth edition bird in the fifth edition while comparing common names then look again while comparing scientific names, and vice versa. The reasons why common names change are often unclear. But for scientific names changes in the first of the two words forming them (the genus name) reflect taxonomical advances from DNA blood typing and other techniques. Changes in the second of the two words (the species name) occur rarely - except for changes in their endings - because of the tradition that whoever initially describes a bird in the literature has the honor of assigning it a permanent scientific species name. Another tradition is to try to avoid using the same scientific species name more than once in any one family. And changing a bird's family hardly ever happens. Thus to find the new scientific name of a bird you usually must inspect only those in the bird's family. When you see one whose second word has the correct stem you probably have found it - but look for additional occurrences in the family of a second word with that stem.

Even when both the common and scientific names of a bird have been changed, in almost all cases you should still be able to match the new and old names. For example, the bird that appears in the fourth edition as Mascarene Black Petrel Pseudobulweria aterrima is the Mascarene Petrel Pterodroma aterrima in the fifth edition. Both its common name and genus name have been changed, but it is easy to match the new names with the old names. For another example, the Marquesas Swiftlet Aerodramus ocista in a Supplement to the fourth edition species list is the Marquesan Swiftlet Aerodramus ocistus in the fifth edition. Here the common name and the ending of the scientific species name have changed, but there is no problem in matching the new and old names.

If your best efforts are unsuccessful in finding a fourth edition bird in the fifth edition it was probably lumped, or possibly deleted. These changes are considered in the next two sections.

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LUMPS

Every lump (combination) that has been made from the publication of the fourth edition of Dr. Clements' book to the publication of the fifth edition is listed below. Two lines are used to describe most of the lumps. The first line is the fourth edition name of a bird not found in the fifth edition because it has been lumped with a bird whose fifth edition name is on a following line. Presence or absence of the annotation "liS," which means "lumped in Supplement," provides information about when the lump occurred which will be of interest if you have been paying attention to Dr. Clements' annual Supplements to the fourth edition. If the annotation is present the lump occurred in one of the Supplements. If absent it is in the fifth edition as a new lump. For some lumps there is an additional line containing an explanatory note.

Greater Snow Petrel, Pagodroma confusa
    Lumped with Snow Petrel, Pagodroma nivea (liS)
Beck's Petrel, Pseudobulweria becki
    Lumped with Tahiti Petrel, Pterodroma rostrata
Collared Petrel, Pterodroma brevipes
    Lumped with Gould's Petrel, Pterodroma leucoptera
Herald Petrel, Pterodroma heraldica
    Lumped with Herald Petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana (liS)
Newell's Shearwater, Puffinus newelli
    Lumped with Townsend's Shearwater, Puffinus auricularis (liS)
Bannerman's Shearwater, Puffinus bannermani
    Lumped with Audubon's Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri
White-breasted Cormorant, Phalacrocorax lucidus
    Lumped with Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (liS)
African Darter, Anhinga rufa
    Lumped with Darter, Anhinga melanogaster
    (Anhinga melanogaster was Oriental Darter in the fourth edition)
Australian Darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae
    Lumped with Darter, Anhinga melanogaster
Western Reef-Egret, Egretta gularis
    Lumped with Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
Mascarene Reef-Egret, Egretta dimorpha
    Lumped with Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
Black-eared Kite, Milvus lineatus
    Lumped with Black Kite, Milvus migrans
White-breasted Hawk, Accipiter chionogaster
    Lumped with Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus
Gray Hawk, Asturina plagiata
    Lumped with Gray Hawk, Asturina nitida (liS)
Puna Hawk, Buteo poecilochrous
    Lumped with Variable Hawk, Buteo polyosoma (liS)
Altai Falcon, Falco altaicus
    Lumped with Saker Falcon, Falco cherrug (liS)
Sumatran Pheasant, Lophura hoogerwerfi
    Lumped with Salvadori's Pheasant, Lophura inornata
Tibetan Eared-Pheasant, Crossoptilon harmani
    Lumped with White Eared-Pheasant, Crossoptilon crossoptilon
Black-rumped Buttonquail, Turnix nana
    Lumped with Hottentot Buttonquail, Turnix hottentotta
Norfolk Island Parakeet, Cyanoramphus cookii
    Lumped with Red-fronted Parakeet, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
Little White-Tern, Gygis microrhyncha
    Lumped with White Tern, Gygis alba
Seychelles Black Parrot, Coracopsis barklyi
    (Coracopsis barklyi was added in a Supplement)
    Lumped with Black Parrot, Coracopsis nigra
White-headed Parrot, Pionus seniloides
    Lumped with Speckle-faced Parrot, Pionus tumultuosus (liS)
Red-collared Lorikeet, Trichoglossus rubritorquis
    Lumped with Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus (liS)
Gray-bellied Cuckoo, Cacomantis passerinus
    Lumped with Plaintive Cuckoo, Cacomantis merulinus
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo, Cacomantis sepulcralis
    Lumped with Brush Cuckoo, Cacomantis variolosus
Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx russatus
    Lumped with Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx minutillus
Green-cheeked Bronze-Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx rufomerus
    Lumped with Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx minutillus
Pied Bronze-Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx crassirostris
    Lumped with Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx minutillus
Neumann's Coucal, Centropus neumanni
    Lumped with Black-throated Coucal, Centropus leucogaster
Burchell's Coucal, Centropus burchelli
    Lumped with White-browed Coucal, Centropus superciliosus
Tasmanian Masked-Owl, Tyto castanops
    Lumped with Australian Masked-Owl, Tyto novaehollandiae
Austral Screech-Owl, Otus usta
    Lumped with Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl, Otus watsonii (liS)
Ngami Owlet, Glaucidium ngamiense
    Lumped with African Barred Owlet, Glaucidium capense
Scheffler's Owlet, Glaucidium scheffleri
    Lumped with African Barred Owlet, Glaucidium capense
Bornean Frogmouth, Batrachostomus mixtus
    Lumped with Short-tailed Frogmouth, Batrachostomus poliolophus
Blyth's Frogmouth, Batrachostomus affinis
    Lumped with Javan Frogmouth, Batrachostomus javensis
Gray-rumped Swiftlet, Collocalia marginata
    (Collocalia marginata was renamed Aerodramus marginata in a Supplement)
    Lumped with Glossy Swiftlet, Aerodramus esculenta
Gray Swiftlet, Collocalia amelis
    (Collocalia amelis was renamed Aerodramus amelis in a Supplement)
    Lumped with Uniform Swiftlet, Aerodramus vanikorensis
Loanda Swift, Apus toulsoni
    Lumped with Horus Swift, Apus horus
Red-billed Emerald, Chlorostilbon gibsoni
    Lumped with Blue-tailed Emerald, Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Merida Sunangel, Heliangelus spencei
    Lumped with Longuemare's Sunangel, Heliangelus clarisse
Pale-tailed Barbthroat, Threnetes leucurus
    Lumped with Pale-tailed Barbthroat, Threnetes niger
    (Threnetes niger was Sooty Barbthroat in the fourth edition)
Fiery Topaz, Topaza pyra
    Lumped with Crimson Topaz, Topaza pella
Dusky Starfrontlet, Coeligena orina
    Lumped with Golden-bellied Starfrontlet, Coeligena bonapartei
Sao Tome Kingfisher, Alcedo thomensis
    Lumped with Malachite Kingfisher, Alcedo cristata
Principe Kingfisher, Alcedo nais
    Lumped with White-bellied Kingfisher, Alcedo leucogaster
African Hoopoe, Upupa africana
    Lumped with Eurasian Hoopoe, Upupa epops
Usambiro Barbet, Trachyphonus usambiro
    Lumped with D'Arnaud's Barbet, Trachyphonus darnaudii
Snethlage's Woodcreeper, Xiphocolaptes franciscanus
    Lumped with Moustached Woodcreeper, Xiphocolaptes falcirostris (liS)
Elegant Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus elegans
    Lumped with Spix's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus spixii (liS)
Dusky-billed Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus eytoni
    Lumped with Buff-throated Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus guttatus (liS)
Spot-breasted Antbird, Myrmeciza stictothorax
    Lumped with Black-throated Antbird, Myrmeciza atrothorax (liS)
Campbell's Fairywren, Malurus campbelli
    Lumped with Broad-billed Fairywren, Malurus grayi
Golden-backed Honeyeater, Melithreptus laetior
    Lumped with Black-chinned Honeyeater, Melithreptus gularis (liS)
New Guinea Friarbird, Philemon novaeguineae
    Lumped with Helmeted Friarbird, Philemon buceroides (liS)
Velvet-mantled Drongo, Dicrurus modestus
    Lumped with Fork-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis
Relict Raven, Corvus boreus
    Lumped with Forest Raven, Corvus tasmanicus (liS)
Eastern Parotia, Parotia helenae
    Lumped with Lawes' Parotia, Parotia lawesii
Eastern Riflebird, Ptiloris intercedens
    Lumped with Magnificent Riflebird, Ptiloris magnificus
    (Ptiloris magnificus was added in a Supplement)
Uhehe Fiscal, Lanius marwitzi
    Lumped with Common Fiscal, Lanius collaris
Anchieta's Tchagra, Tchagra anchietae
    Lumped with Marsh Tchagra, Tchagra minuta
Orange-breasted Bushshrike, Laniarius brauni
    Lumped with Luehder's Bushshrike, Laniarius luehderi
Gabela Bushshrike, Laniarius amboimensis
    Lumped with Luehder's Bushshrike, Laniarius luehderi
Mountain Boubou, Laniarius poensis
    Lumped with Fuelleborn's Boubou, Laniarius fuelleborni
Four-colored Bushshrike, Telophorus quadricolor
    Lumped with Four-colored Bushshrike, Telophorus viridis
Gabon Helmetshrike, Prionops rufiventris
    Lumped with Chestnut-bellied Helmetshrike, Prionops caniceps
Reichenow's Batis, Batis reichenowi
    Lumped with Cape Batis, Batis capensis
Malawi Batis, Batis dimorpha
    Lumped with Cape Batis, Batis capensis
Transvaal Rock-Thrush, Monticola pretoriae
    Lumped with Short-toed Rock-Thrush, Monticola brevipes
Grayson's Thrush, Turdus graysoni
    Lumped with Rufous-backed Robin, Turdus rufopalliatus
Fire-crested Alethe, Alethe castanea
    Lumped with Fire-crested Alethe, Alethe diademata
Little Gray Flycatcher, Bradornis pumilus
    (Little Gray Flycatcher was renamed Small Gray Flycatcher in a Supplement)
    Lumped with African Gray Flycatcher, Bradornis microrhynchus
Southern Blue-eared Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis elisabeth
    Lumped with Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis chloropterus
Itombwe Flycatcher, Muscicapa itombwensis
    Lumped with Chapins' Flycatcher, Muscicapa lendu
Alexander's Akalat, Sheppardia poensis
    Lumped with Bocage's Akalat, Sheppardia bocagei
Siberian Stonechat, Saxicola maura
    Lumped with Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquata (liS)
Arabian Wheatear, Oenanthe lugentoides
    Lumped with Mourning Wheatear, Oenanthe lugens
Schalow's Wheatear, Oenanthe lugubris
    Lumped with Mourning Wheatear, Oenanthe lugens
White-crowned Cliff-Chat, Thamnolaea coronata
    Lumped with Mocking Cliff-Chat, Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
West African Swallow, Hirundo domicella
    Lumped with Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica
Sharpe's Greenbul, Phyllastrephus alfredi
    Lumped with Yellow-streaked Bulbul, Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
Kirk's White-eye, Zosterops kirki
    Lumped with Madagascar White-eye, Zosterops maderaspatanus (liS)
Lepe Cisticola, Cisticola lepe
    Lumped with Red-faced Cisticola, Cisticola erythrops
Brown-backed Cisticola, Cisticola discolor
    Lumped with Chubb's Cisticola, Cisticola chubbi
Rock-loving Cisticola, Cisticola emini
    Lumped with Rock-loving Cisticola, Cisticola aberrans
Mongalla Cisticola, Cisticola mongalla
    Lumped with Red-pate Cisticola, Cisticola ruficeps
Lynes' Cisticola, Cisticola distinctus
    Lumped with Wailing Cisticola, Cisticola lais
Angola Cisticola, Cisticola angolensis
    Lumped with Stout Cisticola, Cisticola robustus
Stierling's Wren-Warbler, Calamonastes stierlingi
    Lumped with Miombo Camaroptera, Calamonastes undosus
    (Calamonastes undosus was added in a fifth edition genus revision)
Black-faced Prinia, Prinia melanops
    Lumped with Banded Prinia, Prinia bairdii
Brown-tailed Apalis, Apalis viridiceps
    Lumped with Yellow-breasted Apalis, Apalis flavida
Kungwe Apalis, Apalis argentea
    Lumped with Buff-throated Apalis, Apalis rufogularis
Kabobo Apalis, Apalis kaboboensis
    Lumped with Chestnut-throated Apalis, Apalis porphyrolaema
Gray-backed Camaroptera, Camaroptera brevicaudata
    Lumped with Green-backed Camaroptera, Camaroptera brachyura
Hartert's Camaroptera, Camaroptera harterti
    Lumped with Green-backed Camaroptera, Camaroptera brachyura
Evergreen Forest Warbler, Bradypterus mariae
    Lumped with Cameroon Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus lopezi
Manchurian Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus tangorum
    Lumped with Black-browed Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps (liS)
Chapin's Crombec, Sylvietta chapini
    Lumped with White-browed Crombec, Sylvietta leucophrys
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler, Illadopsis atriceps
    Lumped with African Hill Babbler, Illadopsis abyssinica
Angola Babbler, Turdoides hartlaubii
    Lumped with White-rumped Babbler, Turdoides leucopygius
Sharpe's Pied-Babbler, Turdoides sharpei
    Lumped with Black-lored Babbler, Turdoides melanops
White-shouldered Black-Tit, Parus guineensis
    (Parus guineensis was renamed Melaniparus guineensis in a Supplement)
    Lumped with White-winged Black-Tit, Melaniparus leucomelas
Cinnamon-breasted Tit, Parus pallidiventris
    (Parus pallidiventris was renamed Melaniparus pallidiventris in a Supplement)
    Lumped with Rufous-bellied Tit, Melaniparus rufiventris
Black-crested Titmouse, Parus atricristatus
    (Parus atricristatus was renamed Baeolophus atricristatus in a Supplement)
    Lumped with Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
Buff-bellied Penduline-Tit, Anthoscopus sylviella
    Lumped with African Penduline-Tit, Anthoscopus caroli
Somali Lark, Mirafra sharpii
    Lumped with Rufous-naped Lark, Mirafra africana
Abyssinian Lark, Mirafra alopex
    Lumped with Fawn-colored Lark, Mirafra africanoides
Bradfield's Lark, Mirafra naevia
    Lumped with Sabota Lark, Mirafra sabota
Erlanger's Lark, Calandrella erlangeri
    Lumped with Blanford's Lark, Calandrella blanfordi
Athi Short-toed Lark, Calandrella athensis
    Lumped with Somali Short-toed Lark, Calandrella somalica
Lineated Pytilia, Pytilia lineata
    Lumped with Red-winged Pytilia, Pytilia phoenicoptera
Abyssinian Waxbill, Estrilda ochrogaster
    Lumped with Fawn-breasted Waxbill, Estrilda paludicola
Cameroon Pipit, Anthus camaroonensis
    Lumped with African Pipit, Anthus cinnamomeus
Vitelline Masked-Weaver, Ploceus vitellinus
    Lumped with African Masked-Weaver, Ploceus velatus
    (Ploceus velatus was Southern Masked-Weaver in the fourth edition)
Katanga Masked-Weaver, Ploceus katangae
    Lumped with African Masked-Weaver, Ploceus velatus
Ruwet's Masked-Weaver, Ploceus ruweti
    Lumped with Lufira Masked-Weaver, Ploceus reichardi
Striped Flowerpecker, Dicaeum aeruginosum
    Lumped with Thick-billed Flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile
Bornean Spiderhunter, Arachnothera everetti
    Lumped with Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter, Arachnothera affinis
Misto Yellow-Finch, Sicalis luteiventris
    Lumped with Grassland Yellow-Finch, Sicalis luteola
    (Sicalis luteola was added in a Supplement)
Western Citril, Serinus frontalis
    Lumped with African Citril, Serinus citrinelloides
Kenya Yellow-rumped Seedeater, Serinus reichenowi
    Lumped with Black-throated Canary, Serinus atrogularis
West African Seedeater, Serinus canicapillus
    Lumped with Streaky-headed Seedeater, Serinus gularis
Yellow-browed Seedeater, Serinus whytii
    Lumped with Streaky Seedeater, Serinus striolatus
Kipengere Seedeater, Serinus melanochrous
    Lumped with Thick-billed Seedeater, Serinus burtoni
Damara Canary, Serinus leucolaema
    Lumped with Black-headed Canary, Serinus alario
Yellow-throated Brush-Finch, Atlapetes gutturalis
    Lumped with White-napped Brush-Finch, Atlapetes albinucha (liS)
Black-headed Brush-Finch, Atlapetes atricapillus
    Lumped with Stripe-headed Brush-Finch, Buarremon torquatus
    (Buarremon torquatus was Atlapetes torquatus in the fourth edition)
Black-goggled Brush-Finch, Atlapetes melanops
    (Atlapetes melanops was added in a Supplement)
    Lumped with Stripe-headed Brush-Finch, Buarremon torquatus
Subtropical Cacique, Cacicus microrhynchus
    Lumped with Scarlet-rumped Cacique, Cacicus uropygialis

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DELETED SPECIES

If you cannot find a fourth edition bird in the fifth edition, are confident this is not due to a name change, and do not see it in the list of lumps, then there are two possibilities:

1. The fourth edition listed many extinct species, none of which are on the fifth edition species list.

2. Dr. Clements deleted from the fifth edition the following species which he believes were invalid species.

Double-banded Argus, Argusianus bipunctatus
Gilbert Rail, Gallirallus condicticus
Indigo-capped Quail-Dove, Geotrygon indigotica
Intermediate Parakeet, Psittacula intermedia
Flame-rumped Sapphire, Hylocharis pyropygia
Tachira Emerald, Amazilia distans
Argus Bare-eye, Phlegopsis barringeri
Kibale Ground-Thrush, Zoothera kibalensis

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SPLITS

Lumps are disliked by most birders since they tend to decrease life list counts and definitely increase the difficulty of keeping life lists up to date. Splits also increase the difficulty. But this is more than compensated for by the fact that splits can increase life list counts.

Whether or not a split is going to let you increase your life list count depends on whether or not you have seen both of the species resulting from the split. You can often determine if you have - providing you wrote multiple locations next to the check for the split species - by comparing the locations with the ranges of the two species. Very useful descriptions of the ranges of each species are in the fifth edition of the book. And range information is in BirdArea.

Since the fifth edition also contains complete information about all the subspecies of each species, it is an essential tool for every serious birder. If you are considering purchasing the new edition because you own the old one, this material should convince you that it will not be too difficult to move your life list from the latter to the former. If you do not own the fifth edition of the book you can buy a copy from Dr. Clements' web site at http://www.ibispub.com or from the ABA Sales page at http://www.americanbirding.org.

The list below shows every split from the publication of the fourth edition of Dr. Clements' book to the publication of the fifth edition. Most of them are described by two lines. The first line gives the fifth edition name of a bird that has been split from a bird whose fourth edition name is on a following line. Some information about when the split occurred is given by the presence or absence of the annotation "siS." It means "split in Supplement." Thus if the annotation is present the split was made in one of Dr. Clements' annual Supplements to the fourth edition. In a few cases there is an explanatory note on an additional line. It should also be said that the fifth edition splits the Blue-gray Noddy Procelsterna cerulea into the Blue Noddy Procelsterna cerulea and the Gray Noddy Procelsterna albivitta. The two species appear in the fourth edition but they were lumped into the single species in a Supplement to that edition.

Heard Island Shag, Phalacrocorax nivalis
    Split from Imperial Shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps
Crozet Shag, Phalacrocorax melanogenis
    Split from Imperial Shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps
Macquarie Shag, Phalacrocorax purpurascens
    Split from Imperial Shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps
Andaman Teal, Anas albogularis
    Split from Sunda Teal, Anas gibberifrons
Campbell Islands Teal, Anas nesiotis
    Split from Flightless Teal, Anas chlorotis (siS)
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle, Circaetus beaudouini
    Split from Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus
Variable Goshawk, Accipiter hiogaster
    Split from Gray Goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae (siS)
Chilean Hawk, Accipiter chilensis
    Split from Bicolored Hawk, Accipiter bicolor
Tanimbar Scrubfowl, Megapodius tenimberensis
    Split from Orange-footed Scrubfowl, Megapodius reinwardt (siS)
Forsten's Scrubfowl, Megapodius forstenii
    Split from Dusky Scrubfowl, Megapodius freycinet (siS)
Green Pheasant, Phasianus versicolor
    Split from Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (siS)
Junin Rail, Laterallus tuerosi
    Split from Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis
Talaud Bush-hen, Amaurornis magnirostris
    Split from White-breasted Waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus (siS)
Chatham Oystercatcher, Haematopus chathamensis
    Split from Variable Oystercatcher, Haematopus unicolor
Long-billed Murrelet, Brachyramphus perdix
    Split from Marbled Murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus (siS)
Forest Dove, Columba simplex
    Split from Lemon Dove, Columba larvata
Pacific Dove, Zenaida meloda
    Split from White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica (siS)
Tuxtla Quail-Dove, Geotrygon carrikeri
    Split from Purplish-backed Quail-Dove, Geotrygon lawrencii (siS)
Crimson Shining-Parrot, Prosopeia splendens
    Split from Red Shining-Parrot, Prosopeia tabuensis
Adelaide Rosella, Platycercus adelaidae
    Split from Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans
Chatham Islands Parakeet, Cyanoramphus forbesi
    Split from Yellow-fronted Parakeet, Cyanoramphus auriceps
Malherbe's Parakeet, Cyanoramphus malherbi
    Split from Yellow-fronted Parakeet, Cyanoramphus auriceps
Sula Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus sclateri
    Split from Moluccan Hanging-Parrot, Loriculus amabilis
Cliff Parakeet, Myiopsitta luchsi
    Split from Monk Parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus
Kawall's Parrot, Amazona kawalli
    Split from Mealy Parrot, Amazona farinosa (siS)
Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo, Cuculus pectoralis
    Split from Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo, Cuculus fugax (siS)
Horsfield's Cuckoo, Cuculus horsfieldi
    Split from Oriental Cuckoo, Cuculus saturatus
Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo, Surniculus velutinus
    Split from Drongo Cuckoo, Surniculus lugubris
Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo, Carpococcyx viridis
    Split from Sunda Ground-Cuckoo, Carpococcyx radiceus (siS)
    (Carpococcyx radiceus was renamed Bornean Ground-Cuckoo in a Supplement)
Southern White-faced Owl, Ptilopsis granti
    Split from Northern White-faced Owl, Ptilopsis leucotis
    (Ptilopsis leucotis was White-faced Scops-Owl, Otus leucotis in the fourth edition)
Colombian Screech-Owl, Otus colombianus
    Split from Rufescent Screech-Owl, Otus ingens
Long-tufted Screech-Owl, Otus sanctaecatarinae
    Split from Variable Screech-Owl, Otus atricapillus (siS)
Hoy's Screech-Owl, Otus hoyi
    Split from Variable Screech-Owl, Otus atricapillus (siS)
Magellanic Horned Owl, Bubo magellanicus
    Split from Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
Grayish Eagle-Owl, Bubo cinerascens
    Split from Spotted Eagle-Owl, Bubo africanus
Chaco Owl, Strix chacoensis
    Split from Rufous-legged Owl, Strix rufipes
Christmas Island Hawk-Owl, Ninox natalis
    Split from Moluccan Hawk-Owl, Ninox squamipila
Spangled Owlet-Nightjar, Aegotheles tatei
    Split from Feline Owlet-Nightjar, Aeogotheles insignis
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk, Lurocalis rufiventris
    Split from Short-tailed Nighthawk, Lurocalis semitorquatus (siS)
Choco Poorwill, Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi
    Split from Ocellated Poorwill, Nyctiphrynus ocellatus (siS)
Hispaniolan Nightjar, Caprimulgus ekmani
    Split from Greater Antillean Nightjar, Caprimulgus cubanensis
Abyssinian Nightjar, Caprimulgus poliocephalus
    Split from Ruwenzori Nightjar, Caprimulgus ruwenzorii
White-fronted Swift, Cypseloides storeri
    Split from Black Swift, Cypseloides niger
Western Long-tailed Hermit, Phaethornis longirostris
    Split from Long-tailed Hermit, Phaethornis superciliosus (siS)
Streak-throated Hermit, Phaethornis rupurumii
    Split from Dusky-throated Hermit, Phaethornis squalidus
Black-throated Hermit, Phaethornis atrimentalis
    Split from Little Hermit, Phaethornis longuemareus
Stripe-throated Hermit, Phaethornis striigularis
    Split from Little Hermit, Phaethornis longuemareus
Veraguan Mango, Anthracothorax veraguensis
    Split from Green-breasted Mango, Anthracothorax prevostii (siS)
Golden-crowned Emerald, Chlorostilbon auriceps
    Split from Blue-tailed Emerald, Chlorostilbon mellisugus (siS)
Cozumel Emerald, Chlorostilbon forficatus
    Split from Blue-tailed Emerald, Chlorostilbon mellisugus (siS)
Chiribiquete Emerald, Chlorostilbon olivaresi
    Split from Blue-tailed Emerald, Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Mexican Woodnymph, Thalurania ridgwayi
    Split from Crowned Woodnymph, Thalurania colombica (siS)
Green-crowned Woodnymph, Thalurania fannyi
    Split from Crowned Woodnymph, Thalurania colombica (siS)
Black-billed Streamertail, Trochilus scitulus
    Split from Streamertail, Trochilus polytmus
Rondonia Emerald, Agyrtria rondoniae
    Split from Versicolored Emerald, Agyrtria versicolor
    (Versicolored Emerald was Amazilia versicolor in the fourth edition)
Loja Hummingbird, Amazilia alticola
    Split from Amazilia Hummingbird, Amazilia amazilia
Purple-throated Mountain-gem, Lampornis calolaema
    Split from Variable Mountain-gem, Lampornis castaneoventris (siS)
Gray-tailed Mountain Gem, Lampornis cinereicauda
    Split from Variable Mountain-gem, Lampornis castaneoventris
    (Lampornis castaneoventris was renamed White-tailed Mountain-gem in a Supplement)
Green-headed Hillstar, Oreotrochilus stolzmanni
    Split from Andean Hillstar, Oreotrochilus estella
White-sided Hillstar, Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
    Split from Andean Hillstar, Oreotrochilus estella (siS)
Gould's Inca, Coeligena inca
    Split from Collared Inca, Coeligena torquata
Golden Starfrontlet, Coeligena eos
    Split from Golden-bellied Starfrontlet, Coeligena bonapartei
Coppery-naped Puffleg, Eriocnemis sapphiropygia
    Split from Sapphire-vented Puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani
Buff-thighed Puffleg, Haplophaedia assimilis
    Split from Greenish Puffleg, Haplophaedia aurelia
    (Haplophaedia aurelia was renamed Haplophaedia aureliae in a Supplement)
Venezuelan Sylph, Aglaiocercus berlepschi
    Split from Long-tailed Sylph, Aglaiocercus kingi
Madagascar Hoopoe, Upupa marginata
    Split from Eurasian Hoopoe, Upupa epops
Brown Hornbill, Anorrhinus austeni
    Split from Brown Hornbill, Anorrhinus tickelli (siS)
Highland Motmot, Momotus aequatorialis
    Split from Blue-crowned Motmot, Momotus momota
White-chested Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus makawai
    Split from Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus bilineatus
Tawny Piculet, Picumnus fulvescens
    Split from Ochraceous Piculet, Picumnus limae (siS)
Gilded Flicker, Colaptes chrysoides
    Split from Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus (siS)
Levaillant's Woodpecker, Picus vaillantii
    Split from Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Picus viridis (siS)
Visayan Broadbill, Eurylaimus samarensis
    Split from Wattled Broadbill, Eurylaimus steerii (siS)
Uniform Woodcreeper, Hylexetastes uniformis
    Split from Red-billed Woodcreeper, Hylexetastes perrotii (siS)
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper, Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
    Split from Barred Woodcreeper, Dendrocolaptes certhia (siS)
Cocoa Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus susurrans
    Split from Buff-throated Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus guttatus (siS)
Montane Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
    Split from Spot-crowned Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes affinis (siS)
Dark-winged Canastero, Asthenes arequipae
    Split from Creamy-breasted Canastero, Asthenes dorbignyi
Pacific Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes johnsoni
    Split from Streaked Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii (siS)
Pacific Streaked-Antwren, Myrmotherula pacifica
    Split from Streaked Antwren, Myrmotherula surinamensis
Amazonian Streaked-Antwren, Myrmotherula multostriata
    Split from Streaked Antwren, Myrmotherula surinamensis
Alagoas Antwren, Myrmotherula snowi
    Split from Unicolored Antwren, Myrmotherula unicolor (siS)
Willis' Antbird, Cercomacra laeta
    Split from Dusky Antbird, Cercomacra tyrannina
Parker's Antbird, Cercomacra parkeri
    Split from Dusky Antbird, Cercomacra tyrannina (siS)
Such's Antthrush, Chamaeza meruloides
    Split from Brazilian Antthrush, Chamaeza ruficauda (siS)
Tepui Manakin, Lepidothrix suavissima
    Split from White-fronted Manakin, Pipra serena (siS)
Amazonian Scrub-Flycatcher, Sublegatus obscurior
    Split from Southern Scrub-Flycatcher, Sublegatus modestus (siS)
Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes parkeri
    Split from Rufous-lored Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes flaviventris (siS)
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher, Myiobius sulphureipygius
    Split from Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher, Myiobius barbatus (siS)
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Myiobius mastacalis
    Split from Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher, Myiobius barbatus
    (Myiobius barbatus was renamed Myiobius sulphureipygius in a Supplement)
Jamaican Pewee, Contopus pallidus
    Split from Greater Antillean Pewee, Contopus caribaeus (siS)
Hispaniolan Pewee, Contopus hispaniolensis
    Split from Greater Antillean Pewee, Contopus caribaeus (siS)
Inland Thornbill, Acanthiza apicalis
    Split from Brown Thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla (siS)
Biak Gerygone, Gerygone hypoxantha
    Split from Large-billed Gerygone, Gerygone magnirostris
Ashy Myzomela, Myzomela cineracea
    Split from Red-throated Myzomela, Myzomela eques
Black-eared Miner, Manorina melanotis
    Split from Yellow-throated Miner, Manorina flavigula (siS)
Sangihe Shrike-Thrush, Colluricincla sanghirensis
    Split from Rufous Shrike-Thrush, Colluricincla megarhyncha
Pale-blue Monarch, Hypothymis puella
    Split from Black-naped Monarch, Hypothymis azurea
Bates' Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone batesi
    Split from African Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone viridis
Florida Scrub-Jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens
    Split from Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica (siS)
Island Scrub-Jay, Aphelocoma insularis
    Split from Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica (siS)
Yellow-breasted Magpie, Cissa hypoleuca
    Split from Green Magpie, Cissa chinensis
Bornean Treepie, Dendrocitta cinerascens
    Split from Sunda Treepie, Dendrocitta occipitalis
Plumbeous Vireo, Vireo plumbeus
    Split from Solitary Vireo, Vireo solitarius (siS)
Cassin's Vireo, Vireo cassinii
    Split from Solitary Vireo, Vireo solitarius (siS)
Gray-eyed Greenlet, Hylophilus amaurocephalus
    Split from Rufous-crowned Greenlet, Hylophilus poicilotis (siS)
Southern Gray Shrike, Lanius meridionalis
    Split from Northern Shrike, Lanius excubitor
Horsfield's Thrush, Zoothera horsfieldi
    Split from Scaly Thrush, Zoothera dauma (siS)
Bicknell's Thrush, Catharus bicknelli
    Split from Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus (siS)
Vizcaino Thrasher, Toxostoma arenicola
    Split from Le Conte's Thrasher, Toxostoma lecontei (siS)
Gray Trembler, Cinclocerthia gutturalis
    Split from Brown Trembler, Cinclocerthia ruficauda (siS)
Neumann's Starling, Onychognathus neumanni
    Split from Narrow-tailed Starling, Poeoptera lugubris
Long-tailed Myna, Mino kreffti
    Split from Yellow-faced Myna, Mino dumontii
Southern Hill Myna, Gracula indica
    Split from Hill Myna, Gracula religiosa
Enggano Myna, Gracula enganensis
    Split from Hill Myna, Gracula religiosa
Nias Myna, Gracula robusta
    Split from Hill Myna, Gracula religiosa
Pale-bellied Myna, Acridotheres cinereus
    Split from Javan Myna, Acridotheres javanicus (siS)
Furtive Flycatcher, Ficedula disposita
    Split from Russet-tailed Flycatcher, Ficedula crypta
African Stonechat, Saxicola axillaris
    Split from Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquata
Nava's Wren, Hylorchilus navai
    Split from Slender-billed Wren, Catherpes sumichrasti (siS)
Cobb's Wren, Troglodytes cobbi
    Split from House Wren, Troglodytes aedon
Maranon Gnatcatcher, Polioptila maranonica
    Split from Tropical Gnatcatcher, Polioptila plumbea
Southern Martin, Progne elegans
    Split from Galapagos Martin, Progne modesta (siS)
    (Progne modesta was Southern Martin in the fourth edition)
Peruvian Martin, Progne murphyi
    Split from Galapagos Martin, Progne modesta (siS)
Eastern Mountain-Greenbul, Andropadus nigriceps
    Split from Western Mountain-Greenbul, Andropadus tephrolaemus
    (Andropadus tephrolaemus was Mountain-Greenbul in the fourth edition)
Pale-crowned Cisticola, Cisticola cinnamomeus
    Split from Pectoral-patch Cisticola, Cisticola brunnescens
Bangwa Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus bangwaensis
    Split from Cameroon Scrub-Warbler, Bradypterus lopesi
    (Bradypterus lopesi was renamed Bradypterus lopezi in a Supplement)
Sykes' Warbler, Hippolais rama
    Split from Booted Warbler, Hippolais caligata (siS)
Usambara Hyliota, Hyliota usambarae
    Split from Southern Hyliota, Hyliota australis
Small Whitethroat, Sylvia minula
    Split from Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca (siS)
Hume's Whitethroat, Sylvia althaea
    Split from Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca (siS)
Ludlow's Fulvetta, Alcippe ludlowi
    Split from Streak-throated Fulvetta, Alcippe cinereiceps (siS)
Black-headed Sibia, Heterophasia desgodinsi
    Split from Black-headed Sibia, Heterophasia melanoleuca
    (Heterophasia melanoleuca was renamed Black-backed Sibia in the fifth edition)
Caspian Tit, Poecile hyrcanus
    Split from Sombre Tit, Parus lugubris (siS)
Songar Tit, Poecile songarus
    Split from Willow Tit, Parus montanus (siS)
Carp's Tit, Melaniparus carpi
    Split from Southern Black-Tit, Parus niger (siS)
Black-headed Penduline-Tit, Remiz macronyx
    Split from Eurasian Penduline-Tit, Remiz pendulinus (siS)
Chestnut-eared Finch, Taeniopygia castanotis
    Split from Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata
Western Olive-Sunbird, Cyanomitra obscura
    Split from Eastern Olive-Sunbird, Cyanomitra olivacea
    (Cyanomitra olivacea was Olive Sunbird, Nectarinia olivacea in the fourth edition)
Western Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga vigorsii
    Split from Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis
    Split from Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte arctoa (siS)
Black Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte atrata
    Split from Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte arctoa (siS)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte australis
    Split from Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte arctoa (siS)
Godlewski's Bunting, Emberiza godlewskii
    Split from Rock Bunting, Emberiza cia (siS)
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni
    Split from Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus (siS)
Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus
    Split from Rufous-sided Towhee, Pipilo erythropthalmus (siS)
Half-collared Sparrow, Arremon semitorqutus
    Split from Pectoral Sparrow, Arremon taciturnus
Western Chat-Tanager, Calyptophilus tertius
    Split from Chat Tanager, Calyptophilus frugivorus (siS)
Cherrie's Tanager, Ramphocelus costaricensis
    Split from Flame-rumped Tanager, Ramphocelus flammigerus (siS)
Puerto Rican Stripe-headed Tanager, Spindalis portoricensis
    Split from Stripe-headed Tanager, Spindalis zena (siS)
Hispaniolan Stripe-headed Tanager, Spindalis dominicensis
    Split from Stripe-headed Tanager, Spindalis zena (siS)
Jamaican Stripe-headed Tanager, Spindalis nigricephala
    Split from Stripe-headed Tanager, Spindalis zena (siS)
Caqueta Seedeater, Sporophila murallae
    Split from Plumbeous Seedeater, Sporophila plumbea
Lesser Antillean Saltator, Saltator albicollis
    Split from Streaked Saltator, Saltator striatipectus (siS)
Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii
    Split from Northern Oriole, Icterus galbula (siS)
Black-backed Oriole, Icterus abeillei
    Split from Northern Oriole, Icterus galbula (siS)
Red-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius assimilis
    Split from Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus (siS)

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SPECIES ADDED IN GENUS REVISIONS

Taxonomical revisions of certain genera have taken place repeatedly since publication of the fourth edition. These revisions have added from one to more than twenty new species to each genus. But they are not newly discovered species. Nor are they splits since the added species do not spring from individual species already in the genus. The genera in which this has occurred are listed below.

If for any genus in the list some of its species are on your life list compare the location at which you saw each of them with the ranges of all the species in the genus, using the range information in the fifth edition of the book. Range information is also in BirdArea. Such comparisons may suggest replacing a species originally on your life list by a different one. If you saw a species in several locations it is possible that you will decide to replace it by more than one different species, or retain it but add one or more different species to your life list.

Otus
Glaucidium
Thamnophilus
Scytalopus
Corvus
Cercotrichas
Cinnycerthia
Calamonastes
Acrocephalus
Phylloscopus
Baeolophus
Certhilauda
Vidua
Aethopyga
Hemignathus
Sporophila
Oryzoborus

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CONCLUSION

If serious birders should take your life list seriously, putting it on the fifth edition species list should be done accurately. This document provides most of the information needed to do so.

We would appreciate your telling other birders that the document is available at our web site http://members.aol.com/sbsp and we believe they would appreciate it also. An effective way to do this is to send a message to a mailing list such as BirdChat or EuroBirdNet or to a news group like rec.birds or uk.rec.birdwatching.

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