UPDATES: Ranges

Range Updates: Version 1.6 (June 30, 2008)

 

 

 

 

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SPECIES

SCIENTIFIC NAME

CHANGE

21

Sunda Teal

Anas gibberifrons

Range to "Indonesia" 

24

Tropical Shearwater

Puffinus bailloni

Range  to Tropical Indian Ocean, Tropical Pacific Ocean

27

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

Range to exclude AU, Australia 

28

Western Cattle Egret

Bubulcus  ibis

Range to exclude OR, Asia

28

(Western) Great Egret

Ardea alba

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

30

Oriental Darter

Anhinga melanogaster

Range to OR countries 

32

Barred Honey Buzzard

Pernis celebensis

Range to "Sulawesi" 

33

Central Nicobar Serpent Eagle

Spilornis minimus

Range  to exclude Great Nicobar Island,  

33

Grey Goshawk

Accipiter novaehollandiae

Restrict range  to  "Australia, Tasmania" 

34

Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

Remove "Cuba" 

35

Little Eagle

Hieraetus morphnoides

Remove "New Guinea" 

36

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus nipalensis

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

38

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

Range to "w Europe to c Asia"

38

(Plain) Bush-hen

Amaurornis olivacea

Restrict range to"OR, Philippines" 

40

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

Range to "w, sw EU to Pakistan" 

41

Variable Oystercatcher

Haematopus unicolor

Range to exclude Chatham Is 

50

Common Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps indica  

Range to Indian subcontinent and se Asia through w Lesser Sundas 

52

Sri Lanka Green Pigeon

Treron pompadora

Range to "Sri Lanka" 

54

Buru Mountain Pigeon

Gymnophaps mada

Restrict range to "Buru Is" 

54

Pied Imperial Pigeon

Ducula bicolor

Delete "also Sulawesi" 

56

Pale-headed Rosella

Platycercus adscitus

Range of to "ne, e Australia" 

62

Blue Malkoha

Ceuthmochares aereus

Range to "w, c Africa" 

64

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris  

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

64

(Western) Barn Owl

Tyto alba

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

65

Indian Scops Owl

Otus bakkamoena

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

66

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

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

67

African Barred Owlet

Glaucidium capense

Add "w (AF)" to Range

68

Hantu Boobook

Ninox squamipila

Restrict range to "Buru and Seram Is." 

70

Indian Jungle Nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus

Restrict Range to "India and Sri Lanka" 

71

Halmahera Swiftlet

Aerodramus infuscatus

Restrict range to "Halmahera" 

85

Emerald Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus prasinus

Restrict range to "e Mexico to Nicaragua" 

86

Crimson-fronted Barbet

Megalaima rubricapillus

Range to "Sri Lanka" 

86

Black-browed  Barbet

Megalaima oorti

Restrict range to "peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra" 

89

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos macei

Range to "n Pakistan to n Burma" 

99 Suiriri Flycatcher Suiriri suiriri Range to "sc SA, Amazonia"

119

Green Catbird

Ailuroedus crassirostris

Restrict Range to  "e Australia" 

121

Black-faced Friarbird

Philemon moluccensis  

Restrict range to "Buru Is." 

122

White-bellied Honeyeater 

Glycifohia notabilis

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

122

Grey-eared Honeyeater 

Lichmera incana

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

123

Scarlet Myzomela

Myzomela sanguinolenta

Add New Caledonia to Range

124

Fan-tailed Gerygone 

Gerygone flavolateralis

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

129

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike

Coracina striata

Range to "se Asia to Philippines" 

129

South Melanesian Cuckooshrike

Coracina caledonica

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

129

Palau Cicadabird

Coracina monacha

Breeding Range General Region from AU to PO

129

Melanesian Cuckooshrike 

Coracina caledonica

Range to include Vanuatu, New Caledonia

130

White-bellied Minivet

Pericrocotus erythropygius

Range to "India" only 

130

Orange Minivet

Pericrocotus flammeus

Range to "Peninsular India, Sri Lanka" 

130

Long-tailed Triller 

Lalage leucopyga

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

130

Western Shriketit

Facunculus leucogaster

Distribution to sw Australia

131

Grey Whistler

Pachycephala simplex

Range to n Australia, New Guinea 

133

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

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

133

Black-eared Oriole

Oriolus bouroensis 

Restrict range to "Buru Is." 

134

Morningbird 

Colluricincla tenebrosa

Breeding Range General Region from AU to PO

135

Palau Fantail 

Rhipidura lepida

Breeding Range General Region from AU to PO

135

Grey Fantail  

Rhipidura albiscapa

Range to include Vanuatu, New Caledonia

136

Vanikoro Monarch 

Mayrornis schistaceus

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

136

Buff-bellied Monarch 

Neolalage banksiana

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

136

Southern Shrikebill 

Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

137

Melanesian Flycatcher  

Myiagra caledonica

Range to include Vanuatu, New Caledonia

142

Great Tit

Parus major

Range to "w, c Eurasia, n Africa"

143

Brown-throated Martin

Riparia paludicola

Range to "AF widespread" only 

143

Black-lored Tit

Parus xanthogenys

Range  to "Himalayas from n Pakistan to e Nepal" 

143

(Eurasian) Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Range to remove "also n Africa" 

144

Pacific Swallow

Hirundo tahitica

Distribution to exclude range of <i>H.domicola</i>

148

Rufous-vented Prinia

Prinia burnesii

Range to "Pakistan, nw India" 

148

Black-throated Prinia

Prinia atrogularis

Range to "e Himalayas from Nepal to w Burma" 

150

Black-capped Bulbul

Pycnonotus melanicterus 

Range to "Sri Lanka" 

152

Seram Golden Bulbul

Thapsinillas affinis

Restrict range to "Seram and Ambon Is." 

152

Ashy Bulbul

Hemixos flavala  

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

153

Japanese Bush Warbler

Cettia diphone

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

154

Southern Marquesan Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus mendanae

Restrict range to "s Marquesas Islands" 

159

Long-billed Wren-Babbler

Rimator malacoptilus

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

160

Common Babbler

Turdoides caudata

Range of to "Indian subcontinent" 

161

Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush

Garrulax mitratus

Restrict range to "Malaysia, Sumatra" 

161

Red-faced Liocichla

Liocichla phoenicea

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

164

Santa Cruz White-eye 

Zosterops sanctaecrucis

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

164

Vanuatu White-eye 

Zosterops flavifrons

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

164

Sulphur White-eye 

Zosterops minutus

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

164

Forest White-eye 

Zosterops inornatus

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

165

Sanford's White-eye 

Woodfordia lacertosa

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

167

Indian Nuthatch

Sitta castanea

Range to "n, c, sw India" 

168

White-cheeked Nuthatch

Sitta leucopsis

Range to "w Himalayas" 

169

Rusty-winged Starling 

Aplonis zelandica

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

169

Striated Starling 

Aplonis striata

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

169

Vanuatu Starling 

Aplonis santovestris

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

174

White-tailed Alethe

Alethe diademata

Range to "w AF" 

175

Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

Breeding range to "n Eurasia from Finland to Japan" 

178

Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Rhinomyias brunneatus

Range to "se China to w Malaysia" 

179

Hill Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis banyumas

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

181

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

Dicaeum concolor

Range from "widespread" to "sw India" 

181

Flame-breasted Flowerpecker

Dicaeum erythrothorax  

Restrict range to "Buru Is." 

182

Purple-throated Sunbird

Leptocoma sperata

Range to "Philippines" 

182

Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Range of  to "widespread AF"

182

Eastern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris mediocris

Range to "w, c Kenya, n Tanzania" 

189

Tricolored Munia

Lonchura malacca

Range to "Peninsular India, Sri Lanka" 

189

Red-headed Parrot-Finch 

Erythrura cyaneovirens

Breeding Range General Region from PO to AU

194

Spot-winged Rosefinch

Carpodacus rodopeplus

Range to "Himalayas from n India to s Tibet" 

194

Caucasian Great Rosefinch

Carpodacus rubicilla

Range to "c, e Caucasus Mts" 

 

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