Dear All,
I have spent a few hours going through the latest I.O.C. Checklist to
the Birds of the World, to see how this new arrangement affects our
Kenya Checklist.

In the details that follow, where two or more species are joined by an
“&”, it means that we have all of these forms in Kenya, but they are
currently lumped.

Where it states “Separate From” this denotes that the first bird
mentioned is ours, but the species it is now split from is not in our
region, but they are currently lumped

Anything else that is substantial change is also mentioned,

If this were adopted it would bring major changes about to our current
checklist,

Best to all
Brian



SPECIES RECOGNISED BY IOC LATEST VERSION 3.4

SOMALI & MAASAI (COMMON) OSTRICH
WESTERN SEPARATE FROM  EASTERNCATTLE EGRET
DIMORPHIC SEPARATE FROM LITTLE EGRET
FOUR DARTER SPECIES
WESTERN SEPARATE FROM EASTERN OSPREY
BEAUDOUIN’S, SHORT-TOED & BLACK-CHESTED SNAKE-EAGLES
BLACK & YELLOW-BILLED KITES
COMMON & ROCK KESTRELS
BARBARY SEPARATE FROM  PEREGRINE FALCON
FLUFFTAILS ARE NOT RAILS
AFRICAN SEPARATE FROM  PURPLE SWAMPHEN
EGYPTIAN PLOVER IS NO LONGER A PRATINCOLE BUT A PLOVER RELATIVE
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ENCOMPASSES graellsii, intermedius, fuscus,
heuglini, barabensis
BLUE & GREEN MALKOHAS
WESTERN SEPARATE FROM  AUSTRALASIAN BARN OWL
SPOTTED & GREYISH EAGLE OWLS
BLACK-SHOULDERED & FIERY-NECKED NIGHTJARS
EURASIAN & AFRICAN HOOPOES
FIVE RED-BILLED HORNBILL OURS STILL BEING NORTHERN
D’ARNAUD’S & USAMBIRO BARBETS LUMPED
THICK-BILLED & LESSER HONEYGUIDES
AFRICAN GREY & EASTERN GREY WOODPECKERS
EASTERN & WESTERN BLACK-HEADED BATIS
BLACK BOUBOU (THE MANDA BIRD) IS A SPECIES
ISABELLINE & RED-TAILED SHRIKES
SOMALI SHORT-TOED & ATHI SHORT-TOED LARKS
DARK-CAPPED & DODSON’S BULBULS
KAKAMEGA AS DISTINCT FROM SHELLEY’S GREENBUL
OLIVE-BREASTED & MOUNTAIN GREENBUL
CABANIS’S & PLACID GREENBULS
RED-RUMPED & WEST AFRICAN SWALLOW
AFRICAN REED & EURASIAN REED WARBLERS
ROCK-LOVING SEPARATE FROM LAZY CISTICOLAS
WAILING SEPARATE FROM LYNE’S CISTICOLAS
RUFOUS-WINGED (OUR WINDING) & COASTAL CISTICOLAS
BAR-THROATED & TAITA APALIS
GREEN-BACKED & GREY-BACKED CAMAROPTERAS
MONTANE, KIKUYU & TAITA WHITE-EYES
ABYSSINIAN (OLIVE) & TAITA THRUSHES
AFRICAN STONECHAT SEPARATE FROM EUROPEAN STONECHAT
EASTERN & USAMBARA DOUBLE-COLLARED SUNBIRDS
KENYA RUFOUS & SHELLEY’S SPARROWS
NORTHERN GREY-HEADED, SWAINSON’S, PARROT-BILLED & SWAHILI SPARROWS
NAIROBI’S WAXBILL KIWANUKAE NOW WITH BLACK-CHEEKED NOT BLACK-FACED
BLACK-FACED & AFRICAN QUAILFINCH
BLACK AND WHITE & RED-BACKED MANNIKINS
CUCKOO-FINCH (PARASITIC WEAVER) NOW WITH WHYDAHS
AFRICAN, WESTERN & SOUTHERN CITRILS
STRIOLATED (OURS) SEPARATE FROM HOUSE BUNTING