Recently updated species
This is a list of the species whose texts have been thoroughly updated by the HBW Alive editors, making use of as much relevant information as possible from the available literature. A special effort is made to update the texts originally published in the first volumes of the Handbook of the Birds of the World.
To see the extent of the introduced changes, you can use the tools provided in the "Update History" box, available on each species page.
All of the “split” species from the Illustrated Checklist, Volume 1: Non-passerines have been updated.
The “split” species from the Illustrated Checklist, Volume 2: Passerines are currently being updated.
Malay Bullfinch (Pyrrhula waterstradti)
5 days 2 hours ago
Indian Grass-babbler (Graminicola bengalensis)
1 week 6 days ago
Socorro Parula (Setophaga graysoni)
3 weeks 4 days ago
Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala)
1 month 1 week ago
Liben Lark (Heteromirafra archeri)
1 month 2 weeks ago
Palawan Scops-owl (Otus fuliginosus)
1 month 3 weeks ago
Simeulue Scops-owl (Otus umbra)
1 month 3 weeks ago
Enggano Scops-owl (Otus enganensis)
1 month 3 weeks ago
Mindoro Scops-owl (Otus mindorensis)
1 month 3 weeks ago
Azure-naped Jay (Cyanocorax heilprini)
2 months 3 hours ago
East Brazilian Chachalaca (Ortalis araucuan)
2 months 4 days ago
Buru Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx cajeli)
2 months 1 week ago
Eastern Goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps)
2 months 1 week ago
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris)
2 months 1 week ago
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
2 months 1 week ago
Black-billed Brush-turkey (Talegalla fuscirostris)
2 months 1 week ago
Collared Brush-turkey (Talegalla jobiensis)
2 months 1 week ago
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
2 months 1 week ago
Great Tit (Parus major)
2 months 1 week ago
Long-tailed Cinclodes (Cinclodes pabsti)
2 months 1 week ago
Western Spectacled Barwing (Actinodura ramsayi)
2 months 1 week ago
Winifred's Warbler (Scepomycter winifredae)
2 months 1 week ago
Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea)
2 months 1 week ago
Manda Boubou (Laniarius nigerrimus)
2 months 1 week ago
Black-browed Tit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
2 months 1 week ago
Gillett's Lark (Mirafra gilletti)
2 months 1 week ago
Sunda Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella montis)
2 months 1 week ago
Papuan Pitta (Erythropitta macklotii)
2 months 1 week ago
Merida Tapaculo (Scytalopus meridanus)
2 months 1 week ago
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
2 months 1 week ago
Cape White-eye (Zosterops virens)
2 months 1 week ago
Orange River White-eye (Zosterops pallidus)
2 months 1 week ago
Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Madagascar White-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Kenya White-eye (Zosterops flavilateralis)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Kirk's White-eye (Zosterops kirki)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Taita White-eye (Zosterops silvanus)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Kilimanjaro White-eye (Zosterops eurycricotus)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Mbulu White-eye (Zosterops mbuluensis)
2 months 2 weeks ago
South Pare White-eye (Zosterops winifredae)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Kaffa White-eye (Zosterops kaffensis)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Kulal White-eye (Zosterops kulalensis)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Ethiopian White-eye (Zosterops poliogastrus)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Tropeiro Seedeater (Sporophila beltoni)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Ibera Seedeater (Sporophila iberaensis)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Pearly-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila pileata)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Copper Seedeater (Sporophila bouvreuil)
2 months 2 weeks ago
Opal-rumped Tanager (Tangara velia)
2 months 3 weeks ago
White-bellied Tanager (Tangara brasiliensis)
2 months 3 weeks ago