List of Birds of the Western Palearctic
February 16, 2008
The January 2008 edition of the UK400Club/BBA List of Birds of the Western Palearctic has just been published and contains a number of changes and additions as follows…
Desertas Petrel - this is the new name given to Fea’s Soft-plumaged Petrel
Cape Verde Storm Petrel Oceanodroma jabejabe - considered separate species to Madeiran Petrel
Intermediate Egret becomes Yellow-billed Egret
Little, Sabine’s, Black-headed, Brown-headed and Grey-headed Gull scientific name change
Long-billed Crested Lark Galerida macrorhyncha - considered separate species to Crested Lark (includes randonii)
Varied Thrush - scientific name chang
Gran Canaria Blue Tit - new taxon
Willow Tit - scientific name change
North African Blue-eared Magpie - new taxon
Pale Rockfinch - name change (previously Pale Rock Sparrow
Egyptian Nile Swallow - new taxon
North American Barn Swallow - new taxon
Egyptian Yellow Wagtail - new taxon
Scrub Warblers - two species now recognise
Madeiran Chafffinch - considered separate from North African Chaffinch
Download ( .xls - Excel Spreadsheet) - List of Birds of the Western Palearctic

