List of Birds of the Western Palearctic

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