HANZAB English name different to AviList

The English name in HANZAB is different to that in AviList for 160 species. The differences arise from the use of English names from WLAB 4.3 for species found in Australia. Of the 161 species, 73 are the result of differences in hyphenation. Eg Australian Brush-turkey/Australian Brushturkey, Australian King-Parrot /Australian King Parrot.

For the species listed, differences in the English name and/or scientific name in NZCL 2024 are also shown.

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Ostrich Struthio camelus
    Common Ostrich (AviList 2025)

Spotted Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna guttata
    Spotted Whistling Duck (AviList 2025)

Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
    Plumed Whistling Duck (AviList 2025), Plumed Whistling-duck (NZCL 2024)

Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
    Wandering Whistling Duck (AviList 2025)

Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus
    Green Pygmy-Goose (AviList 2025)

Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus
    Cotton Pygmy-Goose (AviList 2025)

Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata
    Maned Duck (AviList 2025)

Common Teal Anas crecca
    Green-winged Teal (AviList 2025)

Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami
    Australian Brushturkey (AviList 2025)

Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis
    Pacific Koel (AviList 2025)

Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis
    Long-tailed Koel (AviList 2025) Eudynamys taitensis (NZCL 2024)

Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
    Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo (AviList 2025)

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
    Shining Bronze Cuckoo (AviList 2025) Shining Bronze-cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus (NZCL 2024)

Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
    Little Bronze Cuckoo (AviList 2025)

Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
    Sahul Brush Cuckoo (AviList 2025)

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
    Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo (AviList 2025)

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BirdLife Australia (2023). HANZAB English name different to AviList. [Text before updates sourced from: Marchant, S. et al (eds) 1990-2006 Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds.Volume 1 to 7.] Birdlife Australia. Birdlife Australia. Source: https://hanzab.birdlife.org.au/admin-check-field-2/ Accessed: June 28, 2026 Time Zone: +10:00