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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Red Turtle-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
    Red Collared Dove (AviList 2025)

Barbary Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
    African Collared Dove (AviList 2025) Streptopelia risoria (NZCL 2024)

Grey-capped Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
    Common Emerald Dove (AviList 2025)

Brown-capped Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
    Pacific Emerald Dove (AviList 2025)

Norfolk Island Ground-Dove Pampusana norfolkensis
    Norfolk Ground Dove (AviList 2025)

Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis
    Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon (AviList 2025)

White-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa albipennis
    White-quilled Rock Pigeon (AviList 2025)

Blue-tailed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula concinna
    Elegant Imperial Pigeon (AviList 2025)

Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon Ducula whartoni
    Christmas Imperial Pigeon (AviList 2025)

Collared Imperial-Pigeon Ducula mullerii
    Collared Imperial Pigeon (AviList 2025)

Zoe’s Imperial-Pigeon Ducula zoeae
    Zoe’s Imperial Pigeon (AviList 2025)

Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor
    Pied Imperial Pigeon (AviList 2025)

Torresian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa
    Torresian Imperial Pigeon (AviList 2025)

Wompoo Fruit-Dove Megaloprepia magnifica
    Wompoo Fruit Dove (AviList 2025)

Black-banded Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus alligator
    Black-banded Fruit Dove (AviList 2025)

Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
    Orange-fronted Fruit Dove (AviList 2025)

Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus
    Superb Fruit Dove (AviList 2025)

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina
    Rose-crowned Fruit Dove (AviList 2025) Rose-crowned Fruit-dove (NZCL 2024)

Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus iozonus
    Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (AviList 2025)

Corncrake Crex crex
    Corn Crake (AviList 2025)

Black-tailed Native-hen Tribonyx ventralis
    Black-tailed Nativehen (AviList 2025)

Tasmanian Native-hen Tribonyx mortierii
    Tasmanian Nativehen (AviList 2025)

Australian Spotted Crake Porzana fluminea
    Australian Crake (AviList 2025, NZCL 2024)

White Gallinule Porphyrio albus
    White Swamphen (AviList 2025)

Australian Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
    Pied Oystercatcher (AviList 2025)

South Island Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    South Island Oystercatcher (AviList 2025)

Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
    European Golden Plover (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: August 15, 2026 Time Zone: +10:00