Updated species

The list below only includes species which have been revised, had a taxonomic change or had the contents changed, grouped by the last part of the English name.

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Shearwater, Newell's    Taxonomic change
Shearwater, Pink-footed    Taxonomic change
Shearwater, Short-tailed    Taxonomic change
Shearwater, Sooty    Taxonomic change       Content update
Shearwater, Streaked     Content update
Shearwater, Subantarctic    Taxonomic change
Shearwater, Townsend's    Taxonomic change
Shearwater, Tropical    Taxonomic change
Shearwater, Wedge-tailed    Taxonomic change       Content update
Sheathbill, Black-faced     Content update
Sheathbill, Snowy    Taxonomic change
Shelduck, Radjah    Taxonomic change
Shoveler, Australasian    Taxonomic change
Shoveler, Northern    Taxonomic change
Shrike-thrush, Bower's     Content update
Shrike-tit, Eastern    Taxonomic change
Shrike-tit, Northern    Taxonomic change       Content update
Shrike-tit, Western    Taxonomic change
Shrike, Red-backed    Taxonomic change
Shrike, Tiger    Taxonomic change
Sierra-finch, Mourning    Taxonomic change
Silvereye     Content update
Sittella, Varied    Taxonomic change
Skua, Brown (Subantarctic Skua)    Taxonomic change       Content update
Skylark, Eurasian    Taxonomic change
Snipe, Chatham Island    Taxonomic change       Content update
Snipe, Latham's    Taxonomic change       Content update
Snipe, North Island    Taxonomic change       Content update
Snipe, Pin-tailed    Taxonomic change
Snipe, Snares Island    Taxonomic change
Snipe, South Island    Taxonomic change       Content update
Snipe, Subantarctic    Taxonomic change       Content update
Snipe, Swinhoe's    Taxonomic change
Songlark, Brown    Taxonomic change
Songlark, Rufous    Taxonomic change
Sparrowhawk, Collared    Taxonomic change       Content update (R 1.1 )
Sparrowhawk, Japanese    Taxonomic change
Spinebill, Eastern     Content update
Spinebill, Western     Content update
Spinifexbird    Taxonomic change
Spoonbill, Royal    Taxonomic change       Content update
Spoonbill, Yellow-billed    Taxonomic change
Starling, Chestnut-cheeked    Taxonomic change
Starling, Metallic    Taxonomic change       Content update (R 1.1 )
Starling, Purple-backed    Taxonomic change
Starling, Rosy    Taxonomic change
Starling, Singing     Content update
Starling, Tasman     Content update
Stilt, Black     Content update
Stilt, Pied    Taxonomic change
Stint, Little    Taxonomic change
Stint, Long-toed    Taxonomic change
Stint, Red-necked    Taxonomic change       Content update
Stint, Temminck's    Taxonomic change
Stitchbird    Taxonomic change       Content update
Stone-curlew, Beach    Taxonomic change       Content update
Stone-curlew, Bush    Taxonomic change
Stork, Black-necked     Content update
Storm-Petrel, Band-rumped    Taxonomic change
Storm-Petrel, Black-bellied    Taxonomic change
Storm-Petrel, Grey-backed    Taxonomic change       Content update
Storm-Petrel, Leach's    Taxonomic change
Storm-Petrel, Matsudaira's    Taxonomic change       Content update
Storm-Petrel, New Caledonian    Taxonomic change
Storm-Petrel, New Zealand    Taxonomic change
Storm-petrel, Polynesian    Taxonomic change
Storm-Petrel, Swinhoe's    Taxonomic change
Storm-Petrel, Tristram's    Taxonomic change
Storm-Petrel, White-bellied    Taxonomic change       Content update
Storm-Petrel, White-faced    Taxonomic change       Content update
Storm-Petrel, Wilson's    Taxonomic change       Content update
Sunbird, Olive-backed    Taxonomic change       Content update (R 1.1 )
Swallow, Chilean    Taxonomic change
Swallow, House    Taxonomic change
Swallow, Red-rumped    Taxonomic change       Content update (R 1.1 )
Swallow, White-backed    Taxonomic change
Swamphen, Purple    Taxonomic change
Swan, Black     Content update
Swift, Common    Taxonomic change       Content update
Swift, Fork-tailed    Taxonomic change       Content update
Swift, House    Taxonomic change
Swift, Papuan Spine-tailed    Taxonomic change

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BirdLife Australia (2023). Updated species. [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/updated-species/ Accessed: November 19, 2025 Time Zone: +10:00