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.

The search facility only works on the English name or part of it. To see all Honeyeaters search for ‘Honeyeater’. However to search for the full name enter the ungrouped name. Eg search for Sooty Albatross not Albatross, Sooty.

Species updated

Note: species which have been removed from the current taxonomy are noted (see page for a list of species).

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Rook   
Rosella, Crimson   Taxonomic (latest: AviList 2025)   Content Update (No release date)
Rosella, Eastern   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content Update (No release date)
Rosella, Green   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content Update (No release date)
Rosella, Northern   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content Update (No release date)
Rosella, Pale-headed   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content Update (No release date)
Rosella, Western   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content Update (No release date)
Rubythroat, Siberian   Taxonomic (latest: AviList 2025)   
Ruff   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   
Saddleback, North Island   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   
Saddleback, South Island   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   
Sanderling   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   
Sandpiper, Baird's   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content (latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0 )
Sandpiper, Broad-billed   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   
Sandpiper, Buff-breasted   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content (latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0 )
Sandpiper, Common   
Sandpiper, Curlew   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content (latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0 )
Sandpiper, Green   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content (latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0 )
Sandpiper, Least   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content (latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0 )
Sandpiper, Marsh   
Sandpiper, Pectoral   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content (latest: 11 March 2025 R 1.1 )
Sandpiper, Semipalmated   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content (latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0 )
Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content Update (No release date)
Sandpiper, Solitary   
Sandpiper, Stilt   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content (latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0 )
Sandpiper, Terek   Content Update (No release date)
Sandpiper, Upland   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   
Sandpiper, Western   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   
Sandpiper, White-rumped   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content (latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0 )
Sandpiper, Wood   
sandpipers, Hybrid Calidris   
Scaup, New Zealand   
Scops-Owl, Oriental   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   
Scrub-bird, Noisy   Content Update (No release date)
Scrub-bird, Rufous   Content Update (No release date)
Scrub-robin, Northern   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content (latest: 11 March 2025 R 1.1 )
Scrub-robin, Southern   
Scrubfowl, Orange-footed   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   
Scrubtit   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content Update (No release date)
Scrubwren, Atherton    Revised (10 June 2025 R 1.2)   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content (latest: 10 June 2025 R 1.2 )
Scrubwren, Large-billed   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content Update (No release date)
Scrubwren, Spotted   Taxonomic (latest: AviList 2025)   
Scrubwren, Tasmanian   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   
Scrubwren, Tropical   Taxonomic (latest: AviList 2025)   
Scrubwren, White-browed   Taxonomic (latest: AviList 2025)   Content (latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0 )
Scrubwren, Yellow-throated   Taxonomic (latest: AviList 2025)   Content Update (No release date)
Sea-Eagle, White-bellied   Taxonomic (latest: AviList 2025)   
Shag, Antarctic   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)    (not in current HANZAB taxonomy – see Taxonomic Changes)
Shag, Auckland   Taxonomic (latest: HANZAB 2023)   Content Update (No release date)
Shag, Bounty   Taxonomic (latest: AviList 2025)   Content Update (No release date)

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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: March 17, 2026 Time Zone: +10:00