List of bird species described in the 2010s explained

See also parent article Bird species new to science

This page details the bird species described as new to science in the years 2010 to 2019:

Summary statistics

Number of species described per year

Year	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Number of new species described	5	3	7	28	5	3	5	8	6	5

Countries with high numbers of newly described species

• Brazil
• Peru
• Philippines
• Indonesia

The birds, year-by-year

2010

• Limestone leaf warbler, Phylloscopus calciatilis: Alström, P. . Davidson, P. . Duckworth, J.W. . Eames, J.C. . Le, T.T. . Nguyen, C. . Olsson, U. . Robson, C. . Timmins, R. . 2010. Description of a new species of Phylloscopus warbler from Vietnam and Laos. Ibis. 152. 1. 145–168. 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00990.x. free .
• Fenwick's antpitta or Urrao antpitta, Grallaria fenwickorum: Barrera, L.F. . Bartels, A. . Fundación ProAves de Colombia . 2010. A new species of Antpitta (family Grallariidae) from the Colibrí del Sol Bird Reserve, Colombia. Conservación Colombiana. 13. 8–24.
• Socotra buzzard, Buteo socotraensis: Porter, R.F. . Kirwan, G.M. . 2010. Studies of Socotran birds VI. The taxonomic status of the Socotra Buzzard. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club. 130. 2. 116–131.
• Willard's sooty boubou, Laniarius willardi: Voelker, G. . Outlaw, R.K. . Reddy, S. . Tobler, M. . Bates, J.M. . Hackett, S.J. . Kahindo, C. . Marks, B.D. . Kerbis Peterhans, J.C. . Gnoske, T.P. . 2010. A New Species of Boubou (Malaconotidae: Laniarius) from the Albertine Rift. Auk. 127. 3. 678–689. 10.1525/auk.2010.09014. 15031325 . free .
• Rock tapaculo, Scytalopus petrophilus: Whitney, B.M. . Vasconcelos, M.F. . Silveira, L.F. . Pacheco, J.F. . 2010. Scytalopus petrophilus (Rock Tapaculo): a new species from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia. 18. 2. 73–88.

2011

• Tsingy wood rail, Canirallus beankaensis: Steven M. Goodman . Marie Jeanne Raherilalao . Nicholas L. Block . 2011. Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the Mentocrex kioloides complex (Aves: Gruiformes: Rallidae) from Madagascar, with the description of a new species.. Zootaxa. 2776. 49–60. 10.11646/zootaxa.2776.1.3. free.
• Bryan's shearwater, Puffinus bryani: Pyle, Peter . Welch . Andreanna J. . Fleischer . Robert C. . 2011. A New Species of Shearwater (Puffinus) Recorded from Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The Condor. 113. 3. 518–527. 10.1525/cond.2011.100117. 55634270 . free.
• Várzea thrush, Turdus sanchezorum: O'Neill, John P. . Lane, Daniel F. . Naka, Luciano N. . 2011. A cryptic new species of thrush (Turdidae: Turdus) from western Amazonia. The Condor. 113. 4. 869–880. 10.1525/cond.2011.100244. 86624442. free.

2012

• Alta Floresta antpitta, Hylopezus whittakeri: Carneiro . Lincoln Silva . Gonzaga, Luiz Pedreira . Rêgo, Péricles S. . Sampaio, Iracilda . Schneider, Horacio . Aleixo, Alexandre . 2012. Systematic Revision of the Spotted Antpitta (Grallariidae: Hylopezus macularius), with Description of a Cryptic New Species from Brazilian Amazonia. The Auk. 129. 2. 338–351. 10.1525/auk.2012.11157. 84023178 . free .
• Antioquia wren, Thryophilus sernai: Lara, C. E. . A. M. Cuervo . S. V. Valderrama . D. Calderón-F. . C. D. Cadena . 2012. A new species of wren (Troglodytidae: Thryophilus) from the dry Cauca River Canyon, northwestern Colombia. The Auk. 129. 3. 537–550. 10.1525/auk.2012.12028. 49351402. free.
• Sira barbet, Capito fitzpatricki: Seeholzer, G.F. . B.M. Winger, M.G. Harvey . D. Cáceres A., J.D. Weckstein . amp . 2012. A New Species of Barbet (Capitonidae: Capito) From The Cerros Del Sira, Ucayali, Peru. The Auk. 129. 3. 551–559. 10.1525/auk.2012.11250. 49550316 .
• †Bermuda towhee, Pipilo naufragus: Olson, S. L. . Wingate, D. B. . amp. 2012. A new species of towhee (Aves: Emberizidae: Pipilo) from Quaternary deposits on Bermuda. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125. 1. 85–96. 10.2988/11-21.1. 128495407 .
• Cipó cinclodes, Cinclodes pabsti espinhacensis: Freitas, G. H. S. . Chaves, A. V. . Costa, L. M. . Santos, F. R. . Rodrigues, M. . 2012. A new species of Cinclodes from the Espinhaço Range, southeastern Brazil: insights into the biogeographical history of the South American highlands. Ibis. 154. 4. 738–755. 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2012.01268.x. . Lumped with long-tailed cinclodes (Cinclodes pabsti) in 2013
• Camiguin hawk-owl, Ninox leventisi:Rasmussen, P. C. . Allen, D. N. S. . Collar, N. . DeMeuleMeester, B . Hutchinson, R. O. . Jakosalem, P. G. C. . Kenny, R. S. . Lambert, F. R. . Paguntalan, L. M. . 2012. Vocal divergence and new species in the Philippine Hawk Owl Ninox philippensis complex. Forktail. 28. 1–20. . Split from Philippine hawk-owl.
• Cebu hawk-owl, Ninox rumseyi:Rasmussen, P. C. . Allen, D. N. S. . Collar, N. . DeMeuleMeester, B . Hutchinson, R. O. . Jakosalem, P. G. C. . Kenny, R. S. . Lambert, F. R. . Paguntalan, L. M. . 2012. Vocal divergence and new species in the Philippine Hawk Owl Ninox philippensis complex. Forktail. 28. 1–20. Split from Philippine hawk-owl.

2013

• Rinjani scops owl, Otus jolandae:George Sangster . Ben F. King . Philippe Verbelen . Colin R. Trainor . 2013. A New Owl Species of the Genus Otus (Aves: Strigidae) from Lombok, Indonesia. PLOS ONE. 8. 2. e53712. 10.1371/journal.pone.0053712. 23418422. 3572129. 2013PLoSO...853712S. free.
• Pincoya storm petrel, Oceanites pincoyae:Peter Harrison . Michel Sallaberry . Chris P Gaskin . Karen A Baird . Alvaro Jamarillo . Shirley Maria Metz . Mark Pearman . Michael O'Keeffe . Jim Dowdall . Seamus Enright . Kieran Fahy . Jeff Gilligan . Gerard Lillie . 2013. A new storm-petrel species from Chile. The Auk. 130. 1. 180–191. 10.1525/auk.2012.12071. 85987531 . free .
• Delta Amacuro softtail, Thripophaga amacurensis:Steven Leon Hilty . David Ascanio . Andrew W. Whittaker . 2013. A New Species of Softtail (Furnariidae: Thripophaga) from the Delta of the Orinoco River in Venezuela. The Condor. 115. 1. 143–154. 10.1525/cond.2012.110212. 84646597. free.
• †Bermuda flicker, Colaptes oceanicus:Storrs L. Olson. 2013. Fossil woodpeckers from Bermuda with the description of a new species of Colaptes (Aves: Picidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 126. 1. 17–24. 10.2988/0006-324X-126.1.17. 84248107.
• †Sao Miguel scops owl, Otus frutuosoi : Juan Carlos Rando . Josep Antoni Alcover . Storrs L. Olson . Harald Pieper. . 2013. A new species of extinct scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from São Miguel Island (Azores Archipelago, North Atlantic Ocean). . Zootaxa. 3647. 2 . 343–357. 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.2.6. 10261/85708 . 26295111 . free .
• Seram masked owl, Tyto almae:Knud Andreas Jønsson . Michael Køie Poulsen . Tri Haryoko . Andrew Hart Reeve . Pierre-Henri Fabre . 2013. A new species of masked-owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Tytonidae) from Seram, Indonesia. Zootaxa. 3635. 1. 51–61. 10.11646/zootaxa.3635.1.5 . 26097930.
• Junin tapaculo, Scytalopus gettyae:Peter A. Hosner . Mark B. Robbins . Thomas Valqui . A. Townsend Peterson . amp . 2013. A New Species of Scytalopus Tapaculo (Aves: Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae) from the Andes of Central Peru. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 125. 2. 233–242. 10.1676/12-055.1. 85756230 .
• Cambodian tailorbird Orthotomus chaktomuk:Simon Mahood . Ashish John . Hong Chamnan . Colin Poole . amp . 2013. A new species of lowland tailorbird (Passeriformes: Cisticolidae: Orthotomus) from the Mekong floodplain of Cambodia . Forktail. 29. 1–14.
• Tropeiro seedeater, Sporophila beltoni: Márcio Repenning . Carla Suertegaray Fontana. . amp. 2013. A new species of gray seedeater (Emberizidae: Sporophila) from upland grasslands of southern Brazil.. The Auk. 130. 4 . 791–803. 10.1525/auk.2013.12167. 85942537 . free.
• Sierra Madre ground warbler Robsonius thompsoni: Peter A. Hosner, Nikki C. Boggess . Phillip Alviola . Luis A. Sánchez-González . Carl H. Oliveros . Rolly Urriza . Robert G. Moyle. . 2013. Phylogeography of the Robsonius Ground-Warblers (Passeriformes: Locustellidae) Reveals an Undescribed Species from Northeastern Luzon, Philippines. . The Condor. 115. 3 . 630–639. 10.1525/cond.2013.120124. 1808/14475 . 54028888 . free .
• Guerrero brush-finch Arremon kuehnerii: Adolfo G. Navarro-Sigüenza . Martha A. García-Hernández . A. Townsend Peterson . 2013. A new species of Brush-Finch (Arremon; Emberizidae) from western Mexico. . The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 125. 3 . 443–453. 10.1676/12-136.1. 84057064.
• Omani owl Strix omanensis: Magnus Robb . Arnoud B van den Berg . Mark Constantine . 2013. A new species of Strix owl from Oman. . Dutch Birding. 35. 5 . 275–310.
• †New Caledonia snipe, Coenocorypha neocaledonica: Trevor Worthy . Atholl Anderson . Christophe Sand . 2013. An extinct Austral snipe Aves: Coenocorypha from New Caledonia. . Emu. 113. 4 . 383–393. 10.1071/MU13019. 85169982.

The following 15 Brazilian species are described in the 17th volume of the Handbook of the Birds of the World:

• Western striolated-puffbird, Nystalus obamai
• Xingu woodcreeper, Dendrocolaptes retentus
• Inambari woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae
• Tupana scythebill, Campylorhamphus gyldenstolpei
• Tapajós scythebill, Campylorhamphus cardosoi
• Roosevelt stipple-throated antwren, Epinecrophylla dentei
• Bamboo antwren, Myrmotherula oreni
• Predicted antwren, Herpsilochmus praedictus
• Aripuana antwren, Herpsilochmus stotzi
• Manicoré warbling antbird, Hypocnemis rondoni
• Chico's tyrannulet, Zimmerius chicomendesi
• Acre tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus cohnhafti
• Sucunduri yellow-margined flycatcher, Tolmomyias sucunduri
• Inambari gnatcatcher, Polioptila attenboroughi
• Campina jay, Cyanocorax hafferi

2014

• São Paulo marsh antwren Formicivora paludicola: Dante Renato Corrêa Buzzetti . Ricardo Belmonte Lopes . Bianca Luiza Reinert . Luíz Fábio Silveira . Marcos Ricardo Bornschein . December 2013 . A new species of Formicivora Swainson, 1824 (Thamnophilidae) from the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia . 21. 4. 269–291.

[''the last issue of RBO 21, from "Dec 2013", was released only in March 2014'']

• Wakatobi flowerpecker Dicaeum kuehni: Seán B. A. Kelly . David J. Kelly . Natalie Cooper . Andi Bahrun . Kangkuso Analuddin . Nicola M. Marples . 2014. Molecular and Phenotypic Data Support the Recognition of the Wakatobi Flowerpecker (Dicaeum kuehni) from the Unique and Understudied Sulawesi Region . PLOS ONE. 9. 6. e98694. 10.1371/journal.pone.0098694 . 24896822 . 4045762. 2014PLoSO...998694K . free .
• †Cryptic treehunter Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti Mazar Barnett, J. . Buzzetti, D.R.C. . 2014 . A new species of Cichlocolaptes Reichenbach 1853 (Furnariidae), the 'gritador-do-nordeste', an undescribed trace of the fading bird life of northeastern Brazil . Rev Bras Ornitol . 22 . 2 . 75–94. 10.1007/BF03544237 . free .
• Bahian mouse-colored tapaculo Scytalopus gonzagai: Giovanni Nachtigall Maurício . Ricardo Belmonte-Lopes . José Fernando Pacheco . Luís Fábio Silveira . Bret M. Whitney . Marcos Ricardo Bornschein . amp . 2014. Taxonomy of 'Mouse-colored Tapaculos' (II): An endangered new species from the montane Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil (Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae: Scytalopus) . The Auk. 131. 4. 643–659 . 10.1642/AUK-14-16.1. free .
• Sulawesi streaked flycatcher (Muscicapa sodhii) : Harris, J.B.C. . Rasmussen, P.C. . Yong, D.L. . Prawiradilaga, D.M. . Putra, D.D. . Round, P.D. . Rheindt, F.E. . 2014 . A New Species of Muscicapa Flycatcher from Sulawesi, Indonesia . PLOS ONE. 9 . 11 . e112657 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0112657 . 25419968 . 4242539. 2014PLoSO...9k2657H . free .

2015

• Desert owl Strix hadorami: Guy M. Kirwan . Manuel Schweizer . José Luis Copete . 2015. Multiple lines of evidence confirm that Hume's Owl Strix butleri (A. O. Hume, 1878) is two species, with description of an unnamed species (Aves: Non-Passeriformes: Strigidae). Zootaxa. 3904. 1. 28–50 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.1.2. 25660770 . 4287913 .
• Perijá tapaculo Scytalopus perijanus: Avendaño, J.E. . Cuervo, A.M. . López-O., J.P. . Gutiérrez-Pinto, N. . Cortés-Diago, A. . Cadena, C.D. . 2015. A new species of tapaculo (Rhinocryptidae: Scytalopus) from the Serranía de Perijá of Colombia and Venezuela. The Auk. 132. 2. 450–466 . 10.1642/AUK-14-166.1. 49354537.
• Sichuan bush warbler Locustella chengi: Alström, P. . Xia, C. . Rasmussen, P.C. . Olsson, U. . Dai, B. . Zhao, J. . Leader, P.J. . Carey, G.J. . Dong. L., Cai . T., Holt . P.I., Manh . H.L., Song . G., Liu . Y., Zhang . Y. & Lei, F. . 2015. Integrative taxonomy of the Russet Bush Warbler Locustella mandelli complex reveals a new species from central China. Avian Research. 6. 9. 1–32 . 10.1186/s40657-015-0016-z. free .

2016

• Himalayan forest thrush Zoothera salimalii: Alström P. . Rasmussen P.C. . Chao Zhao . Jingzi Xu . Dalvi S. . Tianlong Cai . Yuyan Guan . Kalyakin M.V. . Fumin Lei . Olsson U. . 2016. Integrative taxonomy of the Plain-backed Thrush (Zoothera mollissima) complex (Aves, Turdidae) reveals cryptic species, including a new species. . Avian Research. 7. 1. 1–39. 10.1186/s40657-016-0037-2. free .
• Dahomey forest robin Stiphrornis dahomeyensis: Voelker, G.; Tobler, M.; Prestridge, H. L.; Duijm, E.; Groenenberg, D.; Hutchinson, M. R.; Martin, A. D.; Nieman, A.; Roselaar, C. S.; Huntley, J. W. (2016). "Three new species of Stiphrornis (Aves: Muscicapidae) from the Afro-tropics, with a molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus". Systematics and Biodiversity. doi:10.1080/14772000.2016.1226978
• Ghana forest robin Stiphrornis inexpectatus: Voelker, G.; Tobler, M.; Prestridge, H. L.; Duijm, E.; Groenenberg, D.; Hutchinson, M. R.; Martin, A. D.; Nieman, A.; Roselaar, C. S.; Huntley, J. W. (2016). "Three new species of Stiphrornis (Aves: Muscicapidae) from the Afro-tropics, with a molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus". Systematics and Biodiversity. doi:10.1080/14772000.2016.1226978.
• Rudder's forest robin Stiphrornis rudderi: Voelker, G.; Tobler, M.; Prestridge, H. L.; Duijm, E.; Groenenberg, D.; Hutchinson, M. R.; Martin, A. D.; Nieman, A.; Roselaar, C. S.; Huntley, J. W. (2016). "Three new species of Stiphrornis (Aves: Muscicapidae) from the Afro-tropics, with a molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus". Systematics and Biodiversity. doi:10.1080/14772000.2016.1226978
• Ibera seedeater Sporophila iberaensis: Adrian Di Giacomo, Bernabe López-Lanús and Cecilia Kopuchian. 2017. A New Species of Seedeater (Emberizidae: Sporophila) from the Iberá grasslands, in northeast Argentina. bioRxiv. 046318. 2017

2017

• Tatama tapaculo Scytalopus alvarezlopezi: Stiles, F. Gary; Laverde-R., Oscar; Cadena, Carlos Daniel (2017). "A new species of tapaculo (Rhinocryptidae: Scytalopus) from the Western Andes of Colombia". The Auk. 134 (2): 377–392. doi:10.1642/AUK-16-205.1.
• Ashambu blue robin Sholicola ashambuensis: Robin, V., Vishnudas, C.K., Gupta, P. et al. Two new genera of songbirds represent endemic radiations from the Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats, India. BMC Evol Biol 17, 31 (2017) doi:10.1186/s12862-017-0882-6
• Blue-winged amazon Amazona gomezgarzai: Silva, Tony; Guzmán, Antonio; Urantówka, Adam D.; Mackiewicz, Paweł (2017). "A new parrot taxon from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico—its position within genus Amazona based on morphology and molecular phylogeny". PeerJ. 5: e3475. doi:10.7717/peerj.3475
• Painted manakin Machaeropterus eckelberryi: Daniel F. Lane, Andrew W. Kratter, John P. O'Neill. A new species of manakin (Aves: Pipridae; Machaeropterus) from Peru with a taxonomic reassessment of the Striped Manakin (M. regulus) complex . Zootaxa, 2017; 4320 (2): 379 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4320.2.11
• Dry-forest sabrewing Campylopterus calcirupicola: Lopes, Leonardo; Ferreira de Vasconcelos, Marcelo; Gonzaga, Luiz (2017-05-15). "A cryptic new species of hummingbird of the Campylopterus largipennis complex (Aves: Trochilidae)". Zootaxa. 4268: 1–33. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4268.1.1
• †Greater Azores bullfinch Pyrrhula crassa: J. C. Rando, H. Pieper, Storrs L. Olson, F. Pereira and J. A. Alcover. 2017. A New Extinct Species of Large Bullfinch (Aves: Fringillidae: Pyrrhula) from Graciosa Island (Azores, North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa. 4282(3); 567–583.  DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4282.3.9
• Rote myzomela Myzomela irianawidodoae: Dewi Malia Prawiradilaga, Pratibha Baveja, Suparno, Hidayat Ashari, Nathaniel Sheng Rong Ng, Chyi Yin Gwee, Philippe Verbelen and Frank Erwin Rheindt (2017). A colorful new species of Myzomela Honeyeater from Rote Island in Eastern Indonesia. Treubia. Number: 44. Pages: 77-100. December. http://e-journal.biologi.lipi.go.id/index.php/treubia/article/view/3414
• Santa Marta screech owl Megascops gilesi: Krabbe, N. K. (2017). "A new species of Megascops (Strigidae) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, with notes on voices of New World screech-owls". Ornitología Colombiana. 16: 1–27.

2018

• Cordillera Azul antbird Myrmoderus eowilsoni: Andre E. Moncrieff, Oscar Johnson, Daniel F. Lane, Josh R. Beck, Fernando Angulo and Jesse Fagan. 2018. A New Species of Antbird (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) from the Cordillera Azul, San Martín, Peru [''Una nueva especie de hormiguero (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) de la Cordillera Azul, San Martín, Perú'']. The Auk. 135(1); 114–126. DOI: 10.1642/AUK-17-97.1
• Whenua Hou diving petrel Pelecanoides whenuahouensis: Fischer, Johannes H.; Debski, Igor; Miskelly, Colin M.; Bost, Charles A.; Fromant, Aymeric; Tennyson, Alan J. D.; Tessler, Jake; Cole, Rosalind; Hiscock, Johanna H. (2018-06-27). "Analyses of phenotypic differentiations among South Georgian Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus) populations reveal an undescribed and highly endangered species from New Zealand". PLOS ONE. 13 (6): e0197766. ISSN 1932-6203
• Western square-tailed drongo Dicrurus occidentalis: Fuchs, Jérôme; DOUNO, MORY; Bowie, Rauri; Fjeldså, Jon (2018-06-20). "Taxonomic revision of the Square-tailed Drongo species complex (Passeriformes: Dicruridae) with description of a new species from western Africa". Zootaxa. 4438: 105. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4438.1.4
• Southern dark newtonia Newtonia lavarambo: Younger, Jane & Strozier, Lynika & Maddox, J. Dylan & Nyári, Árpád & Bonfitto, Matthew & Raherilalao, Marie Jeanne & Goodman, Steven & Reddy, Sushma. (2018). Hidden diversity of forest birds in Madagascar revealed using integrative taxonomy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 124. .
• Blue-throated hillstar Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus: Francisco Sornoza-Molina, Juan F. Freile, Jonas Nilsson, Niels Krabbe and Elisa Bonaccorso. 2018. A Striking, Critically Endangered, New Species of Hillstar (Trochilidae: Oreotrochilus) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador [''Una sorprendente y críticamente amenazada especie nueva de estrella (Trochilidae:'' Oreotrochilus'') de los Andes suroccidentales de Ecuador]. The Auk. 135(4);1146-1171.
• Rote leaf warbler Phylloscopus rotiensis: Ng, Nathaniel. S. R.; Prawiradilaga, Dewi. M.; Ng, Elize. Y. X.; Suparno; Ashari, Hidayat; Trainor, Colin; Verbelen, Philippe; Rheindt, Frank. E. (2018-10-23). "A striking new species of leaf warbler from the Lesser Sundas as uncovered through morphology and genomics". Scientific Reports. 8 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-018-34101-7. ISSN 2045-2322.

2019

• Cream-eyed bulbul Pycnonotus pseudosimplex: Subir B. Shakya, Haw Chuan Lim, Robert G. Moyle, Mustafa Abdul Rahman, Maklarin Lakim and Frederick H. Sheldon. 2019. A Cryptic New Species of Bulbul from Borneo. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 139(1) DOI 10.25226/bboc.v139i1.2019.a3 ISSN 0007-1595
• Whistling long-tailed cuckoo Cercococcyx lemaireae: Peter Boesman and N. J. Collar "Two undescribed species of bird from West Africa," Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 139(2), 147–159, (17 June 2019). https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v139i2.2019.a7
• Western yellow-spotted barbet Buccanodon dowsetti: Peter Boesman and N. J. Collar "Two undescribed species of bird from West Africa," Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 139(2), 147–159, (17 June 2019). https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v139i2.2019.a7
• Alor myzomela Myzomela prawiradilagae: Mohammad Irham, Hidayat Ashari, Suparno, Colin R. Trainor, Philippe Verbelen, Meng Yue Wu and Frank E. Rheindt. 2019. A New Myzomela Honeyeater (Meliphagidae) from the Highlands of Alor Island, Indonesia. Journal of Ornithology. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-019-01722-2
• Spectacled flowerpecker Dicaeum dayakorum: Jacob R. Saucier, Christopher M. Milensky, Marcos A. Caraballo-Ortiz, Roslina Ragai, N. Faridah Dahlan and David P. Edwards. 2019. A Distinctive New Species of Flowerpecker (Passeriformes: Dicaeidae) from Borneo. Zootaxa. 4686(4); 451–464. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4686.4.1

Described in this period, no longer thought to be good species

• Strix omanensis, described in 2013, is now thought to be identical with Strix butleri.
• Amazona gomezgarzai, described in 2017, now thought to represent specimens of hybrid origin

Described in this period as a species but may instead be a subspecies

• Sholicola ashambuensis, described in 2017, tentatively considered a subspecies of S. albiventris by the Clements Checklist.
• Newtonia lavarambo, described in 2018, tentatively considered a subspecies of N. amphicroa by the Clements Checklist.