2025 eBird Taxonomic Update
BOW Taxonomy TeamOctober 29, 2025
It's the time of year again! The annual 2025 eBird taxonomic update just dropped and is now available in eBird, Merlin, and Birds of the World.
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Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Mangrove Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Eastern Red-legged Thrush
Turdus ardosiaceus
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
Salvadoran Flycatcher
Myiarchus flavidior
Red Grouse
Lagopus scotica
Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes filholi
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Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
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Mycteria ibis
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Scytalopus argentifrons
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Vireo gundlachii
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Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
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Setophaga petechia
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Vireo gilvus
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Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
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