List of bird species described in the 2010s


 * 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:

Countries with high numbers of newly described species

 * Brazil
 * Peru
 * Philippines
 * Indonesia

2010

 * Limestone leaf warbler, Phylloscopus calciatilis:
 * Fenwick's antpitta or Urrao antpitta, Grallaria fenwickorum:
 * Socotra buzzard, Buteo socotraensis:
 * Willard's sooty boubou, Laniarius willardi:
 * Rock tapaculo, Scytalopus petrophilus:

2011

 * Tsingy wood rail, Canirallus beankaensis:
 * Bryan's shearwater, Puffinus bryani:
 * Várzea thrush, Turdus sanchezorum:

2012

 * Alta Floresta antpitta, Hylopezus whittakeri:
 * Antioquia wren, Thryophilus sernai:
 * Sira barbet, Capito fitzpatricki:
 * †Bermuda towhee, Pipilo naufragus:
 * Cipó cinclodes, Cinclodes pabsti espinhacensis: . Lumped with long-tailed cinclodes (Cinclodes pabsti) in 2013
 * Camiguin hawk-owl, Ninox leventisi:. Split from Philippine hawk-owl.
 * Cebu hawk-owl, Ninox rumseyi: Split from Philippine hawk-owl.

2013

 * Rinjani scops owl, Otus jolandae:
 * Pincoya storm petrel, Oceanites pincoyae:
 * Delta Amacuro softtail, Thripophaga amacurensis:
 * †Bermuda flicker, Colaptes oceanicus:
 * †Sao Miguel scops owl, Otus frutuosoi :
 * Seram masked owl, Tyto almae:
 * Junin tapaculo, Scytalopus gettyae:
 * Cambodian tailorbird Orthotomus chaktomuk:
 * Tropeiro seedeater, Sporophila beltoni:
 * Sierra Madre ground warbler Robsonius thompsoni:
 * Guerrero brush-finch Arremon kuehnerii:
 * Omani owl Strix omanensis:
 * †New Caledonia snipe, Coenocorypha neocaledonica:

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
[the last issue of RBO 21, from "Dec 2013", was released only in March 2014]
 * São Paulo marsh antwren Formicivora paludicola:
 * Wakatobi flowerpecker Dicaeum kuehni:
 * †Cryptic treehunter Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti
 * Bahian mouse-colored tapaculo Scytalopus gonzagai:
 * Sulawesi streaked flycatcher (Muscicapa sodhii) :

2015

 * Desert owl Strix hadorami:
 * Perijá tapaculo Scytalopus perijanus:
 * Sichuan bush warbler Locustella chengi:

2016

 * Himalayan forest thrush Zoothera salimalii:
 * 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. 10.1101/0463182017

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. 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.017.
 * 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.