BibTeX, biblatex and biber ⇒ biblatex | Bibliography not printing correctly

[Ross Ahmed]

I'm using biblatex to print my bibliography. Using the attached .bib file and .tex file, the bibliography is currently printing as in attached screenshot.

How can I get the bibliography to print as follows:
Andersson, S. 1999. Morphology....
Armenta, J.K., Dunn, P.O. & Whittingham, L.A. 2008. Effects.....

My bib file is as follows:

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@ARTICLE{AnderssonS1999,
  author = {Andersson, S.},
  title = {Morphology of UV reflectance in a whistling-thrush: implications
    for the study of structural colour signalling in birds},
  journal = {Journal of Avian Biology},
  year = {1999},
  volume = {30:},
  pages = {193-204}
}

@ARTICLE{armenta2008,
  author = {Armenta, J.K. and Dunn, P.O. and Whittingham, L.A.},
  title = {{Effects of specimen age on plumage color}},
  journal = {The Auk},
  year = {2008},
  volume = {125:},
  pages = {803--808},
  file = {:Users/rossahmed/Library/Application Support/Mendeley Desktop/Downloaded/Armenta, Dunn, Whittin\textit{g\textit{}}ham - 2008 - Effects of specimen age on plumage color.pdf:pdf},
  publisher = {BioOne},
  url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1525/auk.2008.07006}
}

My .tex file is as follows:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[firstinits=true,style=authoryear,natbib=true,doi=false,isbn=false,url=false,uniquename=false,uniquelist=false,sorting=none, maxcitenames=2]{biblatex}

\renewcommand*{\nameyeardelim}{\addspace} % remove comma inline citations

\renewcommand*{\finalnamedelim}{\addspace\&\space} % delimits authors inline citations with &

\renewcommand*{\multicitedelim}{\addcomma\space} % seperate multi authors by comma

\addbibresource{test.bib}
\DeclareFieldFormat[article,inbook,incollection,inproceedings,patent,thesis,unpublished]{title}{#1\iSDot}

\renewbibmacro{in:}{%
  \ifentrytype{article}{}{%
  \printtext{\bibstring{in}\intitlepunct}}}
  
\makeatletter
\ifcsundef{abx@macro@\detokenize{date+extrayear}}{%
  }{%
  \renewbibmacro*{date+extrayear}{%
    \iffieldundef{year}{%
      }{%
      \addperiod\space
      \printtext{\printdateextra}%
    }%
  }%
}
\makeatother

\DeclareFieldFormat[article]{pages}{#1}
\DeclareNameFormat[article,periodical,book,electronic]{author}{\mkbibbold{#1}}

\begin{document}

\title{test}
\author{test}
\date{}
\maketitle

some text \parencite{AnderssonS1999} and more text \parencite{armenta2008}

\printbibliography

\end{document}

[cgnieder]

The problem is your definition of the name format for author:

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\DeclareNameFormat[article,periodical,book,electronic]{author}{\mkbibbold{#1}}

The biblatex manual says about \DeclareNameFormat:

Defines the name list format format . This formatting directive is arbitrary code to be
executed for every name in a list processed by \printnames. If an entrytype is specified, the format is specific to that type. The entrytype argument may be a comma-separated list of values. The individual parts of a name will be passed to the code as separate arguments. These arguments are as follows:

• #1 The last names. If a name consists of a single part only (for example, ‘Aristotle’), this part will be treated as the last name.
• #2 The last names, given as initials.
• #3 The first names. This argument also includes all middle names.
• #4 The first names, given as initials.
• #5 The name prefixes, for example von, van, of, da, de, del, della, etc. Note that name prefixes are referred to as the ‘von part’ of the name in the BibTeX file format documentation.
• #6 The name prefixes, given as initials.
• #7 The name affixes, for example ‘junior’, ‘senior’, ‘der Jüngere’, ‘der Ältere’, etc. Note that name affixes are referred to as the ‘junior part’ of the name in the BibTeX file format documentation.
• #8 The name affixes, given as initials.

Maybe something like this (I merged the two parts of your MWE into one). Since I don't know the command \iSDot but biblatex provides \isdot I changed the former into the latter.

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[
  firstinits   = true ,
  style        = authoryear ,
  natbib       = true ,
  doi          = false ,
  isbn         = false ,
  url          = false ,
  uniquename   = false ,
  uniquelist   = false ,
  sorting      = none ,
  maxcitenames = 2
]{biblatex}

% remove comma inline citations
\renewcommand*{\nameyeardelim}{\addspace}

% delimits authors inline citations with &
\renewcommand*{\finalnamedelim}{\addspace\&\space}

% seperate multi authors by comma
\renewcommand*{\multicitedelim}{\addcomma\space}

% keep the example self-contained and let it create the bib file on the fly:
\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@ARTICLE{AnderssonS1999,
  author = {Andersson, S.},
  title = {Morphology of UV reflectance in a whistling-thrush: implications
for the study of structural colour signalling in birds},
  journal = {Journal of Avian Biology},
  year = {1999},
  volume = {30:},
  pages = {193-204}
}
@ARTICLE{armenta2008,
  author = {Armenta, J.K. and Dunn, P.O. and Whittingham, L.A.},
  title = {{Effects of specimen age on plumage color}},
  journal = {The Auk},
  year = {2008},
  volume = {125:},
  pages = {803--808},
  file = {:Users/rossahmed/Library/Application Support/Mendeley Desktop/Downloaded/Armenta, Dunn, Whittin\textit{g\textit{}}ham - 2008 - Effects of specimen age on plumage color.pdf:pdf},
  publisher = {BioOne},
  url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1525/auk.2008.07006}
}
\end{filecontents}

\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}
\DeclareFieldFormat
  [article,inbook,incollection,inproceedings,patent,thesis,unpublished]
  {title}{#1\isdot}

\renewbibmacro{in:}{%
  \ifentrytype{article}{}{%
  \printtext{\bibstring{in}\intitlepunct}}}
 
\makeatletter
\ifcsundef{abx@macro@\detokenize{date+extrayear}}{%
  }{%
    \renewbibmacro*{date+extrayear}{%
    \iffieldundef{year}{%
      }{%
        \addperiod\space
         \printtext{\printdateextra}%
      }%
    }%
  }
\makeatother

\DeclareFieldFormat[article]{pages}{#1}
\DeclareNameFormat[article,periodical,book,electronic]{author}{%
  \mkbibbold{#5\addspace#1\addcomma\addspace#4}}


\begin{document}

\title{test}
\author{test}
\date{}
\maketitle

some text \parencite{AnderssonS1999} and more text \parencite{armenta2008}

\printbibliography

\end{document}

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Regards

[Ross Ahmed]

Many thanks, problem solved.