Thereafter, family accounts form the meat of the book. Bird Families of the World does the same with a paper by Jon Fjeldså, Per Ericson, Ulf Johansson and Dario Zuccon describing three new bird family names, the Chaetopidae (rockjumpers), Hylocitreidae (Olive-flanked Whistler) and Modulatricidae ( Spot-throat and allies). Later volumes of HBW occasionally took on the mantle of peer-reviewed journal, publishing scientific papers that unveiled novel research or described new species. These and other themes are then developed and expanded, with evolutionary trees explained, the rising importance of genetic data in avian systematics examined, and classification challenges identified and explained.įurther scene-setting sections on extinction and diversification, faunal regions and avian endemism make fascinating reading, while attractive maps depict biogeographic richness (or otherwise) - the north–south divide in the Americas is especially striking, the most bird-rich Neotropics having 42 endemic bird families (20 non-passerine and 22 passerine) compared to the most impoverished Nearctic, with just one (though the range of Olive Warbler, the sole member of the Peucedramidae, actually extends to both regions). We learn from the introduction that "Classification at the level of orders provides the deep structure for avian diversity, sometimes revealing surprising relationships between families", while "the avian family is where the diversity of birds becomes most manageable and meaningful". It is not, however, merely a condensed collection of the illustrated essays familiar from HBW, but a new synopsis produced in association with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.Īccording to Lynx's global avian taxonomy, there are 36 orders and 243 families of birds. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.1.Subtitled An Invitation to the Spectacular Diversity of Birds, this expansive tome from Lynx Edicions continues the publisher's post- Handbook of the Birds of the World output in typically comprehensive style. Spelling guidelines for English bird names, including On hyphens and phylogeny (WJO 2009).Updates of new species and proposed splits, taxonomic revisions, and changes of names.Classification of 44 Orders, 253 Families, 2376 Genera.Spreadsheets in different formats, XML versions of the Master List, and Comparisons with other world lists.HTML lists of 10,928 extant species and 160 extinct species of birds of the world (Version 12.1), with subspecies ( 19,883) and annotations.You can reach us at This Website provides: We welcome your corrections and your suggestions for improvement. Special thanks always to our expert advisors (left panel), to Sally Conyne and Pam Rasmussen for compiling Ranges, to Larry Master, Colin Campbell and Geoff Jones for photos, to Peter Kovalik for spreadsheet magic, to Eric Swanzey for website expertise, and to all volunteer participants. There was broad support for consolidation and improved alignment of global checklists of birds. Improved alignment and consolidation of these independent taxonomic works is underway informally and was the topic of a vigorous Round Table discussion at the 2018 International Ornithological Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World, The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 4 th Edition, and HBW Alive/Bird Life International. The IOC World Bird List complements three other primary world bird lists that differ slightly in their primary goals and taxonomic philosophy, i.e. The updates include changes of recommended names or classification, additions of newly described species, corrections of nomenclature, and updates of species taxonomy.
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To keep up with the current industry of taxonomic revisions, the IOC editorial team and advisors update the web-based list each January and June/July. Our primary goal is to facilitate worldwide communication in ornithology and conservation based on an up-to-date evolutionary classification of world birds and a set of English names that follow explicit guidelines for spelling and construction. The IOC World Bird List is an open access resource of the international community of ornithologists. More information about this ongoing project is on the Ranges page under IOC Lists tab. This update includes updated and expanded range descriptions for most regions between Indonesia and Polynesia, and for seabirds and many shorebirds globally. Transition to IOC 12.1 is underway with some challenges! Thanks for your patience.