WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species

Instead of a checklist (irregularly updated), a more ambitious action would be a dynamic taxonomic database of bird species that could be updated by #AviList curators when a revision is required.
An existing example : WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species).
www.marinespecies.org/index.php

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Building a new list unifying previously existing lists reminds me the famous @xkcd.com comic about standards...

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#AviList

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It's great to see this #AviList action aiming to build a unified taxonomic list of birds...

www.avilist.org

But I have 2 comments. 👇

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AviList and the Future of Bird Classification A unified global bird checklist is here – bringing clarity to species names, research, and conservation worldwide.

A unified global bird checklist is here – bringing clarity to species names, research, and conservation worldwide.

theornithologist.org/avilist-and-...

#Taxonomy #AviList #systematics #TheOrnithologist

AviList unites the world’s bird species The publication of AviList means that for the first time ever, we have a unified global checklist of the species of bird found on planet Earth.

#Birdlife.org has published the #AviList, meaning that for the first time ever, we have a unified global checklist of the species of #birds found on planet Earth. www.birdlife.org/news/2025/06...?

AviList unites the world’s bird species The publication of AviList means that for the first time ever, we have a unified global checklist of the species of bird found on planet Earth.

#Birdlife.org has published the #AviList, meaning that for the first time ever, we have a unified global checklist of the species of #birds found on planet Earth. www.birdlife.org/news/2025/06/11/avilist-...

Home AviList is a collaborative global effort to produce a single current consensus taxonomy for the birds of the world, along with key information on taxonomy and nomenclature. The checklist is free for d...

One list to rule them all, one list to find them, one list to bring them all and in a life list bind them. www.avilist.org #AviList #Avibase #taxonomy

People who went for the Cayenne Tern. 😂 #birds #birding #irishbirding #avilist

Tis far from Maghreb anything ye were reared. #avilist #birds #birding

Ahhhh so it's back to calling Med Shear on a seawatch. 😍🤤 Small boys in the park. Jumpers for goalposts. Hmmm?
#avilist #TheNostalgia

Start page screenshot.

🦅 The new unified global #avian #taxonomy #AviList has just been released at www.avilist.org! Xmas for anyone interested in #birds & checklists... The first version will be followed by annual updates, with decisions and processes aimed to be more transparent than its predecessors'. 🪶🧪

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