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...
imgs.xkcd.com/comics/stand...
#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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A unified global bird checklist is here – bringing clarity to species names, research, and conservation worldwide.
theornithologist.org/avilist-and-...
#Taxonomy #AviList #systematics #TheOrnithologist
#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...?
#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-...
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
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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