AviList Latest News
Recently, the AviList became live after four years of work by the Working Group on Avian Checklists.
About AviList
- It is the first-ever unified global checklist of bird species.
- The new checklist will replace the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and Clements lists and will be updated annually.
- Launched by: Under the Working Group on Avian Checklists included representatives from BirdLife International, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the American Ornithologists Society, the International Ornithologists’ Union, and Avibase.
- The list contains 11,131 species, 19,879 subspecies, 2,376 genera, 252 families and 46 orders. It has thus brought together global thinking on what constitutes a species and shakes up humanity’s understanding of the avian world.
Benefits of new AviList
- The new list will especially help scientists get clarity on conservation priorities.
- It will benefit conservation, removing the current confusion and uncertainty resulting from the existence of multiple lists.
- It will make it easier for birders, scientists, policymakers and conservationists to share information, use and link different online platforms, and share a common understanding of avian distribution, ecology and conservation priorities.
 Source: DTE
AviList FAQs
Q1: What is BirdLife International?
Ans: It is a global Partnership of over 100 national conservation organisations with a focus on birds and working together on shared priorities, policies and programmes of conservation exchanging skills, achievements and information, and so growing in ability, authority and influence.
Q2: Where is the headquarters of BirdLife International?
Ans: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Q3: What does ornithology mean?
Ans: Ornithology is the scientific study of birds, a field that combines elements of natural history and biology.
