AviList

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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.

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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