"Official" Bird List

[Noel Luff <>]

Just to complement Geoff's contribution, my understanding is that there are currently 3 taxonomy lists that are regularly updated for world birds.

These are

IOC - which is updated quarterly

Clements (Cornell) - updated annually

HBW/Birdlife International - also updated annually

There is also Howard and Moore which was last updated in 2013.

e-Bird is based on Clements (uses different names for Australian birds)

I think BARC (Birds Australia Rarities Committee) uses IOC

Tony Pallister's league table for Australian twitchers uses IOC.

I am also lead to believe that there are currently moves for IOC and Clements to move closer together (although this may be only a bit of wistful thinking)

Hope this helps

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

Yes, thanks Paul

 

Originally there was no relevant difference (ACT-related) between C&B 2008 and WLAB

 

Below are a couple of current differences I’ve noticed –

 

 

 

From: Paul Fennell [
Sent: Monday, 17 October 2016 10:25 AM
To: Lindsay Hansch
Cc: Canberrabirds
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] "Official" Bird List

 

Lindsay, Geoffrey

 

COG now uses the Working List of Australian Birds by Birdlife Australia and Darwin University:

 

birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/taxonomy

 

We use whatever list Birdlife Australia uses, and moved away from C&B 2008 a couple of years ago.

Cheers

 

Paul

 

Paul Fennell
Editor, COG Annual Bird Report
0407105460

 

On 17 Oct. 2016, at 09:36, Lindsay Hansch <> wrote:

 

Can anyone enlighten me?  What is the "official" bird list for Australia.  My query was prompted by Roger Williams' post of he recent trip to the Alice Springs area which included a photo of a "Sandhill Grasswren".  So I went looking for it and indeed found it in the Cornell Avi-base along with the "Western Grasswren" and the "Short-tailed Grasswren". Are these now official or are they simply proposed?  Appreciate any advice>

 

Regards

 

Lindsay Hansch