Going on a world trip Laurie ?
Tony
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On Behalf Of L&L Knight
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 6:19 PM
To: Birding Aus
Subject: How many field guides are needed to cover all
thespecies in the world?
G'day I was leafing through the Princeton "Birds of Peru" Field Guide
the other day. It covers ~1,800 species, or about ~20% of the world
total.
This got me wondering what is the minimum number of field guides one
would need to purchase to cover all the species in the world [and
which guides would those be]?
This is likely to change over time, given that species will continue
to be lumped and split [guides the cover races that are candidates for
splitting would have a higher level of future-proofing]. However, it
is a challenge that the bird nerds might want to take up.
Regards, Laurie.
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