The IOC have just posted v 2.7 available as a free download at
worldbirdnames.org This one has Western Grasswren split from Thick-
billed as per the recent Emu paper, has 10,456 species and accepts 233
families.
They are also developing a version which lists subspecies, which will
deal with around 30,000 taxa, and that will be a fantastic resource,
The Clements Checklist updates are also out, and again its something
of a fizzer- the purported taking on board of Australasian taxonomic
changes is only partly done- the AOU/SACC clearly trumps out own
taxonomists so Eastern Great Egret and Eastern Osprey, and also
Pacific Barn Owl fail to appear, Elegant Honeyeater doesn't make it
for New Guinea, but hallelujah, Satinbirds have at last got promoted
to family status, a mere 7 years after this was first set out.
Regarding Africa and Asia, tough luck, these await future updates so
this list remains as out of date as ever. All somewhat disappointing
and meaning that we still have to contend with a very different
American taxonomy with our American clients, most of whom are locked
into Clements, as is Avisys, the major software programme.
Oh for a mac-compatible IOC Avisys-style database!
If anyone is interested i have a review of the Checklist of the Birds
of New Zealand 2010 4 th edition, (a very curate's egg kind of beast
indeed), which I'm happy to share, and which I have also submitted it
to Bird-o.
Good birding for 2011
Phil & Sue Gregory
www.cassowary-house.com.au
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