Thanks David, Mike and Kevin for a job really well done. The lists are very
clear and comprehensive, and make an excellent reference in terms of up-to-date
taxonomy and new species. I used the BARC lists as a reference for the Pizzey
and Knight apps and cannot praise your work highly enough. Please keep up the
good work.
The only problem is I now have to add some new species :)
Regards
Guy Gibbon
-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
David James
Sent: 30 July 2014 11:40 PM
To: Birding_Aus
Subject: BARC Checklist v2014Jul is released
BARC Checklist v2014Jul is released (30 July 2014) Greetings birders, A new
version of the BARC Australian Checklist v2014Jul is now available on the BARC
website as a downloadable Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
(BARC_Australian_Checklist_v2014Jul.xls). The BARC Website is at:
http://www.tonypalliser.com/barc/barc-home.html
Like previous versions, this checklist is intended to follow the IOC World Bird
Names checklist to the letter, in terms of species taxonomy, scientific and
English names, spelling and sequence. As with previous versions, subspecies are
not included. There are no intended deviations from the IOC list (other than
abbreviating it to species and Australia) and there are no novel taxonomic
opinions expressed by BARC in that regard.
This upgrade includes changes to the IOC list up to 15 April
2014 (Gill, F & D Donsker 2014; IOC World Bird List v 4.2;
http://www.worldbirdnames.org/).
If you download the spreadsheet you will find two worksheets. One worksheet is
the full v2014Jul. The second worksheet is an upgrade tool for those who are
already using the BARC Checklist (v2014Jan) and would prefer to modify their
personalised lists rather than start with a blank checklist again. It contains
a set of instructions for converting the old BARC Checklist v2014Jan to this
new v2014Jul. Upgrading involves inserting five new species, changing the
sequence of species in three families, replacing eight rows due to changes or
errors, and deleting two rows from the extinct species list. The upgrade
worksheet will also allow users to identify the changes that have been made in
v2014Jul.
Summary of changes:
No changes by the IOC affect the species taxonomy of Australian birds.
Five species new for Australia have been accepted by BARC since v2014Jan
(Slaty-backed Gull, Oriental Scops Owl, Hooded Pitta, Siberian Thrush and
Siberian Blue Robin).
Two extinct taxa of emu are removed because the IOC treats them as subspecies,
not full species.
These changes bring the total Australian list to 924 confirmed species, 18 of
which are extinct or extirpated.
There are also changes to the sequence of species in three families,
Accipitridae, Meliphagidae and Muscicapidae.
In addition, minor changes or corrections affect seven species and one family
header row.
There are also updates to two other BARC lists, coinciding with this new
version of the checklist. All are available on the BARC website:
BARC_Index_of_Cases_v2014Jul.xls
Includes a list of cases received up to 30 July 2014 and links to finalised
case summaries. BARC_Reviw_List_v2014Jul.xls The five species new to the
Australian list have been added.
Two species have been removed, Little Stint and Franklin s Gull. However, these
last two may be added to the review lists of state and regional records
committees.
BARC_Unsubstantiated_List_v2014Jul.xls
The Unsubstantiated Species List contains species which might be added to the
Australian list in the future, but which BARC has so far not accepted. To
qualify for inclusion there needs to be some evidence such as published and
unambiguous photos, reports of a museum specimen, a submission that BARC is
reviewing, etc.
The intention is that the BARC Australian Checklist will be updated every 6
months (in Approximately January and July). The other three lists will all be
updated at the same time. The versions of each will be identified by year and
month as follows: [list]_v2014Jul.xls, [list]_v2015Jan.xls, etc.
The IOC World Bird List site contains more information about the open
processes, dynamic revisions and cooperative approach of the IOC checklist
system. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ The BARC Australian Checklist v1 was
first released in November 2011 and this current version is the 5thupdate.
Thanks are due to Mike Carter and Kevin Stracey for helpful comments on this
update.
Good birding to you all,
David James
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