I think you'll have to do a fair bit of travel (and have a lot of luck) for
those new species to make much difference to your "bird-a-day"!
On 31 July 2014 23:21, Russell Woodford <> wrote:
> Does that mean we'll see an upgrade soon? Would love to see the search
> results stick rather than always taking you back to the start.
>
> Looking forward to getting my head around the new checklist. I wonder if it
> will mean I might last a bit longer in Bird-a-Day ... :-)
>
> Russell
> Geelong
>
>
> On 31 July 2014 20:57, Guy Gibbon <> wrote:
>
> > 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: [Birding-Aus] 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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