Hi Mike and Michael,
The taxonomy used in the two volume Lynx Non-Passerines and Passerines editions
is their own Lynx-BirdLife one, not the IOC. It is actually now the most
radical taxonomy of them all and recognises something like 10965 species, with
more to come in due course. The taxonomy is heavily based on morphological
differentiation, with genetic data downplayed, and uses a scoring system based
on the Tpbias methodology. This allocates a numerical value to each and every
difference between taxa. 7 is the magic number at which it is deemed a species,
and this is an attempt to minimise subjectivity in defining such, though of
course it is not perfect and does not work for morphologically similar species.
It has been the subject of mixed reviews but it does shine a light on many
poorly known taxa and has some revealing outcomes, and I certainly recommend
both volumes as a stimulating look at the wonderful diversity of birds.
Regards
Phil Gregory
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