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AviList 2025
June 17 , 2025
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- It is the first-ever unified global checklist of bird species.
- It aims to provide the clarity and consistency in the avian taxonomy, a crucial for conservation efforts.
- It became live after four years of work by the Working Group on Avian Checklists.
- The new checklist will replace the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and Clements lists and will be updated annually.
- It was according to a statement by BirdLife International.
- The BirdLife International was the global partnership of the non-governmental organisations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats.
- The Working Group on Avian Checklists included representatives from BirdLife International, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, American Ornithologists Society, the International Ornithologists’ Union, and Avibase.
- The list contains 11,131 species, 19,879 subspecies, 2,376 genera, 252 families and 46 orders.
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