American Birding Association Checklist Committee (CLC) Report, Early December 2023
This report primarily addresses updates to the ABA Checklist based on taxonomic revisions in October by Clements et al. (2023), as reflected in eBird checklists and Birds of the World accounts.
American Birding Association Checklist Committee (CLC) Midterm Report, 2023
We present our 2023 "midterm" announcements based on species additions and ABA code changes since our annual report in December 2022. Additions and code changes will be incorporated into the next ABA Checklist, along with taxonomic and nomenclatural revisions from the 64th Supplement to the American Ornithological Society (AOS) Check-list.
AOS Checklist Supplement Redux, v. 2023
Every summer, birders anxiously await publication of the “Check-list Supplement” by the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS) Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of North and Middle American Birds (a.k.a. NACC). The supplement details revisions to the NACC’s Check-list of North American Birds. Presented here is a rundown of 2023’s more significant revisions.
2022 Mid-Year ABA Checklist Update
The 2022 mid-year update of the ABA Checklist has been posted. It adds 5 new species:
Bat Falcon, Red-Masked Parakeet, Lilac-crowned Parrot, Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush, Chihuahuan Meadowlark.
Checklist Supplement Redux, v. 2022
Michael L. P. Retter Fort Worth, Texas Every summer, birders anxiously await publication of the “Check-list Supplement” by the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS) Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of North and Middle American Birds (a.k.a. NACC). The supplement read more >>
The 2021 AOS Supplement is out!
Every summer, birders anxiously await publication of the “Check-list Supplement” by the American Ornithological Society’s Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of North and Middle American Birds (a.k.a. the NACC). The supplement (available linked to here eventually) details revisions to the NACC’s Check-list. Here's a rundown of the more significant revisions.
2021 AOS Classification Committee Proposals, Parts 2 & 3
There are few constants in these helter-skelter times, but the birding world can always depend on the bird taxonomy proposals submitted to the American Ornithological Society’s North and Middle American Classification Committee. And as we have done in read more >>
Three species added to the ABA Checklist
The ABA Checklist Committee recently added three species to the ABA Checklist.
2021 AOS Classification Committee Proposals, Part 1
There are few constants in these helter-skelter times, but the birding world can always depend on the bird taxonomy proposals submitted to the American Ornithological Society’s North and Middle American Classification Committee. And as we have done in read more >>
ABA Area Introduced Species
One of the questions the RSEC receives most frequently is about which populations of introduced species may be counted in the ABA Area. Version 2020 of the ABA Recording Rules and Interpretations has updated Rule 2.B(v) to help clarify read more >>
The 2020 AOS Supplement is out!
Every summer, birders anxiously await publication of the “Check-list Supplement” by the American Ornithological Society’s Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of North and Middle American Birds (a.k.a. the NACC). The supplement details revisions to the NACC’s Check-list.
ABA Checklist Committee Mid-Year 2020 Report
This midterm report from the ABA Checklist Committee (CLC) includes four species added to the the Checklist, and brief discussion of three records still being considered.
2020 AOS Classification Committee Proposals, Parts 2 and 3
We got another big batch of new bird taxonomy proposals submitted to the American Ornithological Society’s North and Middle America Classification Committee for 2020. The AOS NMACC is the volunteer group of ornithologists who make the split, lump, and name-change decisions that influence the ABA Checklist and our field guides.
2020 AOS Classification Committee Proposals, Part 1
Here is the first rundown of the new bird taxonomy proposals submitted to the American Ornithological Society’s North and Middle America Classification Committee for 2020.
Recording Standards and Ethics Committee
NATHAN GOLDBERGChicago, ILnathangoldberg29@gmail.com LAURA KEENEMico, TXkeeneone@yahoo.com GAUTAM APTEColumbus, OHapte.19@osu.edu DAVID MCQUADEFort Myers, FLDavid.mcquade@ubs.com JEFF RUSSINOWGrafton, WIjrusinow@gmail.com read more >>