Nial Moores, April 20th 2014
The revised English-language Birds Korea Checklist is now online at:
http://birdskorea.org/Birds/Checklist/BK-CL-Checklist-Apr-2014.shtml
The Korean language version is also available of course, at:
http://www.birdskorea.or.kr/Birds/Checklist/BK-CL-Checklist-Apr-2014.shtml
As stated in the introduction: “The Birds Korea 2014 Checklist contains more than a hundred revisions from the 2013 Checklist (Moores and Kim 2013). While many are changes in order and taxonomy published by Gill and Donsker (2014) and in global conservation status published by BirdLife International (2014), the majority are the result of new records and an improvement in understanding. Indeed, each version of the Checklist is a work-in-progress, based on ongoing literature review and review of online sources; discussion with experts; and on interpretation of available evidence.”
While agreeing that some of the changes in scientific names and order might be hard to adapt to, they are nonetheless based on some great research and on decisions taken collectively by some of the world’s leading taxonomists. For more on the way that Gill and Donsker’s checklist works, do please visit their wonderful website at:
http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
For Birds Korea going forward, we would like to remind you please:
- To send us any corrections or omissions you see in the Checklist – we are only interested in improving the quality and accuracy of the work;
- To use Birds Korea preferred names and the scientific names in this 2014 checklist in all your posts on the Birds Korea blog or websites (at least until the next revision!). This will save work others’ in the long run. Thank you.