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Message: <blockquote data-quote="petemorris" data-source="post: 1675105" data-attributes="member: 12007">Interesting. They conveniently ignore the recently published Australian Checklist which... "Birds Australia has adopted the Christidis and Boles (2008) list as its working Checklist.  Even though there will be a degree of debate surrounding some aspects of the new Checklist, especially regarding (in some cases) a perceived subjectivity or inconsistency, there is a real need for the birding world to adopt an agreed standard approach to the way we classify our birds; we need to speak a common language." I guess Eastern Great Egret and Pacific Barn Owl were too problematic, so best to ignore the whole thing! Even more interestingly, they have chosen to ignore their own methodology. The following is quoted from their website:"For birds of the Old World and the oceans, we shall adhere as closely as possible to the taxonomy and nomenclature published by regionally recognized scientific bodies (e.g., British Ornithological Union for European birds) and/or technical experts (e.g., Paul Scofield for New Zealand Birds). Where conflicts exist, we will tend to follow the treatment of the Handbook of Birds of the World series (Lynx Ediciones, Barcelona, Spain), as these relatively recent accounts were prepared by recognized experts on the respective taxa."Compare Clements babblers to HBW and ask why they have not followed the experts??Consistence in taxonomy is of course impossible. There is too much to do and too few people doing it, but could we ask for a little more? I think so.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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