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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wintibird" data-source="post: 1718485" data-attributes="member: 13046">Interesting article with a good point. Although I'm quite interested in taxonomy (currently shuffling the Opus taxonomy around<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) I completely agree with the article regarding field guides. Their purpose is to help identifiying birds in the field. So similar species should be placed together definitely.I don't think it's the question about the "old" order against the new one. Also in the old order some birds should have been placed somewhere else for comparison in the field guides.André</blockquote>