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Message: <blockquote data-quote="njlarsen" data-source="post: 1808534" data-attributes="member: 7427">There are threads about what to count and not to count elsewhere in BF, so hopefully not going to replicate that here <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Basically it is your choice. Most people choose an authority and count those forms recognized as full species in there. It is also a good idea to try to keep track of subspecies of the different forms to have them ready for when the list changes <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> but not count them until it does. I have seen proposals that we should all tick all recognizable forms instead of ticking species, but don't know anyone who actually does that. It would take a whole new debate to establish which forms are stable and recognizable enough to then be countable ...In the birding software I use, I can add the subspecies from a full list that is included (well, sort of, it did cost me extra), but the subspecies is not directly counted. Niels</blockquote>