Media and Support

Articles

Articles about AviList on the Web and in print:

Radio and Podcasts

  • Frank Rheindt and Marshall Iliff join The Life List podcast, with George Armistead and Alvaro Jaramillo, for a deep dive on AviList and its origins, goals, and future (14 Jun 2025)
  • The Science News Vetenskapsradion of Swedish Radio broadcasted a 20-minute program (available online; in Swedish) about the upcoming release of AviList, as a unified global avian taxonomy. Former member of the Taxonomic Committee, Per Alström, and Taxonomy Sequence Specialist, Martin Stervander, are interviewed about the significance of a unified list, what defines a species, how one deals with names, and much more. (9 Jun 2025)

Supporters

The following groups have endorsed or adopted AviList:

  • BirdLife Sverige, the Swedish partner of BirdLife, has adopted AviList as the unified global avian taxonomy, provides official Swedish names for all species in AviList, and will feed into the society’s official biodiversity recording and citizen science as well as taxon-specific conservation programs. BirdLife Sverige previously adjudicated taxonomic matters within the Western Palearctic independently through the Swedish Taxonomic Committee.
  • The BirdLife partner for Finland, TIIRA, has adopted AviList as the unified global avian taxonomy. A story on their website (in Finnish) discusses the AviList release, its implication on the taxonomy and nomenclature of birds in Finland, and its plans to follow AviList going forward.
  • iGoTerra provides AviList as the default taxonomy for birds (in addition to the alternative choice of eBird/Clements). The lists and observations of members who have previously used IOC taxonomy have been automatically and seamlessly transitioned to AviList, and a unique comparison tool provides a user-friendly overview of how changes from AviList affected members’ personal life lists.

Avibase

Avibase, maintained by Denis Lepage, is the system of record for AviList. Avibase maintains global avian taxonomic concepts, which are mapped to hundreds of bird taxonomies, including AviList, and allows a clear understanding of the relationships between taxa considered by different sources. Avibase also maintains bibliographic records that are used as the source for AviList. Here are some of the useful resources you may find in Avibase: