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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

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It confirms many of the once-radical notions put forward or refined by Shannon Hackett and her colleagues in 2008, and several since, and it proposes solutions to some of the most deeply unresolved questions about how major bird groups are related to each other. ( In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al. Jarvis et al.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 23 May 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Alphabetic Taxonomic. 23 May 2018.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). Alphabetic Taxonomic. 27 Aug 2016. 29 Jan 2016.

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