AviList ( UPSC Prelims)

News Context

The inaugural unified global checklist of bird species has been created to support effective bird conservation. This was a collaborative global effort involving representatives from BirdLife International, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the American Ornithologists Society, the International Ornithologists’ Union, and Avibase. This checklist will take the place of the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and Clements lists and will be updated annually.