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On 19 October, October Big Day is back! Can we beat last year's total of 6,331 species on a single October day?
The 2019 eBird taxonomy update is COMPLETE. At this stage, all major taxonomic changes should be complete.
On 4 May, 32,500 people ventured outside in 171 countries, finding 6,816 species: 2/3rds of the world's bird species in a single day. This is a new world record for the number of people birding on a single day.
