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2024 Taxonomy Update—IN PROGRESS
The 2024 eBird Taxonomy Update will begin on 22 October. Big changes are already underway to Herring Gulls, House Wrens, and more as we prepare the eBird database for this year's revisions.
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Exciting New Partnership Between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birdlife South Africa
In what can only be considered as a significant new development in an age pioneered by strong movements in support of gender, ethnic, and cultural inclusivity within the world of birding, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and BirdLife South Africa have partnered in an attempt to address these concerns on a local scale and within […]
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October Big Day 2024: Global Birding, Global Impact
On 12 October, birders from every continent on earth came together for an extraordinary celebration of birds, nature, and the power of participatory science: October Big Day. In just 24 hours, this event united birdwatchers in 201 countries in a shared goal—recording and appreciating the diversity of birdlife that surrounds us.
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