Downloadable files of the IOC World Bird List include the following:
- Life List (v3.3, Excel file XLSX, 1.6 Mb)
- Master list including comments (v3.3, Excel file XLS, 4.2 Mb)
- Multilingual Version (v3.3, 4.05 Mb)
- XML Version (v3.3, 6.62 Mb)
We Update the list regularly with advances in taxonomy of world birds. Significant Updates are noted under “Comments” that include citations to References. Starting with v3.3, we highlight changes including little ones, from the previous version in red. We skipped web pages for Finches, Nightjars, and Raptors that include extensive revisions of the classification. Please let us know whether you find this helpful or distracting.
The web pages of the IOC World Bird List are subdivided primarily by Order(s) and by sets of related families for Passeriformes. Please use the links below to get to the appropriate page, and then use the edit/find tool on your browser to locate a particular species on a page, as needed.
Separate pages (Family Index, Family Links) provide the current sequence of Orders and Families with links to the correct webpage. See also notes on the Family Classification of World Birds.