The British Birds list of Western Palearctic birds sets out the names and taxonomic sequence used in the journal. In terms of taxonomy and scientific nomenclature, the BB list follows the International Ornithological Union’s IOC World Bird List (v. 10.2). The English names used are broadly the same as those used in previous versions of the BB list. In most cases these are the same as the international English names used in the IOC World Bird List, but in some cases more familiar European names are retained (for example, divers and skuas rather than loons and jaegers). Separate columns in the BB list denote differences in common names from the IOC World Bird List and also from the vernacular names used by the British Ornithologists’ Union in the official British List.

Here is the current BB list of Western Palearctic Birds 


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