Third Edition.
This is the third edition of this highly respected reference work. The 'Howard And Moore Checklist' was first published over twenty-five years ago, when it was the first compact list of the birds of the world which included all subspecies.
This new edition has benefited from the input of five regional consultants who have assisted with a thorough and rigorous reassessment of all taxonomic data, making this the most accurate and comprehensive checklist ever published. In addition, the authorities for all newly described subspecies will be given with full references, for the first time in any checklist.
Introductory sections include a thorough discussion of the relative attributes of the Biological Species Concept and the Phylogenetic Species Concept, which cause much confusion among birders but which are critical to our understanding of taxonomy and related issues, not least conservation.
Additionally, new developments in taxonomy are discussed, and areas are highlighted where it appears that a new consensus is likely to emerge in the near future. This is a superb reference book and a 'must' for all birders and ornithologists.
