The 2023 annual eBird taxonomy update includes 3 newly-described species, 124 species gained because of splits, and 16 species lost through lumps, resulting in a net gain of 111 species and a new total of 11,017 species worldwide. Please visit eBird for a complete summary of the year’s updates. We encourage you to contact eBird if you have specific questions.
Follow the eBird blog for details and watch this Birds of the World Discovery Webinar describing this year’s taxonomy updates.
Photo: Principe Scops-Owl (Otus bikegila) in one of the three new species formally described in this year’s update. Like the others, it had previously appeared eBird as an “undescribed form” but will be updated to a full species with the upcoming update. ©Philippe Verbelen.
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