IOC World Bird List (IOC) - active: IOC World Bird List with higherClassification

This is a Darwin Core Archive version of data from the [IOC World Bird List](http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ "http://www.worldbirdnames.org"). The IOC World Bird List is an open access resource of the international community of ornithologists. Their goal is to facilitate worldwide communication in ornithology and conservation based on an up-to-date classification of world birds and a set of English names that follows explicit guidelines for spelling and construction (Gill & Wright 2006). Citation: Gill, F & D Donsker (Eds). 2017. IOC World Bird List (v 7.1). doi: [10.14344/IOC.ML.7.1] (http://doi.org/10.14344/IOC.ML.7.1) [More...](http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ "http://www.worldbirdnames.org")