The International Ornithologists' Union, formerly known as the International Ornithological Committee, is a group of about 200 international
ornithologists, and is responsible for the International Ornithological Congress and other international ornithological activities, undertaken by its standing committees.
International Ornithological Congress
The International Ornithological Congress series forms the oldest and largest international series of meetings of
ornithologists
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This is a list of ornithologists who have articles, in alphabetical order by surname. See also :Ornithologists.
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* John Abbot – US
* Clinton Gilbert Abbott – US
* William Louis Abbott – US
* Joseph H. Acklen – US
*Humayun Ab ...
. It is organised by the International Ornithologists' Union. The first meeting was in 1884; subsequent meetings were irregular until 1926 since when meetings have been held every four years, except for two missed meetings during and in the immediate aftermath of the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
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Meetings
See also
* ''
Birds of the World: Recommended English Names'', a book written by
Frank Gill Frank Gill may refer to:
* Frank Gill (Australian footballer) (1908–1970), Australian rules footballer with Carlton
* Frank Gill (footballer, born 1948), footballer for Tranmere Rovers
*Frank Gill (politician) (1917–1982), New Zealand politicia ...
and Minturn Wright on behalf of the IOC.
Notes
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External links
Official websiteProceedings of the IOCongress™IOC World Bird ListIOC classification
Ornithological organizations
Ornithological conferences
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