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Hong Kong - Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS)

HKBWS

The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS) was established in 1957 and aims to appreciate and conserve Hong Kong birds and their natural environment. HKBWS is the BirdLife International partner in Hong Kong. HKBWS publishes the Hong Kong bird list and you can follow updates at http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/forumdisplay.php?fid=5.

The BUBO Listing Hong Kong species list, based on the HKBWS list, is shown below.

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HKBWS

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Species name is defaulted from the previous species row and should of course be overwritten!
Genus is defaulted from the previous species row but may need overwriting; specific needs to be entered in either case.



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NB: Species name for the old taxon should be updated to differentiate it from the split taxa using a '/' or '[group]', e.g. Species A/Species B or Species A [group].
NB: Scientific name should also be updated similarly, e.g. Genus specific A/specific B or Genus specific A [group]
NB: Notes only allow up to 255 characters, but there is no enforcement of this. Anything longer will be truncated without warning.
NB: Species name for the old taxon should be updated to differentiate it from the split taxa using '[lumped]', e.g. Species A [lumped].
NB: Scientific should also be updated, using '[lumped]' or brackets for the old specific name, e.g. Genus specific [lumped] or Genus [specific] subspecific.
NB: Notes only allow up to 255 characters, but there is no enforcement of this. Anything longer will be truncated without warning.