ABA/AOU Bird Codes 1.9.2 - App Store

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About ABA/AOU Bird Codes

In the world of ornithology and bird watching, alpha codes are a shorthand for describing a specific bird. These codes are an abbreviation of a bird’s common(4 letters) or scientific(6 letters) name and are used in...

In the world of ornithology and bird watching, alpha codes are a shorthand for describing a specific bird. These codes are an abbreviation of a bird’s common(4 letters) or scientific(6 letters) name and are used in banding data, field notes, and other data collection projects. Schechter Natural History’s Bird Codes is a simple tool to look up bird reporting codes for the ABA and AOU.* Features include * Quick search and bird lookup * Sort by common name, scientific name, or code * Toggle between viewing a list of birds included in the AOU or the ABA * USGS Species Numbers and Banding Sizes We hope you find the Schechter Natural History’s Bird Codes to be a helpful tool for your outdoor adventures and a fun and informative reference for home use. *The American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) includes birds recorded in North America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean region. Whereas the American Birding Association (ABA) only contains birds in North America.

Version History Minor improvements 1.9.2 07/17/2025 Updated with version 8.17 of the ABA Checklist 1.9.1 03/07/2025 Updated with the 2024 updates from the AOU and ABA 1.9.0 09/18/2024 Updated with the newest ABA checklist 8.14 1.8.1 05/21/2024 Updated for the July 2023 ABA and AOU supplemental checklists 1.8.0 08/20/2023 Added USGS species numbers and banding sizes 1.7.0 01/01/2023 Bug fixes and system updates 1.5.3 08/19/2022 Upgrade SDKs 1.5.2 05/22/2022 Upgrade SDKs 1.5.1 05/15/2022 Updated with the latest ABA and AOU list 1.5.0 04/17/2022 Minor bug fixes 1.4.0 02/19/2022 Minor bug fixes 1.3.0 12/01/2021 General updates 1.2.0 07/10/2021 Update with new ABA and AOU lists for 2021 1.1.0 04/22/2021 Minor bug fixes 1.0.5 12/07/2020 Updates and bug fixes 1.0.4 11/08/2020 Performance improvement 1.0.3 09/23/2020 Bug fixes 1.0.2 08/25/2020 Added alpha scrolling to Bird Codes Tab 1.0.1 07/22/2020 1.0 07/15/2020

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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of ABA/AOU Bird Codes since it was posted on our website on 2021-11-02 15:59:27. The latest version is 1.9.2 and it was updated on 2026-06-10 08:41:23. See below the changes in each version.

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