When you create an account on Birda, your taxonomic authority will be automatically set based on the taxonomy commonly used in your country. This will ensure that the species and the common names you see in local bird books will match what you see in the Birda app.
If you don't think the taxonomic authority default is right for your country, please let us know by emailing us at support@birda.org. If you have a particular authority that you prefer to use, then you can change your taxonomy via the settings in the Birda app here: Profile > Settings > Taxonomic Authority.
If you want to use a different species language, take a look at our Changing Your ‘Species Language’ article for more details on how to change it.
To read more about taxonomy in Birda read this article: Bird Taxonomy Explained.
Country | Default Species Common Name Language | Default Taxonomic Authority |
Afghanistan | English (IOC) | IOC |
Åland Islands | Finnish | IOC |
Albania | English (IOC) | IOC |
Algeria | French | IOC |
American Samoa | English (IOC) | IOC |
Andorra | Catalan | IOC |
Angola | Portuguese | IOC |
Anguilla | English (IOC) | IOC |
Antarctica | English (IOC) | IOC |
Antigua and Barbuda | English (IOC) | IOC |
Argentina | Spanish | IOC |
Armenia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Aruba | Dutch | IOC |
Australia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Austria | German | IOC |
Azerbaijan | English (IOC) | IOC |
Bahamas | English (IOC) | IOC |
Bahrain | English (IOC) | IOC |
Bangladesh | English (IOC) | IOC |
Barbados | English (IOC) | IOC |
Belarus | English (IOC) | IOC |
Belgium | Dutch | IOC |
Belize | English (IOC) | IOC |
Benin | French | IOC |
Bermuda | English (IOC) | IOC |
Bhutan | English (IOC) | IOC |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of | Spanish | IOC |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Dutch | IOC |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | English (IOC) | IOC |
Botswana | English (South Africa) | IOC |
Bouvet Island | Norwegian | IOC |
Brazil | Portuguese | IOC |
British Indian Ocean Territory | English (UK) | IOC |
Brunei Darussalam | English (IOC) | IOC |
Bulgaria | English (IOC) | IOC |
Burkina Faso | French | IOC |
Burundi | French | IOC |
Cambodia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Cameroon | English (IOC) | IOC |
Canada | English (IOC) | IOC |
Cape Verde | Portuguese | IOC |
Cayman Islands | English (IOC) | IOC |
Central African Republic | French | IOC |
Chad | French | IOC |
Chile | Spanish | IOC |
China | Chinese | IOC |
Christmas Island | English (IOC) | IOC |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | English (IOC) | IOC |
Colombia | Spanish | IOC |
Comoros | French | IOC |
Congo | French | IOC |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | French | IOC |
Cook Islands | English (IOC) | IOC |
Costa Rica | Spanish | IOC |
Côte d'Ivoire | French | IOC |
Croatia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Cuba | Spanish | IOC |
Curaçao | Dutch | IOC |
Cyprus | English (IOC) | IOC |
Czech Republic | Czech | IOC |
Denmark | Danish | IOC |
Djibouti | French | IOC |
Dominica | English (IOC) | IOC |
Dominican Republic | Spanish | IOC |
Ecuador | Spanish | IOC |
Egypt | English (IOC) | IOC |
El Salvador | Spanish | IOC |
Equatorial Guinea | French | IOC |
Eritrea | English (IOC) | IOC |
Estonia | Estonian | IOC |
Ethiopia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | English (UK) | IOC |
Faroe Islands | Danish | IOC |
Fiji | English (IOC) | IOC |
Finland | Finnish | IOC |
France | French | IOC |
French Guiana | French | IOC |
French Polynesia | French | IOC |
French Southern Territories | French | IOC |
Gabon | French | IOC |
Gambia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Georgia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Germany | German | IOC |
Ghana | English (IOC) | IOC |
Gibraltar | English (UK) | IOC |
Greece | English (IOC) | IOC |
Greenland | Danish | IOC |
Grenada | English (IOC) | IOC |
Guadeloupe | French | IOC |
Guam | English (IOC) | IOC |
Guatemala | Spanish | IOC |
Guernsey | English (UK) | IOC |
Guinea | French | IOC |
Guinea-Bissau | Portuguese | IOC |
Guyana | English (IOC) | IOC |
Haiti | French | IOC |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | English (IOC) | IOC |
Holy See (Vatican City State) | Italian | IOC |
Honduras | Spanish | IOC |
Hong Kong | Chinese | IOC |
Hungary | Hungarian | IOC |
Iceland | Icelandic | IOC |
India | English (IOC) | IOC |
Indonesia | Indonesian | IOC |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | English (IOC) | IOC |
Iraq | English (IOC) | IOC |
Ireland | English (IOC) | IOC |
Isle of Man | English (UK) | IOC |
Israel | English (IOC) | IOC |
Italy | Italian | IOC |
Jamaica | English (IOC) | IOC |
Japan | Japanese | IOC |
Jersey | English (UK) | IOC |
Jordan | English (IOC) | IOC |
Kazakhstan | Russian | IOC |
Kenya | English (IOC) | IOC |
Kiribati | English (IOC) | IOC |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | English (IOC) | IOC |
Korea, Republic of | English (IOC) | IOC |
Kuwait | English (IOC) | IOC |
Kyrgyzstan | Russian | IOC |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | English (IOC) | IOC |
Latvia | Latvian | IOC |
Lebanon | English (IOC) | IOC |
Lesotho | English (IOC) | IOC |
Liberia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Libya | English (IOC) | IOC |
Liechtenstein | German | IOC |
Lithuania | Lithuanian | IOC |
Luxembourg | French | IOC |
Macao | Chinese | IOC |
Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of | English (IOC) | IOC |
Madagascar | French | IOC |
Malawi | English (IOC) | IOC |
Malaysia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Maldives | English (IOC) | IOC |
Mali | French | IOC |
Malta | English (IOC) | IOC |
Marshall Islands | English (IOC) | IOC |
Martinique | French | IOC |
Mauritania | English (IOC) | IOC |
Mauritius | English (IOC) | IOC |
Mayotte | French | IOC |
Mexico | Spanish | IOC |
Micronesia, Federated States of | English (IOC) | IOC |
Moldova, Republic of | English (IOC) | IOC |
Monaco | French | IOC |
Mongolia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Montenegro | English (IOC) | IOC |
Montserrat | English (IOC) | IOC |
Morocco | French | IOC |
Mozambique | Portuguese | IOC |
Myanmar | English (IOC) | IOC |
Namibia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Nauru | English (IOC) | IOC |
Nepal | English (IOC) | IOC |
Netherlands | Dutch | IOC |
New Caledonia | French | IOC |
New Zealand | English (IOC) | IOC |
Nicaragua | Spanish | IOC |
Niger | French | IOC |
Nigeria | English (IOC) | IOC |
Niue | English (IOC) | IOC |
Norfolk Island | English (IOC) | IOC |
Northern Mariana Islands | English (IOC) | IOC |
Norway | Norwegian | IOC |
Oman | English (IOC) | IOC |
Pakistan | English (IOC) | IOC |
Palau | English (IOC) | IOC |
Palestine, State of | English (IOC) | IOC |
Panama | Spanish | IOC |
Papua New Guinea | English (IOC) | IOC |
Paraguay | Spanish | IOC |
Peru | Spanish | IOC |
Philippines | English (IOC) | IOC |
Pitcairn | English (IOC) | IOC |
Poland | Polish | IOC |
Portugal | Portuguese | IOC |
Puerto Rico | Spanish | IOC |
Qatar | English (IOC) | IOC |
Réunion | French | IOC |
Romania | Hungarian | IOC |
Russian Federation | Russian | IOC |
Rwanda | English (IOC) | IOC |
Saint Barthélemy | English (IOC) | IOC |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha | English (IOC) | IOC |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | English (IOC) | IOC |
Saint Lucia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Saint Martin (French Part) | French | IOC |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | French | IOC |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | English (IOC) | IOC |
Samoa | English (IOC) | IOC |
San Marino | Italian | IOC |
Sao Tome and Principe | Portuguese | IOC |
Saudi Arabia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Senegal | French | IOC |
Serbia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Seychelles | English (IOC) | IOC |
Sierra Leone | English (IOC) | IOC |
Singapore | English (IOC) | IOC |
Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) | Dutch | IOC |
Slovakia | Slovak | IOC |
Slovenia | Slovenian | IOC |
Solomon Islands | English (IOC) | IOC |
Somalia | English (IOC) | IOC |
South Africa | English (South Africa) | IOC |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | English (IOC) | IOC |
South Sudan | English (IOC) | IOC |
Spain | Spanish | IOC |
Sri Lanka | English (IOC) | IOC |
Sudan | English (IOC) | IOC |
Suriname | Dutch | IOC |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Norwegian | IOC |
Swaziland | English (South Africa) | IOC |
Sweden | Swedish | IOC |
Switzerland | French | IOC |
Syrian Arab Republic | English (IOC) | IOC |
Taiwan, Province of China | Chinese | IOC |
Tajikistan | English (IOC) | IOC |
Tanzania, United Republic of | English (IOC) | IOC |
Thailand | Thai | IOC |
Timor-Leste | Portuguese | IOC |
Togo | French | IOC |
Tokelau | English (IOC) | IOC |
Tonga | English (IOC) | IOC |
Trinidad and Tobago | English (IOC) | IOC |
Tunisia | French | IOC |
Turkey | English (IOC) | IOC |
Turkmenistan | Russian | IOC |
Turks and Caicos Islands | English (IOC) | IOC |
Tuvalu | English (IOC) | IOC |
Uganda | English (IOC) | IOC |
Ukraine | English (IOC) | IOC |
United Arab Emirates | English (IOC) | IOC |
United Kingdom | English (UK) | IOC |
United States | English (US) | Clements |
United States Minor Outlying Islands | English (US) | Clements |
Uruguay | Spanish | IOC |
Uzbekistan | Russian | IOC |
Vanuatu | English (IOC) | IOC |
Venezuela | Spanish | IOC |
Viet Nam | English (IOC) | IOC |
Virgin Islands, British | English (IOC) | IOC |
Virgin Islands, U.S. | English (US) | Clements |
Wallis and Futuna | French | IOC |
Western Sahara | English (IOC) | IOC |
Yemen | English (IOC) | IOC |
Zambia | English (IOC) | IOC |
Zimbabwe | English (South Africa) | IOC |