Achieving an additional bird species to your Life List by the creation of a new species, by the splitting (upgrading a subspecies to a full species status); but after you die.
This assumes an individual maintains your Life List and monitors the creation of new species from Subspecies you have seen and identified in your Life List.
Derived from Armchair Tick or Armchair Split.
This assumes an individual maintains your Life List and monitors the creation of new species from Subspecies you have seen and identified in your Life List.
Derived from Armchair Tick or Armchair Split.
Though Tom died last year in Panama, seeking to increase his Life List of 7,994 bird species, his wife was able to increase his List to 8,002 species with 8 coffin tick or coffin split due to the IOC upgrading a dozen former subspecies to full species status.
by Professional Birder March 29, 2024