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} a > i { color: #888; } </style> <script> $( document ).ready( function() { $( "#continent" ).bind( "change", loadRegion ) $( "input[name='reg_type']" ).bind( "click", loadRegion ) $( "#source1" ).bind( "change", loadChecklist1 ) $( "#source2" ).bind( "change", loadChecklist2 ) $( "#submitBtn" ).bind( "click", compare ) loadRegion(null); loadChecklist1(null); loadChecklist2(null); }); function compare() { var s1 = $("#source1").val(); var s2 = $("#source2").val(); var v1 = $("#version1").val(); var v2 = $("#version2").val(); if (!v1 || v1 == "" || v1 == "0" || !v2 || v2 == "" || v2 == "0" || v1 == v2) { alert("You must select 2 different checklists"); return; } if (("ebird.ioc.clements.h&m.hbw.birdlife.".indexOf(s1 + ".") < 0 || "ebird.ioc.clements.h&m.hbw.birdlife.".indexOf(s2 + ".") < 0) && (s1 != s2)) { alert("Cross-checklists comparisons are only available for global lists (Birdlife, Clements, eBird, HBW, Howard and Moore and IOC)"); return; } $( "#comparefrm").submit(); } function loadRegion(c) { var s = $("#continent").val(); 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} } }); } } </script> <div class="col-lg-12"> <center><H3>Bird checklist historical comparisons</H3></center> <P>You can use this page to compare any 2 historical versions of a published checklist. For example, you can use this tool to see what changes have occurred between the 6th and the 7th edition of the AOU checklist, or between the 48th and the 49th supplement. Note that cross-checklists comparisons are only available for global checklists. You also restrict the list of changes to a geographic region (e.g. a country, a province or a site) to see only changes affecting birds in a specific area.</P> <form action="compare.jsp" name="comparefrm" id="comparefrm"> <div class="row" style="background-color: #EEE; padding: 5px;"> <div class="col-lg-6"> <h4>Checklist #1</h4> <P><label for="source1">Select a checklist:</label> <select id="source1" name="source1" class="form-control"> <option value="birdlife" >Birdlife</option> <option value="clements" >Clements</option> <option value="ebird" >eBird</option> <option value="hbw" >Handbooks of the Birds of the World</option> <option value="h&m" >Howard & Moore</option> <option value="ioc" >International Ornithological Congress (IOC)</option> <option value="aou" >American Ornithologists' Union (AOU)</option> <option value="sacc" >South American Classification Committee (SACC)</option> <option value="abc" >African Bird Club (ABC)</option> </select> <P><label for="version1">Version:</label> <select id="version1" name="version1" class="form-control"></select></P> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 left-border"> <h4>Checklist #2</h4> <P><label for="source2">Select a checklist:</label> <select id="source2" name="source2" class="form-control"> <option value="birdlife" >Birdlife</option> <option value="clements" >Clements</option> <option value="ebird" >eBird</option> <option value="hbw" >Handbooks of the Birds of the World</option> <option value="h&m" >Howard & Moore</option> <option value="ioc" >International Ornithological Congress (IOC)</option> <option value="aou" >American Ornithologists' Union (AOU)</option> <option value="sacc" >South American Classification Committee (SACC)</option> <option value="abc" >African Bird Club (ABC)</option> </select> <P><label for="version2">Version</label> <select id="version2" name="version2" class="form-control"></select></P> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-4"> <div id="s_region"> <p><label for="continent">Show only changes affecting this continent:</label> <select id="continent" class="form-control" name="continent"> <option value="" selected> None selected </option> <option value="NAM" > North America </option> <option value="CAM" > Central America </option> <option value="CAR" > Caribbean </option> <option value="SAM" > South America </option> <option value="EUR" > Europe </option> <option value="MID" > Middle East </option> <option value="AFR" > Africa </option> <option value="ASI" > Asia </option> <option value="OCE" > Oceania </option> <option value="ANT" > Antarctica </option> </select> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-4"> <div id="s_region2"> <p><label for="region">then select a <b>region</b>:</label> <select id="region" class="form-control" name="region"> </select></p> <p><input type="radio" name="reg_type" id="reg_type_3" value="3" checked> <label for="reg_type_3">countries only</label> <input type="radio" name="reg_type" id="reg_type_6" value="6" > <label for="reg_type_6">include provinces/states</label> <input type="radio" name="reg_type" id="reg_type_9" value="9" > <label for="reg_type_9">show all checklists</label> </p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-4"> <input type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="submitBtn" style="margin: 30px;" value="Submit"> </div> </div> </table></div> <p> </p> <p><table class="table"> <tr><th colspan=2 align="center"> Legend </th></tr> <tr><td class="removed" width="60"> </td><td><b>Taxon removed.</b> This color indicates that the taxonomic concept is only present in the first checklist. The species was either removed entirely from the list, or may have been replaced by another taxon concept (eg, following a species split or a species lump). </td></tr> <tr><td class="added" width="60"> </td><td><b>Taxon added.</b> This color indicates that the taxonomic concept is only present in the second checklist. The species was either entirely new to the checklist, or it may replace another concept (eg, following a species split or a species lump). </td></tr> <tr><td class="changed" width="60"> </td><td><b>Name changed.</b> This color indicates that the taxonomic concept is the same between the 2 versions (ie, that the names refers to the same population), but that the scientific, common or family name has been modified. </td></tr> </table></p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <div class="text-center" style="padding: 20px;"> <P>Avibase has been visited <b>417,254,887</b> times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | <a href="privacy.jsp">Privacy policy</a> </P> <center><a target="_blank" href="https://www.birdingtop500.com/"><img id="birdingtop500" src="images/birdingtop500blank.png" border=0></a></center> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

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