What is American Ornithologists' Union?
[[File:AmericanOrnithologists.jpg|thumb|Participants in the 13th AOS congress]] The '''American Ornithologists' Union''' ('''AOU''') is an [[ornithology|ornithological]] [[organization]]. It is found in the [[USA]]. Its members are mainly [[professional]] [[ornithologist]]s. It is similar to the [[National Audubon Society]], except its members are mainly [[amateur]] [[birdwatching|birders]]. It is a member of the [[Ornithological Council]]. It was founded in September 1883 by [[Elliott Coues]], [[Joel Asaph Allen]], and [[William Brewster (ornithologist)|William Brewster]]. It has a journal, called ''[[The Auk]]''. It is [[publish]]ed four times a year. It has been published since January, 1884. Some of its other big publications are the ''[[AOU Checklist of North American Birds]]'' and a series, ''Ornithological Monographs''. The AOU Checklist of North American Birds is the [[wikt:standard|standard]] reference for the field. The '''South American Classification Committee''' ('''SACC''') is a [[wikt:committee|committee]] under the AOU. It deals with creating a standard [[Taxonomy|classification]], with [[Common name|English names]]. This is for the bird [[species]] of [[South America]]. == Other websites == * [http://www.aou.org/ AOU website] * [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.html SACC website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302073659/http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.html |date=2009-03-02 }} [[Category:Birds]] {{us-stub}}