2022 年 54 巻 1 号 p. 165-181
Yamashina Institute for Ornithology has been engaged a DNA barcoding project for birds since 2008. We have conducted this project in cooperation with the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo. In this report, we introduce our activity of DNA barcoding and review its results, challenges, and future subjects. Although the original purpose of DNA barcoding is species identification, such results have impact on many academic disciplines, such as taxonomy, phylogeography, and conservation of birds.