African Bird Club Founded in 1994 to provide a worldwide focus for African ornithology and encourage an interest in the conservation of the birds of the region. The Club promotes the work of existing regional societies and encourages birders to visit lesser known areas of the region and to actively search for threatened species.
Members receive a twice-yearly color bulletin.
American Ornithologists' Union Founded in 1883, the AOU is the oldest and largest organization in the New World devoted to the scientific study of birds. Although the AOU is primarily a professional organization, its membership of almost 4,000 includes many amateurs dedicated to the advancement of ornithological science. A society of professional and amateur ornithologists dedicated to the scientific study and dissemination of information about birds in their natural habitats. Several of its nature reserves were former garbage disposal sites. The society runs a wide range of educational programs and is particulaly focused on measures to assist native and endemic bird species.