armchair tick

noun

The addition of a new bird to one's personal list resulting from a change in taxonomy or a delayed identification.

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Meanings

nounarmchair tick (plural armchair ticks)

plural armchair ticks

  1. informalbiologyThe addition of a new bird to one's personal list resulting from a change in taxonomy or a delayed identification.

    [I]t would be a rare split in that it would be unlikely to result in an armchair tick for any birders, living or dead.

    2017 June 29, Australian Birdlife, Carlton, Victoria, page 76, column 1
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