B10K Plan (IMAGE) BGI Shenzhen Caption This is the B10K plan in four phases. The consortium is carrying out the project in phases based on the hierarchical levels of avian classification. The ordinal level phase of about 34 orders has been accomplished (1), while the genomic data collection for representative species of about 240 families is ongoing right now. The specimen collection for the phase 3 of 2250 genera and phase 4 of the remaining 8000 species is under way. Credit The Avian Phylogenomics Consortium Usage Restrictions Any usage of the image should be credited. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.