COM/OMJ Standard

The festive season is approaching, and it’s customary to give each other presents, which we place under the Christmas tree or by the fireplace.

I’ve chosen this moment to thank you for your support and for the ever-growing interest you show in our website by preparing a surprise for you that I hope you’ll enjoy.

For the past few years, together with the members of the European Fauna and Hybrids section that I lead within the French National Judges’ Commission (CNJF), we have been working on improving the standards for European Fauna. The standard enables the beauty of the birds on display to be judged. It is the benchmark for judging. The aim we set ourselves was to produce an illustrated standard. This work has extended beyond our borders, as Jacques FAIVRE, a member of my section, a long-standing friend and an OMJ (World Order of Judges) judge within the CNJF, assisted by François VUILLAUME (also an OMJ judge from Switzerland), based on the former COM standard, finalised the document which I have the honour and pleasure of presenting to you on our website. Jacques and François have kindly authorised this publication. These standards are also available for download on the CNJF’s European Wildlife section website. They will be subject to COM validation in the coming months. They are applied at local, regional and national competitions. A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this study. The names of the illustrators and photographers who took part in this work are listed on each copyright-protected document.

These standards are organised by species and also include insectivorous species, which are becoming increasingly common. They can be downloaded from our website thanks to Romain’s efforts. In the table of contents, in PDF format, you can select the species you are interested in. Simply highlight the entire page and click on the line of your choice.

Final notes: these documents, made available free of charge for educational purposes, may not be sold and are protected by copyright law.

All standards can be viewed in the ‘Articles’ tab, under the ‘COM/OMJ Standards’ category.

They will soon be available for download on the website.

Please feel free to send me your comments.

Wishing you and your loved ones a very happy festive season and a wonderful 2014.

Jean-Michel EYTORFF.

Head of the European Wildlife and Hybrids Section at the CNJF

OMJ.CNJF Judge for European Fauna and Hybrids.