We are delighted to learn that our 2004 PLoS Biology article, “Identification of birds through DNA barcodes,” is in the top 1% of Article-Level Metrics (ALMs) for all PLoS articles. ALMs are a “comprehensive set of metrics that track the reach and impact of published research” and are readily available for all PLoS articles. The ALMs for 2004 Birds show continuing interest over the past 8 years, with 38,141 article views, 8,516 downloads, and 630 citations in Web of Science.