2008 in birding and ornithology
The year 2008 in birding and ornithology.
Worldwide[edit]
New species[edit]
- The olive-backed forest robin is first described by Smithsonian ornithologists who discovered it in Gabon.[1]
Taxonomic developments[edit]
Ornithologists[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- Johnathan Claud 1972-2008
- Barbara De Wolfe
- Derek Goodwin
- Harrison B. Tordoff
- Himmatsinhji M. K.
- Jennifer F. M. Horne
- John Danzenbaker
- Melvin Alvah Traylor, Jr.
- Robert W. Storer
World listing[edit]
Europe[edit]
Britain[edit]
Breeding birds[edit]
Migrant and wintering birds[edit]
Rare birds[edit]
- Britain's second American purple gallinule found dead in April or May 2008 at Old Warden Bedfordshire.[2]
Other events[edit]
Ireland[edit]
Rare birds[edit]
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To be completed
North America[edit]
To be completed
References[edit]
- ^ "New Bird Species Discovered In Gabon, Africa". Science Daily. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ Balmer, D. and Vickery, J. "Birds." In Branson, A. (2011) Wildlife Reports. British Wildlife 22: 274–6
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