Worldwide

New species

See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s

• The Togian Hawk-owl from Indonesia is described as new to science in the Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club.

• The Rubeho Akalat from Tanzania is described as new to science in the American journal The Auk.

• The Acre Antshrike from Brazil is described as new to science in the American journal The Auk.

• The Calayan Rail from The Philippines is discovered and described as new to science in the journal Forktail

• The Serendib Scops-owl from the Sri Lankan rainforests is described as new to science in the Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club

• Mees's Nightjar from Flores and Sumba, Indonesia is described as new to science in the Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden).

To be completed This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. ... The Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club (ISSN 0007-1595) is an ornithological journal published by the British Ornithologists Club. ... This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. ... The Auk is a quarterly journal and the official publication of the American Ornithologists Union, having been continuously published by that body since 1883. ... This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. ... The Auk is a quarterly journal and the official publication of the American Ornithologists Union, having been continuously published by that body since 1883. ... Binomial name Gallirallus calayanensis Allen,D, Oliveros,C, Espanola,C Broad,G & Gonzalez,JCT, 2004 The Calayan rail (Gallirallus calayanensis) is a flightless bird of the rail, moorhen, and coot family (Rallidae) that inhabits Calayan Island in the Philippines. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. ... Forktail is the annuall journal of the Oriental Bird Club. ... Binomial name Otus thilohoffmanni Warakagoda & Rasmussen, 2004 The Serendib Scops Owl (Otus thilohoffmanni) is the most recently discovered bird in Sri Lanka. ... The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ... This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. ... The Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club (ISSN 0007-1595) is an ornithological journal published by the British Ornithologists Club. ... Map of Flores Island Flores (Portuguese for flowers) is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, an island arc with an estimated area of 14,300 km² extending east from the Java island of Indonesia. ... Sumba NASA Earthview Sumba is an Indonesian island. ... This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. ...

Rediscoveries

The Rusty-throated Wren-babbler was rediscovered on 18 November in the Mishmi Hills of eastern Arunachal Pradesh; the species had only previously been known from the type specimen, collected c.50 km away in 1947. Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is a region administered by India as a state. ... Type specimens When a new species is discovered, more important than creating a new and unique name for the species is developing a reasonably detailed description. ...

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Taxonomic developments

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Ornithologists

Deaths

• 7 August - Colin Bibby (b. 1948)

August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... Dr. Colin J. Bibby (20 November 1948_7 August 2004) was an English ornithologist. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Europe

Britain

Breeding birds

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Migrant and wintering birds

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Rare birds

• A small influx of Long-tailed Tits of the white-headed northern race caudatus in the early part of the year gave many British birders their first opportunity to observe this form in Britain.

• Britain's first Chestnut-eared Bunting and Rufous-tailed Robin were both found on Fair Isle in October.

• Britain's first Purple Martin was found on the Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides in September.

• Britain's first Masked Shrike, a juvenile, was found in October at Kilrenny Common in Fife, and seen by large numbers of birders.

• The third Great Knot for Britain was seen on the Wyre Estuary, Lancashire in August.

• A Cream-coloured Courser on the Isles of Scilly during September and October is the first in Britain for 20 years.

Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. ... Binomial name Luscinia sibilans (Swinhoe, 1863) The Rufous-tailed Robin or Swinhoe’s Robin, Luscinia sibilans, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. ... Fair Isle (From Old Norse frioar-øy) is an island administratively part of the Shetland Islands, although in fact closer to North Ronaldsay island which is part of the Orkney Islands group. ... Binomial name Progne subis (Linnaeus,, 1766) The Purple Martin, Progne subis, is the largest North American swallow at 20 cm length. ... The Butt of Lewis is in the area of Ness, Outer Hebrides. ... The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles (officially known by their Gaelic name, Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. ... Binomial name Lanius nubicus Lichtenstein, 1823 The Masked Shrike, Lanius nubicus, is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. ... Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a unitary council region of Scotland situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth. ... Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the study proper is termed American origin; birdwatching is (or more correctly, was) the commonly-used word in Great Britain and Ireland and by non-birders in the United States. ... Binomial name Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield, 1821) The Great Knot, Calidris tenuirostris, is a small wader. ... Red Lancashire rose Lancashire is a county of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Binomial name Cursorius cursor (Latham, 1787) The Cream-coloured Courser, Cursorius cursor, is a wader in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. ... Tresco, the second largest Island of Scillonia The Isles of Scilly (Cornish: Ynysek Syllan) form an archipelago of islands off the Cornish coast. ...

Other Events

• The British Birdwatching Fair has Peru as its theme for the year.
• The West Midland Bird Club celebrates its 75th anniversary.

The British Birdwatching Fair is an annual event for birdwatchers, held every August at Rutland Water in England. ... The West Midland Bird Club is the UKs largest regional ornithology society. ...

Scandinavia

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North America

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