2008 in birding and ornithology
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The year 2008 in birding and ornithology.
Worldwide
New species
- See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s
- The olive-backed forest robin is first described by Smithsonian ornithologists who discovered it in Gabon.[1]
Taxonomic developments
Ornithologists
Deaths
- 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
Europe
Britain
Breeding birds
Migrant and wintering birds
Rare birds
- Britain's second American purple gallinule found dead in April or May 2008 at Old Warden Bedfordshire.[2]
Other events
Ireland
Rare birds
Scandinavia
To be completed
North America
To be completed
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References
- "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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