2008 in birding and ornithology
The year 2008 in birding and ornithology.
| Years in birding and ornithology: | 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 | 
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century | 
| Decades: | 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s | 
| Years: | 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 | 
Worldwide
    
    New species
    
- The olive-backed forest robin is first described by Smithsonian ornithologists who discovered it in Gabon.[1]
 
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
 
Europe
    
    
Rare birds
    
- Britain's second American purple gallinule found dead in April or May 2008 at Old Warden Bedfordshire.[2]
 
Scandinavia
    
To be completed
North America
    
To be completed
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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