1866 in birding and ornithology

none March 2026 Bird species new to science described in the thumb|200px| Comoros olive pigeon Illustration from Recherches sur la faune de Madagascar et de ses dépendances by François Pollen and Douwe Casparus van Dam Richard Owen describes the mandible of the broad-billed parrot. Philip Sclater Exotic Ornithology (1866–69). Carl Jakob Sundevall Conspectus avium picinarum, Stockholm [Sweden] :Samson & Wallin, 1866.[on woodpeckers] online BHL Birds described in 1866 include Cabanis's tanager, bar-winged rail, spot-crowned antvireo, Van Dam's vanga, Mayotte drongo, Death of Johann Wilhelm von Müller Death of Philipp Franz von Sieboldhttp://www.uba.uva.nl/collecties/object.cfm/objectid=34853D0C-C771-4E13-8B78334417AB31EE nl Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796–1866). Wetenschapper in de Oost Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796–1866). Scientist in the East E. M. Binsbergen University of Amsterdam dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070328203612/http://www.uba.uva.nl/collecties/object.cfm/objectid=34853D0C-C771-4E13-8B78334417AB31EE 28 March 2007 Axel Wilhelm Eriksson leaves Sweden for South-West Africa. Foundation of Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Death of Christian Ludwig Landbeck. He had described many bird species in collaboration with Rodolfo Amando Philippi. Death of Ferdinand Joseph L'Herminier Philippi, R. A. & Landbeck, L. 1866. Beiträge zur Fauna Chiles. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 32: 121–132.Masafuera rayadito. Expeditions 1865–1868 Magenta circumnavigation of the globe Italian expedition that made important scientific observations in South America. Ongoing events John Gould The birds of Australia; Supplement 1851–69. 1 vol. 81 plates; Artists: J. Gould and H. C. Richter; Lithographer: H. C. Richter John Gould The birds of Asia; 1850-83 7 vols. 530 plates, Artists: J. Gould, H. C. Richter, W. Hart and J. Wolf; Lithographers:H. C. Richter and W. Hart The Ibis References Bird Category:Birding and ornithology by year