2008 in birding and ornithology

none Bird species new to science described in the See also 2007 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2008 and 2009 in birding and ornithology 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.https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080815130415.htm New Bird Species Discovered In Gabon, Africa 15 August 2008 Science Daily 10 March 2012 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.Balmer, D. and Vickery, J. "Birds." In Branson, A. (2011) Wildlife Reports. British Wildlife 22: 274–6 Other events Ireland Rare birds Scandinavia To be completed North America To be completed References Bird Category:Birding and ornithology by year