1813 in birding and ornithology

none August 2026 Bird species new to science described in the thumb|230px|Alexander Wilson 1781–1813 George Montagu publishes a supplement to his 1802 Ornithological dictionary of British birds.Montagu George Rennie James 1833 Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds W.S. Orr & W. Smith London lix 10.5962/bhl.title.119792 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51324106Mearns, M. Mearns, B. 2023 George Montagu (1753–1815): travels in Scotland and his Scottish bird specimens Archives of Natural History 50 1 35 – 48 10.3366/anh.2023.0826 Hinrich Lichtenstein begins work at the Museum of Berlin. The avian collection, which started in 1810, contained 2000 bird specimens representing 900 species at the time of his arrival.Ahrens, T.G. 1925 The Ornithological Collection of the Berlin Museum The Auk 42 241 – 245 https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/auk/vol42/iss2/7 Ongoing events Coenraad Jacob Temminck: Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés. New species described in this work in 1813 include Madagascar turtle-dove, spot-winged pigeon, Picazuro pigeon, Picui ground-dove and grey junglefowl. Alexander Wilson: American Ornithology (1808–1814). Species described in this work in 1813 include the solitary sandpiper. Wilson died in this year. American Ornithology was completed by George Ord. References Category:Birding and ornithology by year Category:1813 in science