2015 in birding and ornithology

none __NOTOC__ in birding and ornithology 20th century 21st century 22nd century 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Bird species new to science described in the 1970s1970s Bird species new to science described in the 1980s1980s Bird species new to science described in the 1990s1990s Bird species new to science described in the 2000s2000s Bird species new to science described in the 2010s2010s Bird species new to science described in the 2020s2020s Bird species new to science described in the 2030s2030s See also 2014 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2015 and 2016 in birding and ornithology The year 2015 in birding and ornithology. Worldwide New species See also Bird species new to science described in the 2010s Desert owl Strix hadorami Guy M. Kirwan Manuel Schweizer José Luis Copete 4287913 2015 Multiple lines of evidence confirm that Hume's Owl Strix butleri (A. O. Hume, 1878) is two species, with description of an unnamed species (Aves: Non-Passeriformes: Strigidae) Zootaxa 3904 1 28–50 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.1.2 25660770 Perijá tapaculo Scytalopus perijanus Avendaño, J.E. Cuervo, A.M. López-O., J.P. Gutiérrez-Pinto, N. Cortés-Diago, A. Cadena, C.D. amp 2015 A new species of tapaculo (Rhinocryptidae: Scytalopus) from the Serranía de Perijá of Colombia and Venezuela The Auk 132 2 450–466 10.1642/AUK-14-166.1 49354537 Sichuan bush warbler Locustella chengi Alström, P. Xia, C. Rasmussen, P.C. Olsson, U. Dai, B. Zhao, J. Leader, P.J. Carey, G.J. Dong. L., Cai T., Holt P.I., Manh H.L., Song G., Liu Y., Zhang Y. Lei, F. amp 2015 Integrative taxonomy of the Russet Bush Warbler Locustella mandelli complex reveals a new species from central China Avian Research 6 9 1–32 10.1186/s40657-015-0016-z free Taxonomic developments Ornithologists Deaths World listing Europe Britain Breeding birds Migrant and wintering birds Rare birds Other events Republic of Cyprus More than 2 million birds are illegally killed during the autumn, including 800,000 on British military sovereign base areas. They are trapped by limesticks and mist net and served as ambelopoulia in restaurants. The illegal trade is estimated to be worth €15  million per annum.Cyprus Bird Killing Wildlife 2016 34 5 58 Ireland North America To be completed South America Argentina A project to reintroduce the red and green macaw (Ara chloropterus), a nationally extinct species, to Ibera National Park was launched by the Rewilding Argentina Foundation.Mcpherson Sarah 50 reasons to be cheerful in 2021 BBC Wildlife January 2021 51 References Bird Category:Birding and ornithology by year