1815 in birding and ornithology

none May 2026 Bird species new to science described in the thumb|230px|Bonelli's eagle by John Gould Death of Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira Franco Andrea Bonelli discovers Bonelli's warbler and Bonelli's eagle named by Louis Vieillot in 1819 and 1822 respectively. Constantine Samuel Rafinesque publishes Analyse de la Nature ou tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés in Palermo Karl Heinrich Bergius arrives in Cape Town in order to make natural history collections for the Berlin Museum Ongoing events Coenraad Jacob Temminck Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés New species described in this work in 1815 include the undulated tinamou, the red-winged tinamou, the brown tinamou, the Tataupa tinamou the grey tinamou and the spotted nothura James Francis Stephens General Zoology New species described in this work in 1815 include the African cuckoo the greater coucal, the golden-breasted bunting, the chestnut-breasted malkoha the red-chested cuckoo, the lesser honeyguide the Narina trogon and Klaas's cuckoo Category:Birding and ornithology by year Category:1815 in science