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 owlStrix hadorami
Perijá tapaculoScytalopus perijanus
Sichuan bush warblerLocustella chengi
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.
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.