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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 Perijá tapaculo Scytalopus perijanus Sichuan bush warbler Locustella 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.
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