2008 in birding and ornithology

Years in birding and ornithology:	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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Years:	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

The year 2008 in birding and ornithology.

See also 2007 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2008 and 2009 in birding and ornithology

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See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s

The olive-backed forest robin is first described by Smithsonian ornithologists who discovered it in Gabon.^[1]

Britain's second American purple gallinule found dead in April or May 2008 at Old Warden Bedfordshire.^[2]

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^ "New Bird Species Discovered In Gabon, Africa". Science Daily. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
^ Balmer, D. and Vickery, J. "Birds." In Branson, A. (2011) Wildlife Reports. British Wildlife 22: 274–6

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Years in birding and ornithology:	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Centuries:	20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s
Years:	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011