2000 in birding and ornithology
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- See also 1999 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2000, other specialist lists of events in 2000 and 2001 in birding and ornithology
[edit] Worldwide
[edit] New species
- Foothill Elaenia Myiopagis olallai from Ecuador and Peru is described as new to science in The Wilson Bulletin
- Caatinga Antwren Herpsilochmus sellowi from Brazil is described as new to science in the American journal The Auk
- Taiwan Bush-Warbler Bradypterus alishanensis is described as new to science in the American journal The Auk
- Scarlet-banded Barbet Capito wallacei is described as new to science.
[edit] Rediscoveries
- Four pairs of Chinese Crested Tern are found breeding on the Matsu Islands, the first sighting anywhere in the world since 1991.
[edit] Taxonomic developments
To be completed
[edit] Ornithologists
[edit] Deaths
- 12 April - Ronald Lockley (b. 1903)
[edit] Europe
[edit] Britain
[edit] Breeding birds
To be completed
[edit] Migrant and wintering birds
- Several hundred Honey Buzzards pass through during the autumn.
[edit] Rare birds
- Two Zitting Cisticolas in Dorset are the third and fourth for Britain.
- A Swinhoe's Storm Petrel near Aberdeen in July is the first for Scotland and eighth for Britain.
- Britain's first Siberian Blue Robin is seen in Suffolk during October.
- Britain's first Long-tailed Shrike is found in the Outer Hebrides in November.
[edit] Other Events
- The British Birdwatching Fair has albatrosses as its theme for the year.
[edit] Ireland
- A Blue-winged Warbler at Cape Clear in October is the first record for Europe.
[edit] Scandinavia
To be completed
[edit] North America
To be completed
[edit] Asia
To be completed
