1860 in birding and ornithology

Years in birding and ornithology:	1857   1858   1859   1860   1861   1862   1863
Centuries:	18th century  ·  19th century  ·  20th century
Decades:	1830s   1840s   1850s   1860s   1870s   1880s   1890s
Years:	1857   1858   1859   1860   1861   1862   1863

Brown twinspot Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1860

• Birds described in 1860 include glittering kingfisher, northern cassowary, white-throated whistler, Knysna warbler, orange-breasted fruiteater, snowy-throated kingbird, Ecuadorian piedtail, azure dollarbird,
• George Newbold Lawrence, Spencer Fullerton Baird and John Cassin, co-author Birds of North America
• Jacob Henry Studer begins studying the birds of Ohio.
• 1860 Oxford evolution debate
• Alfred Brehm undertakes an expedition to Norway and Lapland
• Johann Jakob von Tschudi publishes Reise durch die Andes von Südamerika

Expeditions

• 1857–1860 SMS Novara Ornithology directed by Johann Zelebor.

Ongoing events

• John Gould The birds of Australia; Supplement 1851–69. 1 vol. 81 plates; Artists: J. Gould and H. C. Richter; Lithographer: H. C. Richter
• John Gould The birds of Asia; 1850-83 7 vols. 530 plates, Artists: J. Gould, H. C. Richter, W. Hart and J. Wolf; Lithographers:H. C. Richter and W. Hart
• The Ibis