2010 in birding and ornithology

Years in birding and ornithology:	2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013
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See also 2009 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2010 and 2011 in birding and ornithology

The year 2010 in birding and ornithology.

Worldwide

New species

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

• Limestone leaf warbler , Phylloscopus calciatilis: Alström, P.; Davidson, P.; Duckworth, J.W.; Eames, J.C.; Le, T.T.; Nguyen, C.; Olsson, U.; Robson, C.; Timmins, R. (2010). "Description of a new species of Phylloscopus warbler from Vietnam and Laos". Ibis. 152 (1): 145–168. doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00990.x .
• Fenwick's antpitta or Urrao antpitta, Grallaria fenwickorum: Barrera, L.F.; Bartels, A.; Fundación ProAves de Colombia (2010). "A new species of Antpitta (family Grallariidae) from the Colibrí del Sol Bird Reserve, Colombia". Conservación Colombiana. 13: 8–24.
• Socotra buzzard , Buteo socotraensis: Porter, R.F.; Kirwan, G.M. (2010). "Studies of Socotran birds VI. The taxonomic status of the Socotra Buzzard". Bull. Brit. Orn. Club. 130 (2): 116–131.
• Willard's sooty boubou , Laniarius willardi: Voelker, G.; Outlaw, R.K.; Reddy, S.; Tobler, M.; Bates, J.M.; Hackett, S.J.; Kahindo, C.; Marks, B.D.; Kerbis Peterhans, J.C.; Gnoske, T.P. (2010). "A New Species of Boubou (Malaconotidae: Laniarius) from the Albertine Rift". Auk. 127 (3): 678–689. doi: 10.1525/auk.2010.09014 . S2CID   15031325.
• Rock tapaculo , Scytalopus petrophilus: Whitney, B.M.; Vasconcelos, M.F.; Silveira, L.F.; Pacheco, J.F. (2010). "Scytalopus petrophilus (Rock Tapaculo): a new species from Minas Gerais, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia. 18 (2): 73–88.

Europe

Britain

Breeding birds

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) successfully bred in the UK for the first time on the Dungeness peninsula in Kent. ^[1]

North America

To be completed

References

1. "Purple herons breed in UK for first time". The Guardian. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2017.