2015 in birding and ornithology
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New species
- Desert owl Strix hadorami [1]
- Perijá tapaculo Scytalopus perijanus [2]
- Sichuan bush warbler Locustella chengi [3]
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.[4]
