2016 in birding and ornithology
# 2016 in birding and ornithology

    See also 2015 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2016 and 2017 in birding and ornithology

The year 2016 in birding and ornithology.

## Worldwide

### New species

    See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s
* Himalayan forest thrush (Zoothera salimalii): Alström P.; Rasmussen P.C.; Chao Zhao; Jingzi Xu; Dalvi S.; Tianlong Cai; Yuyan Guan; Kalyakin M.V.; Fumin Lei; Olsson U. (2016). "Integrative taxonomy of the Plain-backed Thrush (Zoothera mollissima) complex (Aves, Turdidae) reveals cryptic species, including a new species". Avian Research. 7 (1): 1–39. doi:10.1186/s40657-016-0037-2.

## Europe

### Britain

**Breeding birds**

* Reintroduction of the white stork (Ciconia ciconia) began with the aim of a population of at least fifty breeding birds in southern England by 2030. Initially, rehabilitated wild birds from France and Poland will spend the first two years in enclosures.

**Rare birds**

* A bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) seen at various sites in Wales and southern England has been placed in Category E by the British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC), which lists species as introductions, human-assisted transportees, escapees from captivity, or if breeding populations are not considered self-sustaining.

## North America

To be completed

