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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
Worldwide
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.
Rediscoveries
- Four pairs of Chinese Crested Tern are found breeding on the Matsu Islands, the first sighting anywhere in the world since 1991.
Taxonomic developments
To be completed
Ornithologists
Deaths
- 12 April - Ronald Lockley (b. 1903)
Europe
Britain
Breeding birds
To be completed
Migrant and wintering birds
- Several hundred Honey Buzzards pass through during the autumn.
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.
Other Events
- The British Birdwatching Fair has albatrosses as its theme for the year.
Ireland
- A Blue-winged Warbler at Cape Clear in October is the first record for Europe.
Scandinavia
To be completed
North America
To be completed
Asia
To be completed
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