1883 in birding and ornithology

Birds described in 1883 include South Island takahe, Goldie's bird-of-paradise, black-crowned waxbill, marsh seedeater, peruvian plantcutter, saffron siskin, Tanimbar boobook, black-bibbed monarch, cinnamon-tailed fantail, flutist wren, Kolombangara monarch, slaty-headed longbill, Green-and-white hummingbird, large-billed parrotlet, grey-bellied comet

Years in birding and ornithology:	1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
Years:	1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886

Chrysomitris siemiradzkii Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883

Events

• Foundation of the American Ornithological Society.

Publications

• Henry Seebohm A History of British Birds London, R. H. Porter 1883-93
• Władysław Taczanowski, 1883. Description des espèces nouvelles de la collection péruvienne de M. le Dr. Raimondi de Lima. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt1 p. 70–72 pl.17. BHL Reference page.
• Hans von Berlepsch and Taczanowski, W., 1883. Liste des Oiseaux recuillis par MM. Stolzmann et Siemiradzki dans l'Ecuadeur occidental. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt.4: 536–577.
• Richard Böhm, 1883 Ornithologische Notizen aus Central-Africa. Journal für Ornithologie 31_1883: 162 - 208.

Ongoing events

• 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
• Osbert Salvin and Frederick DuCane Godman 1879–1904. Biologia Centrali-Americana . Aves
• Richard Bowdler Sharpe Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum London,1874-98.
• Anton Reichenow. Gustav Hartlaub, Hans von Berlepsch, Jean Cabanis and other members of the German Ornithologists' Society in Journal für Ornithologie online BHL
• The Ibis