1851 in birding and ornithology

Years in birding and ornithology:	1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
Years:	1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854

Birds described in 1851 include the bare-necked umbrellabird, common ʻamakihi, dusky-headed parakeet, Madeira firecrest, Madeiran storm petrel, North Island brown kiwi, olive sparrow, grey-crowned palm-tanager, red-headed fody, rufous-throated tanager, silver-throated tanager, Sri Lanka bush warbler, yellow-bellied tanager and yellow-eared bulbul.

The last Norfolk Island kākā died in captivity in London.

Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire describes the Elephant bird.

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