2005 in birding and ornithology

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The year 2005 in birding and ornithology.

See Bird species new to science described in the 2000s.

In April, an announcement is made that the ivory-billed woodpecker has been rediscovered in North America; in July, doubt is cast on this claim. The debate remains unresolved.

The thick-billed ground-dove (Gallicolumba salamonis), last seen in 1927, is officially declared extinct.

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