1847 in birding and ornithology
| Years in birding and ornithology: | 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s |
| Years: | 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 |
- Alfred Edmund Brehm joins Johann Wilhelm von Müller on an expedition to Egypt, the Sudan, and the Sinai Peninsula.
- Death of Johann Conrad Susemihl
- Death of Giuseppe Géné
- René Primevère Lesson receives the Legion of Honour
- Jean Louis Cabanis erects the genus Geothlypis in Ornithologische Notizen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte
- William Henry Edwards publishes A Voyage Up the River Amazon, with a residency at Pará
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