1889 in birding and ornithology
| Years in birding and ornithology: | 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 | 
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century | 
| Decades: | 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s | 
| Years: | 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 | 
- Birds described in 1889 include blue-moustached bee-eater, Colima warbler, crowned hornbill, Esmeraldas woodstar, giant sunbird, fernwren, grey-crowned woodpecker, Hunter's sunbird, mountain greenbul, Reischek's parakeet, Woodford's rail.