1849 in birding and ornithology

Years in birding and ornithology:	1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
Years:	1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852

The green-billed coucal was described in 1849

• Death of John Cotton
• Louis Fraser publishes Zoologica Typica, or figures of the new and rare animals and birds in the collection of the Zoological Society of London
• Death of William Gambel
• Death of Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg
• Philip Henry Gosse publishes Popular British Ornithology; containing a familiar and technical description of the Birds of the British Isles, Illustrations of the Birds of Jamaica and Natural History. Birds
• Vinzenz Maria Gredler becomes director of the Franciscan Gymnasium in Bolzano
• Singapore Museum established

Ongoing events

• Fauna Japonica