1831 in birding and ornithology
| Years in birding and ornithology: | 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s |
| Years: | 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 |
Enicurus maculatus, the spotted forktail was described by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1831
- Death of Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot
- Christian Ludwig Brehm publishes Handbuch der Naturgeschichte alle Vögel Deutschlands
- Second voyage of HMS Beagle commences
- Adolphe Delattre makes the first of several trips to South America.
- Johann Friedrich von Brandt appointed director of the Zoological Department at the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences
- Nicholas Aylward Vigors describes the great Indian bustard
- "Maison Deyrolle" established in Paris.
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