1810 in birding and ornithology

Years in birding and ornithology:	1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s
Years:	1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813

• University of Berlin founded. Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger is a professor and director of the Zoological Museum.
• Constantine Samuel Rafinesque describes the streaked fantail warbler in Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia.
• George Perry describes the brolga in Arcana; or the Museum of Natural History. This serial publication, like many was short-lived ( January 1810 to September 1811).
• John James Audubon meets Alexander Wilson author of American Ornithology.
• Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen publishes Deutsche Ornithologie oder Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Deutschlands (Natural history of German birds).

Ongoing events Alexander Wilson Ornithology of America (1808–1814) Species described in 1810 include the American tree sparrow, the pine siskin, the blue-headed vireo, the mourning warbler and the marsh wren.