The following is a list of regional ornithological societies.

Africa

;South Africa *

BirdLife South Africa BirdLife South Africa, formerly the South African Ornithological Society (SAOS), is the South African national partner organisation of BirdLife International. It has a membership of 5,000, many of whom belong to more than 32 affiliated bird clu ...

Asia

;India *

Bombay Natural History Society The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), founded on 15 September 1883, is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research. It supports many research efforts through grants and publi ...

(BNHS): Located at

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

(formerly Bombay). *

Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History The Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is a national centre for information, education and research in ornithology and natural history in India. It was inspired by and named in honour of Salim Ali, the leading pioneer ...

(SACON) Located near Coimbatore. ;Japan *

Wild Bird Society of Japan Wild Bird Society of Japan (日本野鳥の会) was founded in 1934 in Tokyo, Japan. The organisation has 47,000 members and publishes a newsletter called ''Strix''. Other relevant publications include the ''Field Guide to the Birds of Japan'', ''B ...

(WBSJ) * Yamashina Institute for Ornithology ;South Korea *

Birds Korea Birds Korea is an organisation dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats in South Korea and the wider Yellow Sea Eco-region. History and Activities Founded in 2004 and based in the port city of Busan, Birds Korea has regularly u ...

Caribbean

* BirdsCaribbean ;Dominican Republic *

Hispaniolan Ornithological Society The Hispaniolan Ornithological Society ( es, Sociedad Ornitológica de la Hispaniola), is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to nature conservation, particularly of birds and their habitats, on the island of Hispaniola ( Haiti and ...

Europe

;Danmark *

Dansk Ornitologisk Forening Dansk Ornitologisk Forening (DOF), also known as the Danish Ornithological Society or BirdLife Denmark, is a Danish non-governmental non-profit organisation. Founded on 15 October 1906 by Eiler Lehn Schiøler and Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen, ...

;Germany * Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft ;Italy *

LIPU LIPU, the Lega italiana protezione uccelli (En. “Italian League for Bird Protection”) is an Italian charitable organisation, founded in 1965 and devoted to the protection of the country's wildlife with a particular focus on birds. It has a memb ...

, Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli ;Norway *

Norwegian Ornithological Society The Norwegian Ornithological Society ( no, Norsk Ornitologisk Forening, NOF) is a Norwegian bird study and conservation organisation. It was founded in 1957, though it was preceded by a similar body with the same name which operated from 1920 to ...

;Poland * Polish Society for the Protection of Birds (OTOP) ;Spain *

Spanish Ornithological Society The Spanish Ornithological Society (in Spanish: Sociedad Española de Ornitología; SEO/BirdLife) is Spain's main bird conservation charity. It was founded in 1954 and has 8,000 members and 50 staff. It is Spain's representative in the BirdLife ...

Catalan Ornithological Institute The Catalan Ornithological Institute (abbreviated to ICO; in Catalan ''Institut Català d'Ornitologia'') is a not-for-profit association, established in 1975 to aid the study of birds in Catalonia, with the name of ''Grup Català d'Anellament''. ...

;Sweden * Sveriges ornitologiska förening (SOF) ;Switzerland * Swiss Ornithological Institute (Vogelwarte) ;United Kingdom *

British Ornithologists' Club The British Ornithologists' Club (BOC) aims to promote discussion between members and others interested in ornithology, and to facilitate the dissemination of scientific information concerned with ornithology. The BOC has a special interest in avi ...

British Ornithologists' Union The British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) aims to encourage the study of birds ("ornithology") and around the world, in order to understand their biology and to aid their conservation. The BOU was founded in 1858 by Professor Alfred Newton, Henry ...

(BOU) *

British Trust for Ornithology The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is an organisation founded in 1932 for the study of birds in the British Isles. The Prince of Wales has been patron since October 2020. History Beginnings In 1931 Max Nicholson wrote: In the United State ...

(BTO) *

British Birds Rarities Committee The British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC), established in 1959, is the national bird rarities committee for Britain. It assesses claimed sightings of bird species that are rarely seen in Britain, based on descriptions, photographs and video re ...

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales and in Scotland. It was founded in 1889. It works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment throug ...

(RSPB) *

Scottish Ornithologists' Club The Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC) is a Scottish ornithological body, founded in March 1936 at the premises of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. As of 2008, the SOC has 2,200 members. The Club runs the Scottish Birds Records Committee ...

* Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT)

North America

;Canada * Bird Studies Canada *

Society of Canadian Ornithologists The Society of Canadian Ornithologists, or Société des Ornithologistes du Canada, is an ornithological non-profit organization serving Canada’s ornithological community. It was founded in 1983, and is a member of the Ornithological Council. Th ...

British Columbia Field Ornithologists
;Mexico *

CIPAMEX CIPAMEX, more fully La Sociedad para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves en México, is a Mexican ornithology, ornithological non-profit organization, non-profit organization, with its principal objective the study and conservation of Mexican bir ...

, La Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las Aves, A.C. ;USA * American Birding Association *

American Ornithological Society The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is an ornithological organization based in the United States. The society was formed in October 2016 by the merger of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) and the Cooper Ornithological Society. Its m ...

(Formed in 2016 by the merger of the American Ornithologists' Union and the Cooper Ornithological Society) * Association of Field Ornithologists * Baird Ornithological Club *

Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a member-supported unit of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, which studies birds and other wildlife. It is housed in the Imogene Powers Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity in Sapsucker Woods Sanctuar ...

National Audubon Society The National Audubon Society (Audubon; ) is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation of birds and their habitats. Located in the United States and incorporated in 1905, Audubon is one of the oldest of such organ ...

* Ornithological Council *

Pacific Seabird Group The Pacific Seabird Group (PSG) is an international professional ornithological society based in the US, dedicated to the study and conservation of Pacific seabirds and their environment. The objectives of the Pacific Seabird Group are exclusively ...

* Raptor Research Foundation * Rocky Mountain Raptor Program *

Waterbird Society The Waterbird Society, formerly known as the Colonial Waterbirds Society, is a United States based ornithological society, focusing on the behavior, ecology, and conservation of waterbirds. It was founded in 1976 as the Colonial Waterbird Group, ...

* Wilson Ornithological Society

Oceania

;Australia * Birds Australia ;New Zealand * Ornithological Society of New Zealand *

Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Forest & Bird ( mi, Te Reo o te Taiao), also known by its formal name as the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, is an environmental organisation specialising in the protection and conservation of New Zealand's indigenous f ...

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