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Cinnamon Warbling Finch
The cinnamon warbling finch (''Poospiza ornata'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. The cinnamon warbling finch was species description, formally described in 1865 by the German ornithologist Christian Ludwig Landbeck under the binomial name ''Phrygilus ornatus''. References Poospiza, cinnamon warbling finch Endemic birds of Argentina Birds described in 1865, cinnamon warbling finch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Ludwig Landbeck
Christian Ludwig (Luis) Landbeck (11 December 1807 – 3 September 1890) was a prominent German ornithologist. He took part in an expedition to Chile and described many species of birds in collaboration with Rodolfo Amando Philippi. He directed the publication of the ''Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Europas'' ("Natural history of all European birds"). Although the two scientists jointly described many species, the cactus ''Cereus coerulescens'' var. ''landbeckii'' was named by Philippi in honour of his colleague. Philippi also named the following (non-avian) species after Landbeck: * ''Calceolaria landbeckii'': (1860), botanical species in the family Calceolariaceae. * ''Gnaphalium landbeckii'': (1864), botanical species in the tribe Gnaphalieae. * ''Bombylius landbecki'': (1865), insect from the family Bombyliidae. * ''Allidiostoma landbecki'': (1873), insect from the subfamily Allidiostomatinae. Another plant named after him is Tillandsia landbeckii Publications * ''Nachtrag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |