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Masked Antpitta
The masked antpitta (''Hylopezus auricularis'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Bolivia in the city of Riberalta and around. It is in particular located in Puerto Hamburgo and in the Aquicuana Reserve. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Description TSMF is generally found in large, discont .... References External linksBirdLife Species Factsheet. masked antpitta Birds of the Bolivian Amazon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Carl Gustaf Fersen Gyldenstolpe
Nils Carl Gustaf Fersen Gyldenstolpe (30 September 1886 – 10 April 1961) was a Swedish explorer, zoologist, and ornithologist. Born in the central Swedish province of Jämtland, he visited Lapland from 1906 to 1909 and joined the expedition of Dr. Paul Rosenius to southern Algeria. He also visited Thailand in 1911–12 and the Malay Peninsula in 1914–15. He studied at Uppsala University and joined under Professor Einar Lönnberg at the Department of Vertebrates of the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum in Stockholm. He continued to work here throughout his life. In 1924 he obtained a Ph.D. from Lund University for his studies on the birds of central and eastern Africa. The subspecific name of the Tupana scythebill, ''Campylorhamphus procurvoides gyldenstolpei'', is named after him. Also, a species of Thai lizard, ''Isopachys gyldenstolpei ''Isopachys'' is a genus of skinks endemic to Asia. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Isopachys'' are found in Thailand and Myanmar.. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
