Carl d'Silva (died 19 July 2015) was an Indian wildlife artist and naturalist well known for his paintings of birds in many ornithological handbooks and field guides. Born in Goa, D'Silva worked with Salim Ali and illustrated several of his books published by the Bombay Natural History Society. When Salim Ali's

Book of Indian Birds ''The Book of Indian Birds'' by Salim Ali is a landmark book on Indian ornithology, which helped spark popular interest in the birds of India. First published in 1941, it is currently in its 13th edition. Most of the older books on Indian birds w ...

was revamped for his birth centenary in 2002 (13th ed.), Carl re-did all the drawings. He has also illustrated a number of bird field guides produced by Christopher Helm.

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Bird artists 20th-century Indian painters Indian illustrators Painters from Goa Members of the Bombay Natural History Society {{India-artist-stub