List of birdwatchers
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This is a list of the birdwatchers with the largest lifelists, that is, based on the number of species of birds each of them has/had seen. Depending on the taxonomic viewpoint, there are about 8,800–10,200 living bird species.
- Phoebe Snetsinger: 8,674 species in the wild [1]
- Tom Gulick: 8,114[citation needed]
- Harvey Gilston: "nearly 8,000"[citation needed]
- Peter Kaestner: 7,958,[citation needed] first birder to see a representative of every family in the world[citation needed]
- Claes-Göran Cederlund: 8,027 [2]
- Pete Winter: more than 7,700 species[3]
- John Danzenbaker: 7,529[4]
- Jim Clements: 7,200[citation needed]
- Richard Koeppel: over 7,000[citation needed]
[edit] Birdwatchers famous for achievements in other fields
- Jane Alexander Actress and former Director of the National Endowment for the Arts
- John James Audubon: an early pioneer in nature studies within the U.S.
- Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke British Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the Second World War
- Jimmy Carter President of the United States
- Fidel Castro President of Cuba.
- Agatha Christie Author and playwright
- Jared Diamond American geographer, evolutionary biologist, physiologist, lecturer, and nonfiction author
- Ernst Mayr evolutionary biologist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, historian of science
- Ian Fleming Author
- Meriwether Lewis Explorer
- Phil Liggett Renowned cycling commentator
- Patrick O'Brian Author
- Bill Oddie Actor, Comedian, Television Presenter
- Roger Tory Peterson: invented the first user-friendly field guide; noted mainly for his books studying birds and promoting birdwatching
- George Plimpton Author
- Teddy Roosevelt President of the United States
- James D. Watson Nobel laureate, molecular biologist, and co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
- E. B. White Author
[edit] References
- ^ Wilson, Frank (23 April 2009). "The beak-it list: One woman and 8,000 birds". The Philadelphia Inquirer (online). http://www.philly.com/inquirer/entertainment/books/20090823_The_beak-it_list__One_woman_and_8_000_birds.html. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ^ GlobalTwitcher
- ^ "The World's Best Birdwatcher". Missouri Conservationist (online) 64 (12). December 2003. http://www.mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2003/12/10.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ^ John Danzenbaker, Fellow of the DVOC
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