Review Article

Anton Reichenow and the birds of Africa

Published in: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology
Volume 95 , issue 2, pages: 125–128

DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2023.2263165

Author(s): Adrian JFK CraigRhodes University, South Africa,

Keywords: Afrotropical birds, bird collectors, history of ornithology, museum collections, ornithologists, taxonomy,

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Abstract

The first handbook of the birds of Africa was completed in 1905 by Anton Reichenow (1847–1941). Based in the Berlin museum for almost 50 years, he described 152 African taxa that are still recognised as valid species today, and was considered by his contemporaries as a key figure in the development of African ornithology.

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