Konstantin Walter Benson ( Constantine Walter Benson ) - English ornithologist.
| Konstantin Walter Benson | |
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| English Constantine walter benson | |
| Date of Birth | February 2, 1909 |
| Place of Birth | Trull , Somerset |
| Date of death | September 21, 1982 ( 73) |
| Place of death | Cambridge |
| A country | Great Britain |
| Scientific field | ornithology |
| Alma mater | Cambridge university |
| Awards and prizes |  |
| Taxonomy of wildlife | |
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Benson " . |
Biography
Benson studied at Eton College and in England. At the University of Cambridge, he belonged to the best athletes among his peers. He was then a colonial officer and spent many years in the African bush studying avifauna there. Over time, he became one of the most competent experts on East African avifauna, in particular, the Comoros. His first scientific descriptions and discoveries include Ploceus ruweti , Hirundo megaensis , Oreophilais robertsi , Nesillas aldabrana , Nesillas mariae , Otus mayottensis and Otus pauliani .
Eponyms
- Benson's stone thrush ( Monticola bensoni ) was named after him.
Proceedings
Along with collaborations with the Grzimeks Tierleben encyclopedia, his most famous works include A Check List of the Birds of Nyasaland (1953), Check List of the Birds of Northern Rhodesia (1957), The birds of the Comoro Islands "(1960)," A Contribution to the Ornithology of Zambia "(1967)" Birds of Zambia "(1971) und" The Birds of Malawi "(1977).