William John Swainson

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William John Swainson was a 19th-century English naturalist, ornithologist, and illustrator known for his influential taxonomic work and detailed zoological illustrations.

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William John Swainson canonical 9
William Swainson 5

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instanceOf human ⓘ
illustrator ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ
ornithologist ⓘ
taxonomist ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1789-10-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1855-12-06 ⓘ
described numerous new bird species in the 19th century ⓘ
familyName Swainson ⓘ
fieldOfWork ornithology ⓘ
scientific illustration ⓘ
taxonomy ⓘ
zoology ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
honouredInTaxon Swainsona (plant genus) ⓘ
Swainson’s hawk ⓘ
Swainson’s thrush ⓘ
Swainson’s toucan ⓘ
Swainson’s warbler ⓘ
knownFor describing numerous new species of birds ⓘ
systematic classification of animals ⓘ
use of lithography in natural history illustration ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Linnean Society of London ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ
middleName John ⓘ
movedTo New Zealand ⓘ
movementPeriod 19th century ⓘ
notableFor popularization of natural history through illustrated works ⓘ
taxonomic work on birds ⓘ
zoological illustration ⓘ
notableWork A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of New Zealand ⓘ
Fauna Boreali-Americana (ornithology sections) ⓘ
Zoological Illustrations ⓘ
occupation entomologist ⓘ
illustrator ⓘ
malacologist ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ
ornithologist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Newington, London ⓘ
placeOfDeath Fern Grove, Hutt Valley, New Zealand ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
usedTechnique hand-coloured lithographs ⓘ
workedOn birds of South America ⓘ
insects ⓘ
shells and molluscs ⓘ

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Sialia → firstDescribedBy → William John Swainson ⓘ
Rhinecanthus → namedBy → William John Swainson ⓘ
Rhinecanthus → taxonAuthor → William John Swainson ⓘ
Oriolidae → describedBy → William John Swainson ⓘ
Parulidae → namedBy → William John Swainson ⓘ
Estrildidae → firstDescribedBy → William John Swainson ⓘ
Rostratulidae → describedBy → William John Swainson ⓘ
Ptiloris → describedBy → William Swainson ⓘ
linked to: William John Swainson
Ptiloris → taxonAuthor → William Swainson ⓘ
linked to: William John Swainson
Pericrocotus → describedBy → William Swainson ⓘ
linked to: William John Swainson
Swainson, 1839 → author → William Swainson ⓘ
linked to: William John Swainson
Swainson, 1839 → relatedToPerson → William Swainson ⓘ
linked to: William John Swainson
Tetrosomus → namedBy → William John Swainson ⓘ
Tetrosomus → taxonAuthor → William John Swainson ⓘ