Lars Svensson (ornithologist)
Encyclopedia
Lars Svensson is a Swedish
ornithologist, who received an honorary degree
from the Uppsala University
in 2004. He specialises in the identification of passerine
bird
s. In 2008 he published a paper on the poorly known Large-billed Reed-warbler
(Acrocephalus orinus) which "dramatically changed ornithological perception of the Large-billed Reed Warbler".
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
ornithologist, who received an honorary degree
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
from the Uppsala University
Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
in 2004. He specialises in the identification of passerine
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s. In 2008 he published a paper on the poorly known Large-billed Reed-warbler
Large-billed Reed-warbler
The Large-billed Reed-warbler is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. The species has been dubbed as "the world's least known bird". It was known from a single specimen collected in India in 1867 and rediscovered in the wild in Thailand in 2006...
(Acrocephalus orinus) which "dramatically changed ornithological perception of the Large-billed Reed Warbler".
Selected publications
- Collins Bird GuideCollins Bird GuideThe Collins Bird Guide is a field guide to the birds of the Western Palearctic.Its authors are Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterström and Peter J. Grant, and it is illustrated by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström...
, with Peter J. GrantPeter J. GrantPeter James Grant was a British ornithologist.He co-wrote, with Killian Mullarney, the booklet "The New Approach to Identification".He wrote and revised "Gulls, an identification guide"....
, Killian MullarneyKillian MullarneyKillian Mullarney is an Irish ornithologist, bird artist and bird tour leader. He designed a series of Irish definitive stamps for An Post illustrating Irish birds issued between 1997 and 2004....
and Dan ZetterströmDan ZetterströmDan Zetterström is a Swedish ornithologist and bird artist. He is best known as a co-author of the highly acclaimed Collins Bird Guide, with Killian Mullarney, Lars Svensson and Peter J. Grant... - Identification Guide to European Passerines