Dr Stephen John James Frank Davies (born 26 April 1935) is an Australian administrator and ornithologist. He worked for the CSIRO Division of Wildlife Research in Western Australia 1964-1984. His carried out research on Emu

Emu

The Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. It is the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. There are three subspecies of Emus in Australia...

s and Magpie Geese. He is a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union

Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union

The Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, also known as Birds Australia, was founded in 1901 to promote the study and conservation of the native bird species of Australia and adjacent regions. This makes it Australia's oldest national birding association. It is also Australia's largest...

 (RAOU), President 1975-1978 and Chairman of the RAOU Research Committee 1975-1984. He was elected a Fellow of the RAOU

Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union Fellows

The Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union may elect somebody to the position of Fellow, the highest grade of membership, for service to the RAOU and to ornithology. Fellows of the RAOU are entitled to use the letters FRAOU after their name. There is a limit to the number of Fellows that may...

in 1984. From 1984-1988 he also served the RAOU as its first paid (albeit part-time) Director.