Tito Narosky (born Jun 6th, 1932) is an Argentinian

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 ornithologist

Ornithology

Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds...

 and writer. Of the 20 books he has authored or co-authored, Birds of Argentina and Uruguay, a Field Guide is the best known, with over 40,000 copies sold.

Narosky has studied and observed wild birds for more than 50 years, having made over 200 field trips and published hundreds of scientific papers and articles. He is closely associated with Aves Argentinas

Aves Argentinas

Aves Argentinas / Asociación Ornitológica del Plata , is an Argentine non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation. Incorporated in 1916, it is one of the oldest of such organizations in South America....

, the Argentine partner of Birdlife International

BirdLife International

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 since 1967, of which he is Honorary President. He conducted their first birdwatching

Birdwatching

Birdwatching or birding is the observation of birds as a recreational activity. It can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like binoculars and telescopes, or by listening for bird sounds. Birding often involves a significant auditory component, as many bird species are...

 courses, editied the journal El Hornero and created the Argentinian Naturalist School. He added five new bird species for the country and one new to science: the White-collared Seedeater

White-collared Seedeater

The White-collared Seedeater is a passerine bird in the typical seedeater genus Sporophila.-Taxonomy:The subspecies S. t...

, as well as records of previously unknown nests. In 2010 he presented the 16° edition of his classical Field Guide and the official Checklist of the Birds of Argentina (with Horacio Matarasso

Horacio Matarasso

Horacio Matarasso, born January 6, 1967, is ornithologist and leader of the South American bird watchers- Biography :Born in Buenos Aires in 1967, where he lived until 1995. He joined Aves Argentinas in 1984 and studied Biology at the University of Buenos Aires, to engage in Ornithology...

).

He's president of the Scientific Assessor Commettee of the South American Bird Fair

South American Bird Fair

The South American Birdwatching Fair is an annual event for birdwatchers, held every November at San Martin de los Andes in Patagonia, Argentina...

Sources

• Argentina's Birds Checklist. 2010. Tito Narosky and Horacio Matarasso
  Horacio Matarasso
  Horacio Matarasso, born January 6, 1967, is ornithologist and leader of the South American bird watchers- Biography :Born in Buenos Aires in 1967, where he lived until 1995. He joined Aves Argentinas in 1984 and studied Biology at the University of Buenos Aires, to engage in Ornithology...
  
  . Vazquez Mazini Editores