Walter Goodfellow was a British

United Kingdom

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 zoological collector and 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...

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Career

Goodfellow began his career as a wildlife collector by collecting specimens for museums, but later concentrated on capturing live birds for private aviaries. He took great care of his caged birds, often releasing those which appeared distressed, and refused to participate in the extensive trade in dead birds for women's fashions. Over forty years of collecting expeditions he travelled through Central

Central America

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 and South America

South America

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, Taiwan

Taiwan

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, the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, New Guinea

New Guinea

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 and Melville Island, off northern Australia

Australia

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Mikado Pheasant

Goodfellow’s best-known ornithological achievement was the scientific discovery of the Mikado Pheasant

Mikado Pheasant

The Mikado Pheasant, Syrmaticus mikado, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.-Distribution and habitat:The Mikado Pheasant is endemic to mountainous regions of Taiwan...

 in the central mountain ranges of Taiwan and its introduction to aviculture

Aviculture

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. In about 1906 he secured the type specimen, comprising two long black tail feathers obtained from one of his porters

Porter (carrier)

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 who was wearing them in a head-dress

Headgear

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. On a later visit to Taiwan he obtained eleven live birds, eight males and three females, which were taken to Britain and bred successfully in captivity.

Recognition

Birds and other animals named for Goodfellow include the Taiwan Firecrest

Taiwan Firecrest

The Taiwan Firecrest , also known as the Flamecrest, is a species of bird in the kinglet family, Regulidae, that is endemic to the mountains of the island of Taiwan.-Description:...

 (Regulus goodfellowi), the Taiwan subspecies of the White-browed Shortwing

White-browed Shortwing

The White-browed Shortwing is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher is nowadays placed in the family Turdidae....

 (Brachypteryx montana goodfellowi), Slaty-backed Jungle-flycatcher

Slaty-backed Jungle-flycatcher

The Slaty-backed Jungle-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. The specific epithet honours British zoological collector Walter Goodfellow. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to...

 (Rhinomyias goodfellowi), Black-masked White-eye

Black-masked White-eye

The Mindanao Ibon , also known as the Black-masked White-eye, is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. The specific epithet honours British zoological collector Walter Goodfellow. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:*...

 (Lophozosterops goodfellowi), Goodfellow's Tuco-tuco

Goodfellow's tuco-tuco

Goodfellow's tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Bolivia, where it is found in the Chiquitano dry forest ecoregion, bordering on the cerrado. The species is named after British collector Walter Goodfellow....

 (Ctenomys goodfellowi), and Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo

Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo

Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo , also called the Ornate Tree Kangaroo, belongs to the family Macropodidae, which includes kangaroos, wallabies and their relatives, and the genus Dendrolagus, with eleven other species. The species is native to the rainforests of New Guinea, and the border of central...

 (Dendrolagus goodfellowi). The Lyre-tailed King Bird of Paradise

Lyre-tailed King Bird of Paradise

The Lyre-tailed King Bird of Paradise, also known as the Lyre-tailed King, Lonely Little King or Crimson Bird of Paradise, is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is a hybrid between a King Bird of Paradise and Magnificent Bird of Paradise.-History:At least three adult male specimens are known...

 was described by Ogilvie-Grant

William Robert Ogilvie-Grant

William Robert Ogilvie-Grant was a Scottish ornithologist.-Career:Ogilvie-Grant was educated at Cargilfield and Fettes College, Edinburgh, where he studied zoology and anatomy. In 1882 he became an Assistant at the Natural History Museum. He studied ichthyology under Albert C. L. G...

 in 1907 with the binomen

Binomen

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of Cicinnurus goodfellowi, though it has subsequently been found to be a hybrid.

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