Minimum estimated number of bird species for which the Latin binomial name is based on a European person per country (IMAGE)

University of Cape Town

Minimum estimated number of bird species for which the Latin binomial name is based on a European person per country

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Map showing the minimum estimate for each country of the number of bird species for which the Latin binomial name is based on a European person. Hundreds of bird species have been named after European surnames, with most of these species occurring outside Europe in formerly colonized countries.

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Keren Cooper

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