Christoph Hinkelmann

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Christoph Hinkelmann (born February 14, 1957 in Nordleda ) is a German biologist, especially ornithologist and nature conservationist .

Live and act

Since childhood, Hinkelmann had an interest in the entire world of birds. This ranged from bird watching and keeping them to bird protection. He organized his hobby according to his time and professional possibilities. Hinkelmann studied biology at the Georg-August University in Göttingen between 1978 and 1984 . Between 1985 and 1989 he did his doctorate at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn . His dissertation from 1988 at the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig dealt with the taxonomy, geographic variation and biogeography of the genus Phaethornis (Aves, Trochilidae) . In 1989 he was the first to describe the brown-bellied shadow hummingbird subspecies Phaethornis bourcieri major .

For the specialist magazine Trochilus - Tropical Birds: Journal of Tropical Birds published by Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann between 1991 and 1992 , he worked as an editorial assistant. He also published in the specialist journal Blätter from the Naumann Museum . His publications in scientific and popular science journals focus on the biology of tropical bird species, the habitats of tropical birds, the history of ornithology, biographies of ornithologists and their works, as well as museums with ornithological focuses. He is particularly interested in the hummingbirds . With forest and hunting in East Prussia. Rominten then and now , Elisabet Boehm and the rural women movement , Horst Siewert master photographer, animal filmmaker and wildlife biologist , breeding experiences with insectivores , nature and hunting in the painting of Gerhard Löbenberg , For love of detail: The hunting painter Reinhold Feussner , Trakehnen: Myth under the sign of the elk shovel or From Rossitten to Rominten East Prussian landscapes as reflected in historical color photos by Dr. Otto Steinfatt, Dr. Ernst Schüz, Walter v. Sanden and Friedrich Bülowius published some books by Hinkelmann. He collaborated with other authors on some of the books. In Handbook of the Birds of the World he also worked on at least a few species of hummingbird.

Since 1993 he has been working as a research assistant for the natural history area of ​​the East Prussian State Museum in Lüneburg .

From 1993 to 2016 he was a board member of the Society for Tropical Ornithology eV Since 2002 he has been President of the Association of German Forest Birds and Bird Protectors. In 2006 he became a member of the specialist commission for awarding the Steinbacher Prize, which is awarded once a year by the journal Gefiederte Welt . He has been working in the specialist editorial team for the magazine since 2003.

Publications (selection)

  • On the identity of Phaethornis maranhaoensis Grantsau, 1968 (Trochilidae). In: Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . tape 108 , no. 1 , 1988, p. 14-18 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • in Renate van den Elzen, Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann, Klaus Schmidt-Koenig: Biogeography and systematics of tropical hummingbirds (Trochilidae) in Current topics in avian biology: proceedings of the International Centennial Meeting of the Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft . Publishing house of the German Ornithological Society, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1989, p. 25-30 .
  • Notes on the taxonomy and geographic variation of Phaethornis bourcieri (Aves: Trochilidae) with the description of a new subspecies . In: Bonn zoological contributions . tape 40 , no. 2 , 1989, pp. 99-107 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • with Gerd-Michael Heinze: The type specimens of the birds described by Wilhelm Blasius Description: State Natural History Museum in Braunschweig . In: Reprint from: Braunschweiger Naturkundliche Schriften . tape 3 , no. 3 , 1990, p. 609-628 .
  • with Bernd Nicolai, Robert William Dickerman: Notes on hitherto unknown specimen of Neolesbia nehrkorni (Berlepsch, 1887, Trochilidae) with a discussion on hybrid origin of this species . In: Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . tape 111 , no. 4 , 1991, pp. 190-199 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • with Rolf Schlenker: An attempt to describe the most beautiful and almost very small bird, known under the name Colibrit . In: Sheets from the Naumann Museum . tape 14 , 1994, pp. 26-52 .
  • The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) in the former East Prussia . In: Sheets from the Naumann Museum . tape 15 , 1994, pp. 24-52 .
  • Forest and hunting in East Prussia. Rominten then and now . Nimrod Verlag, Hanstedt 1994, ISBN 978-3-927848-10-8 .
  • Evidence for natural hybridization in hermit hummingbirds (Phaethornis spp.) . In: Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . tape 116 , no. 1 , 1996, p. 5-14 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • with Philipp Franz von Siebold: Walter von Sanden-Guja (1888–1972) . In: Sheets from the Naumann Museum . tape 16 , 1996, pp. 44-58 .
  • Walter von Sanden-Guja - an East Prussian landowner and local writer . In: Yearbook for German and Eastern European Folklore . tape 39 , 1996, pp. 150-166 .
  • with Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann: Phylogeny of the hermit hummingbirds (Trochilidae: Phaethornithinae) . In: Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment . tape 32 , no. 3 , 1997, p. 142-163 , doi : 10.1080 / 01650521.1997.9709616 .
  • Otto Steinfatt - a pioneer of modern ornithology . In: Sheets from the Naumann Museum . tape 17 , 1997.
  • Horst Siewert (1902 to 1943) . In: Sheets from the Naumann Museum . tape 18 , 1998.
  • Systematics and Geographic Variation in Long-Tailed Hermit Hummingbirds, the Phaethornis Superciliosus-Malaris-Longirostris Species Group (Trochilidae), with Notes on Their Biogeography. In: Ornitologia Neotropical . tape 7 , no. 2 , 1998, p. 119–148 (English, sora.unm.edu [PDF; 3.4 MB ]).
  • Elisabet Boehm and the rural women movement. Husum Druck, Husum 1998, ISBN 978-3-88042-871-3 .
  • Horst Siewert (1902 to 1943) . In: Sheets from the Naumann Museum . tape 18 , 1999.
  • Horst Siewert Master photographer, wildlife filmmaker and wildlife biologist . Märkischer Kunst- und Heimatverlag, Altmark 1999, ISBN 978-3-929743-06-7 .
  • Friedrich Tischler (1881–1945) - author of the excellent overview of the birds of East Prussia . In: Sheets from the Naumann Museum . tape 19 , 2000, pp. 44-58 .
  • 100 years ornithological station Rossiten . In: Sheets from the Naumann Museum . tape 20 , 2001.
  • with Siegfried Kirschke: Breeding experiences with insectivores . Brune-Mettcker Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft, Wilhelmshaven 2004, ISBN 978-3-930510-82-5 .
  • with Jörg Barfod, Hartmut MF Syskowski: Nature and Hunting in Gerhard Löbenberg's Painting . Neumann-Neudamm, Melsungen 2004, ISBN 978-3-7888-0901-0 .
  • Gerhard Löbenberg (1891–1967) as a bird painter . In: Sheets from the Naumann Museum . tape 24 , 2005.
  • with Jörg Barfod, Rolf Brunk: For love of detail: The hunting painter Reinhold Feussner . Neumann-Neudamm, Melsungen 2006, ISBN 978-3-7888-1082-5 .
  • with Gisela Fürle, Erhard Schulte: Trakehnen: Myth under the sign of the elk shovel . Neumann-Neudamm, Melsungen 2009, ISBN 978-3-7888-1225-6 .
  • with Hartmut MF Syskowski: From Rossitten to Rominten, East Prussian landscapes reflected in historical color photos by Dr. Otto Steinfatt, Dr. Ernst Schüz, Walter v. Sanden and Friedrich Bülowius . Neumann-Neudamm, Melsungen 2010, ISBN 978-3-7888-1316-1 .
  • Foreword in Uwe H. Alex: On the bird world of East Prussia - then and now . Christ Media Natur, Minden 2011, ISBN 978-3-923757-10-7 .
  • with Stephan M. Hübner: Exotic, but effective: The research fund of the Society for Tropical Ornithology e. V. (GTO). In: Vogelwarte . tape 55 , no. 4 , 2017, p. 401-402 ( do-g.de [PDF]).

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  1. ↑ a b c d e Dr. Christoph Hinkelmann, Lüneburg
personal data
SURNAME Hinkelmann, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German biologist, especially ornithologist and conservationist
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH North Leda