James A. Eaton

James Alexander Eaton (born January 5, 1982 ) is a British ornithologist , bird photographer and director of an ecotourism company.

Life

In his teens, Eaton went bird-watching tours across Europe , North America and Asia . Since graduating with a PhD in Social Sciences , he has focused his bird watching activities on India and Southeast Asia, studying birds and gaining a thorough understanding of their purpose, vocalizations and behavior. This led to the discovery of several previously undescribed species in Indonesia, including a parrot species from Timor , a spectacled bird and a blue-flycatcher from South Kalimantan . Eaton is also an accomplished photographer who managed to photograph some species of birds, such as the silver pigeon, shortly after they were rediscovered. He is a member of the Oriental Bird Club , to whose photo database he contributed over 2000 photographs. Recordings of him have also been published in the Handbook of the Birds of the World .

In 2007 Eaton and his business partner Robert Owen Hutchinson founded the ecotourism company Birdtour Asia Limited in Derby , where he works as tour guide and director. Eaton did fieldwork on over 70 islands in the Indonesian archipelago for over 13 years, culminating in the publication of 63 manuscripts and articles. In 2016 Lynx Edicions published the field guide Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea in collaboration with Bas van Balen , Nick W. Brickle and Frank E. Rheindt .

Eaton is a committed conservationist with a particular interest in ending the illegal bird trade in Asia by observing and monitoring bird markets.

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SURNAME	Eaton, James A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Eaton, James Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British ornithologist, bird photographer and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	5th January 1982