Philip John Kennedy Burton

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Philip John Kennedy Burton (born January 9, 1936 in Highgate , London ) is a British ornithologist and animal illustrator.

life and work

In 1956 Burton began studying zoology at University College London , which he completed in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree. From 1959 to 1960 he completed postdoctoral studies in education at the University of London . In 1964 he was a founding member of the Society of Wildlife Artists . From 1967 to 1988 he was the senior scientific officer in the bird department of the British Museum . In 1969 he received his doctorate with a thesis on the anatomy and behavior of waders for Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of London. Burton often draws with acrylic and pastel colors.

Works (selection)

  • Birds of the World, 1960
  • The feeding techniques of stilt sandpipers and dowitchers, 1971
  • Owls of the world: their evolution, structure, and ecology, 1973
  • Anatomy of head and neck in the Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris) with comparative notes on other Callaeidae, 1974
  • Collin's Field Guide to Bird Nests, Eggs and Nestlings, 1975
  • The birdlife of Britain & Europe, 1976 (with Peter Hayman )
  • A Totem guide to birds of North America, 1979
  • Spotter's handbook: flowers, trees, and birds of North America. 1979
  • Anatomical specimen of birds in the collections of the British Museum (Natural History), 1979
  • Field guide to the birds of Britain, 1981
  • Vanishing Eagles, 1983
  • Anatomy and evolution of the feeding apparatus in the avian orders Coraciiformes and Piciformes, 1984
  • A Field Guide to the Waders of Britain and Europe with North Africa and the Middle East, 1988 (with Peter Colston )
  • Spotter's guide to birds of North America, 1991
  • Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa: The Birds of the Western Palearctic, Volume 8, 1994
  • The pocket guide to birds of prey of North America, 1998
  • The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, 1999
  • Raptors of the World, 2001

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personal data
SURNAME Burton, Philip John Kennedy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burton, Philip JK
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British ornithologist and animal illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Highgate , London