User:Colapeninsula/Marvin Phillip Kahl
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Marvin Philip Kahl or M. Philip Kahl (- 4 Dec 2012) was a leading ornithologist and wildlife photographer. He received a MacArthur Fellows Program Fellowship in 1988. He was an expert on spoonbills, flamingos and storks.[1] His work included a global census of flamingos.[2] He also appeared as an expert on television, including in Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom episode "Flamingos of Lake Nakuru" in 1974.[3]
He died on 4 Dec 2012 at his home in Sedona, Arizona from a brain tumor.
Publications[edit]
Books[edit]
- James Hancock, James A. Kushlan, M. Philip Kahl, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World
Articles[edit]
- "An Overview of the Storks of the World", Colonial Waterbirds Vol. 10, No. 2, 1987, pp. 131-134
References[edit]
- ^ Teltsch, Kathleen (July 19, 1988). "MacArthur Foundation Names 31 Recipients of 1988 Awards". New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Conway, William (2005). Act III in Patagonia: People and Wildlife. Island Press. p. 134.
- ^ "Sunday: Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom". The Evening News (Newburgh, NY). Sep 6, 1974. p. TV:3.
External links[edit]
- Ornithology: Portrait of a Predator, Time Magazine, Aug. 23, 1963