Lars Svensson (ornithologist)

Lars Gunnar Georg Svensson (born 30 March 1941) is a Swedish ornithologist,[1] who received an honorary degree from the Uppsala University in 2004.[2] He specialises in the identification of passerine birds. In 2008 he published a paper on the poorly known large-billed reed-warbler (Acrocephalus orinus)[3] which "dramatically changed ornithological perception of the Large-billed Reed Warbler".[4]

Selected publications

• Collins Bird Guide, with Peter J. Grant, Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström
• Identification Guide to European Passerines

References

1. "Lars Svensson" (in Swedish). Bonnier Fakta. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
2. "Filosofie hedersdoktorer om intet annat anges; teknologie hedersdoktorer markeras (TeknD)" (in Swedish). Uppsala University. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
3. Svensson, Lars; Prŷs-Jones, Robert; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Olsson, Urban (2008). "Discovery of ten new specimens of large-billed reed warbler Acrocephalus orinus, and new insights into its distributional range". Journal of Avian Biology. 39 (6): 605–610. doi:10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04634.x.
4. Timmins, Robert J.; Mostafawi, Naqeebullah; Madad Rajabi, Ali; Noori, Hafizullah; Ostrowski, Stephane; Olsson, Urban; Svensson, Lars; Poole, Colin M. (2009). "The discovery of Large-billed Reed Warblers Acrocephalus orinus in north-eastern Afghanistan" (PDF). BirdingASIA. Oriental Bird Club (12): 42–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-11.