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Tim Birkhead
Tim Birkhead FRS is an author and biologist, emeritus Professor of Behaviour and Evolution at the University of Sheffield, one of Britain's foremost ornithologists, and a leading l...view moreTim Birkhead FRS is an author and biologist, emeritus Professor of Behaviour and Evolution at the University of Sheffield, one of Britain's foremost ornithologists, and a leading light in popular science communication. His professional interests span ornithology, evolution and reproductive biology, as well as the history of science. He is known for his work on both the mating systems of birds and the history of ornithology. He has also led one of the world's best-known long-term research projects, studying the biology and population dynamics of Britain's auks and other seabirds.
Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2004, Tim's awards include the Elliot Coues Medal for outstanding contributions to ornithological research, the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour medal, the BOU's Godman-Salvin Medal, for distinguished ornithological work, the Zoological Society of London's Silver Medal, and the Stephen Jay Gould Prize.
Tim has written or edited 15 books, including four popular science titles published by Bloomsbury – The Wisdom of Birds (2008), Bird Sense (2012), The Most Perfect Thing (2017) and The Wonderful Mr Willughby (Bloomsbury 2018), with his latest work devoted to the life and afterlife of a true icon of extinction, The Great Auk (2024).view less
Books by Tim Birkhead
Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird’s Egg Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wonderful Mr Willughby: The First True Ornithologist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Red Canary: The Story of the First Genetically Engineered Animal Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTen Thousand Birds: Ornithology since Darwin Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Tim Birkhead
Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Audiobooks Narrated
Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5