Charles de Souancé

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Charles de Souancé (1823–1896) was a French ornithologist and a purser in the French Navy, more precisely "Commissaire de la Marine". He made many studies on the ornithological collection of his uncle François Victor Masséna and described several new species of parrots (Psittacidae) in the scientific journal Revue et Magazin de Zoologie.

A subspecies of the Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura souancei is named for him.

References

Beolens, Bo; & Watkins, Charles. (2003). Whose Bird? Common Bird Names and the people they Commemorate. Yale University Press: New Haven, Connecticut.

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Name	Souance, Charles De
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Short description	French ornithologist and French Navy officer
Date of birth	1823
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Date of death	1896
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