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Miles McMullan

March 01, 2023

Miles McMullan (born 1 August 1967 in Bangor) is an author, conservationist and naturalist from Northern Ireland, who has made innovative books on neotropical wildlife.

Author and Illustrator Miles McMullan in his Studio

Early Life

McMullan studied at Our Lady and St. Patrick's College, Ulster University and Trinity College, Dublin.[1] He worked as a prize-winning landscape and portrait painter in his early years.[2][3] He qualified as an editor and worked for several years writing academic texts before concentrating in the wildlife field guides that he has made since 2008.[4][3][5]

Career as an Author

McMullan has specialised in making nature guidebooks for the most diverse countries of tropical South American countries[2] including Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, where he has also worked as a naturalist guide, birding tourguide and author.[6] His influential guide to the birds of Colombia was named second best bird book of 2010,[7] second only to the acclaimed Collins Birds of Europe,[8] and Neotropical Bird Club named his guides among the 25 best books of the past 25 years,[9] noting their concise treatment of very large avifaunas.

His Colombia book, with over 5000 illustrations and 2000 range distribution maps has been described as among the largest books ever made by a single author/illustrator.[10] His books marked a divergence from the style used in previous national guidebooks.[7][11][6]

Titles

His titles include Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia (with Thomas Donegan)[12][5][13][14][4] (2010, updates in 2014 and 2018), Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador (with Lelis Navarrete)[15] (2013, updated 2017), Field Guide to the Hummingbirds[16] (2016), Field Guide to the Galapagos Islands[17] (2017), Birds of the Colombian Andes[18] (2019), Birds of Meta and the Colombian Llanos[19] (2019), Birds of the Western Cordillera[20] (2019), Birds and Common Mammals of Ecuadorian Amazon (with Andrés Vásquez)[21] (2012), Birds of Northwest Ecuador (with Andrés Vásquez)[22] and many other titles such as regional and reserve guides. He has published many smaller guidebooks and has spoken of the importance of smaller local guidebooks and pamphlets in developing a strong rural economy that supports conservation and ecology.[23]

Additionally, he has been author or co-author of several research papers, magazine and journal articles.[24][25] His illustrations have appeared in several other books, articles, publications, including forming part of the natural history collection of the Luis Angel Arango Library of the National Bank of Colombia.[26][27]

Conservation and Other Work

McMullan has worked with a number of conservation organizations and foundations, especially in bird conservation in the tropical Americas.[28][6][29] He is a devoted environmentalist and advocate of low-impact wildlife-watching - he has spoken in favor of more local birding as a more sustainable alternative, and voiced concerns about the impacts of the travel involved in global birding.[3][23][30] He is involved with indigenous communities such as the Awá of southwestern Colombia and the conservation of their lands[3] and is an active campaigner and donor in the battle to combat climate change.[23]

In August 2022 he received a special recognition of his work with women's groups in rural Colombia from the Ministry of Science of Colombia.[31]

He is a regular speaker at birding and conservation fairs and conferences,[32][33][34] occasional exhibitor of his paintings[35] and has appeared on television programs broadcast in UK, Spain,[36] Australia and Colombia, where programs have been made exclusively about his work.[30][37][38]

He currently lives in Pasto, Colombia.[1]

Books by Miles McMullan

  • Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia (2010, 2014, 2018)[12][10]
  • Guia de Campo de Las Aves de Colombia (2011, 2021)[39][40]
  • Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador (2013, 2017)[15]
  • Field Guide to the Hummingbirds (2016)[16]
  • Field Guide to the Galapagos Islands (2017)[17]
  • Birds of the Colombian Andes (2019)[18]
  • Birds of Meta and the Colombian Llanos (2019)[19]
  • Birds of the Western Cordillera (2019)[20]
  • Birds and Common Mammals of Ecuadorian Amazon (2012)[21]
  • Birds of Northwest Ecuador (2009)[22]

References

  1. ^ a b Congreso Aviturismo (5 October 2018). "9o Congreso de Aviturismo". Aves Caldas.
  2. ^ a b Lara, Brian (2 April 2018). "El aviario ilustrado de Miles McMullan". Bakanika.
  3. ^ a b c d Betancourt, David (2 August 2020). "Miles McMullan Interview". PalSurp.
  4. ^ a b Silva, Javier (15 October 2011). "El irlandes que pinto todas las aves". El tiempo.
  5. ^ a b McMullan, Miles (2018). Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia. Rey Naranjo Editores. ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0.
  6. ^ a b c Emblin, Richard (3 February 2013). "The Illustrator of Birds". City Paper.
  7. ^ a b The Hoopoe (31 December 2010). "Books of the year 2010".
  8. ^ Svensson, Lars (1999). Collins bird guide. Zetterström, Dan., Mullarney, Killian., Grant, P. J. (Peter James), 1943-. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-219728-6. OCLC 40754502.
  9. ^ Jeffers, Raymond (6 June 2020). "The 25 best Neotropical Bird Books from the last 25 years" (PDF). Neotropical birdclub.
  10. ^ a b McMullan. "Nueva guia de aves para Colombia". Youtube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ McMullan, Miles (13 December 2017). "Why Colombia needs a new bird book". Colombia Reports.
  12. ^ a b McMullan, Miles. Field guide to the birds of Colombia. Donegan, Thomas M., Bartels, Avery, Ellery, Trevor. [Bogotá, Colombia]. ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0. OCLC 1132871148.
  13. ^ Harindranath, Arjun (17 May 2018). "Bird Life". Bogota Post.
  14. ^ Gutierrez, Ana (19 December 2017). "Una nueva manera de conocer las aves de Colombia". Revista Arcadia.
  15. ^ a b McMullan, Navarrete, Miles (2013). Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador: Jocotoco. ISBN 978-0982-76-153-3.
  16. ^ a b McMullan, Ellery, Miles (2016). Field Guide to the Hummingbirds. Quito: Ratty Ediciones. ISBN 978-9942-14-392-1.
  17. ^ a b McMullan, Navarrete, Miles (2017). Field Guide to the Galapagos Islands. Quito, Ecuador: Ratty Ediciones. ISBN 978-9942-28-429-7.
  18. ^ a b McMullan, Miles (2019). Birds of the Colombian Andes. Cali, Colombia: McMullan Birding. ISBN 978-958-48-8447-3.
  19. ^ a b McMullan, Miles (2019). Birds of Meta and the Colombian Llanos. Cali, Colombia: McMullan Birding. ISBN 978-958-48-7887-8.
  20. ^ a b McMullan, Miles (2019). Birds of the Western Cordillera. Cali, Colombia: McMullan Birding. ISBN 978-958-48-7615-7.
  21. ^ a b McMullan and Vasquez (2012). Birds and Common Mammals of Ecuadorian Amazon. Quito, Ecuador: Spot Fieldbooks. ISBN 978-9942-02-411-4.
  22. ^ a b McMullan and Vasquez (2009). Birds of Northwest Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador: Spot Fieldbooks. ISBN 978-9942-02-694-1.
  23. ^ a b c McMullan, Miles (23 September 2020). "Climate week Colombia 2020".
  24. ^ Researchgate (1 December 2013). "Scientific Contributions by W. Miles McMullan". Researchgate.
  25. ^ Researchgate (3 February 2016). "Scientific Contributions by Miles McMullan". Researchgate.
  26. ^ Peña, Pantoja (2016). Aves de las Sabanas de Casanare. Bogotá, Colombia: Planeta, CEPSA. ISBN 9789584256812.
  27. ^ "Banco de La Republica Cultural". Museo Luis Angel Arango, Banco de La Republica.
  28. ^ "Sobre Nosotros". Mindo Cloudforest Foundation (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  29. ^ "Guia de las Aves de Colombia". proaves. 5 September 2014.
  30. ^ a b Los Informantes (21 May 2018). "Pajaros Volando - Miles McMullan". Los Informantes.
  31. ^ "Miles McMullan".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  32. ^ "Miles McMullan congresista". Congreso Aviturismo. 6 March 2018.
  33. ^ Neira, Laura (13 February 2019). "La Agenda del Feria Internacional de Aves incluye Charla de Miles McMullan". La Republica.
  34. ^ Cali (31 August 2018). "Festival "Oiga, Mire, Lee" un espacio de Literatura, Poesia y Musica". El Tiempo.
  35. ^ UNIVERSITY BONAVENTURIANA (6 October 2020). "Vuelos Posibles - Miles McMullan".
  36. ^ El Pais (18 April 2018). "Miles McMullan, Un amante del tropico".
  37. ^ TVOrinoquia (3 May 2018). "Lanzamiento del Libro de Aves". Lanzamiento del libro de aves de Colombia.
  38. ^ Torrado, Santiago (18 April 2018). "Miles McMullan, Un Amante del Tropico". El Pais.
  39. ^ McMullan Quevedo y Donegan (2011). Guia de Campo de las Aves de Colombia. Bogota, Colombia.
  40. ^ McMullan, Miles (2021). Guía de Campo de las Aves de Colombia. Bogota Colomba: McMullan Birding. ISBN 9789584910325.

March 01, 2023
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Miles McMullan born 1 August 1967 in Bangor is an author conservationist and naturalist from Northern Ireland who has made innovative books on neotropical wildlife Author and Illustrator Miles McMullan in his StudioContents 1 Early Life 2 Career as an Author 3 Titles 4 Conservation and Other Work 5 Books by Miles McMullan 6 ReferencesEarly Life EditMcMullan studied at Our Lady and St Patrick s College Ulster University and Trinity College Dublin 1 He worked as a prize winning landscape and portrait painter in his early years 2 3 He qualified as an editor and worked for several years writing academic texts before concentrating in the wildlife field guides that he has made since 2008 4 3 5 Career as an Author EditMcMullan has specialised in making nature guidebooks for the most diverse countries of tropical South American countries 2 including Venezuela Colombia and Ecuador where he has also worked as a naturalist guide birding tourguide and author 6 His influential guide to the birds of Colombia was named second best bird book of 2010 7 second only to the acclaimed Collins Birds of Europe 8 and Neotropical Bird Club named his guides among the 25 best books of the past 25 years 9 noting their concise treatment of very large avifaunas His Colombia book with over 5000 illustrations and 2000 range distribution maps has been described as among the largest books ever made by a single author illustrator 10 His books marked a divergence from the style used in previous national guidebooks 7 11 6 Titles EditHis titles include Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia with Thomas Donegan 12 5 13 14 4 2010 updates in 2014 and 2018 Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador with Lelis Navarrete 15 2013 updated 2017 Field Guide to the Hummingbirds 16 2016 Field Guide to the Galapagos Islands 17 2017 Birds of the Colombian Andes 18 2019 Birds of Meta and the Colombian Llanos 19 2019 Birds of the Western Cordillera 20 2019 Birds and Common Mammals of Ecuadorian Amazon with Andres Vasquez 21 2012 Birds of Northwest Ecuador with Andres Vasquez 22 and many other titles such as regional and reserve guides He has published many smaller guidebooks and has spoken of the importance of smaller local guidebooks and pamphlets in developing a strong rural economy that supports conservation and ecology 23 Additionally he has been author or co author of several research papers magazine and journal articles 24 25 His illustrations have appeared in several other books articles publications including forming part of the natural history collection of the Luis Angel Arango Library of the National Bank of Colombia 26 27 Conservation and Other Work EditMcMullan has worked with a number of conservation organizations and foundations especially in bird conservation in the tropical Americas 28 6 29 He is a devoted environmentalist and advocate of low impact wildlife watching he has spoken in favor of more local birding as a more sustainable alternative and voiced concerns about the impacts of the travel involved in global birding 3 23 30 He is involved with indigenous communities such as the Awa of southwestern Colombia and the conservation of their lands 3 and is an active campaigner and donor in the battle to combat climate change 23 In August 2022 he received a special recognition of his work with women s groups in rural Colombia from the Ministry of Science of Colombia 31 He is a regular speaker at birding and conservation fairs and conferences 32 33 34 occasional exhibitor of his paintings 35 and has appeared on television programs broadcast in UK Spain 36 Australia and Colombia where programs have been made exclusively about his work 30 37 38 He currently lives in Pasto Colombia 1 Books by Miles McMullan EditField Guide to the Birds of Colombia 2010 2014 2018 12 10 Guia de Campo de Las Aves de Colombia 2011 2021 39 40 Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador 2013 2017 15 Field Guide to the Hummingbirds 2016 16 Field Guide to the Galapagos Islands 2017 17 Birds of the Colombian Andes 2019 18 Birds of Meta and the Colombian Llanos 2019 19 Birds of the Western Cordillera 2019 20 Birds and Common Mammals of Ecuadorian Amazon 2012 21 Birds of Northwest Ecuador 2009 22 References Edit a b Congreso Aviturismo 5 October 2018 9o Congreso de Aviturismo Aves Caldas a b Lara Brian 2 April 2018 El aviario ilustrado de Miles McMullan Bakanika a b c d Betancourt David 2 August 2020 Miles McMullan Interview PalSurp a b Silva Javier 15 October 2011 El irlandes que pinto todas las aves El tiempo a b McMullan Miles 2018 Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia Rey Naranjo Editores ISBN 978 958 8969 77 0 a b c Emblin Richard 3 February 2013 The Illustrator of Birds City Paper a b The Hoopoe 31 December 2010 Books of the year 2010 Svensson Lars 1999 Collins bird guide Zetterstrom Dan Mullarney Killian Grant P J Peter James 1943 London HarperCollins ISBN 0 00 219728 6 OCLC 40754502 Jeffers Raymond 6 June 2020 The 25 best Neotropical Bird Books from the last 25 years PDF Neotropical birdclub a b McMullan Nueva guia de aves para Colombia Youtube a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link McMullan Miles 13 December 2017 Why Colombia needs a new bird book Colombia Reports a b McMullan Miles Field guide to the birds of Colombia Donegan Thomas M Bartels Avery Ellery Trevor Bogota Colombia ISBN 978 958 8969 77 0 OCLC 1132871148 Harindranath Arjun 17 May 2018 Bird Life Bogota Post Gutierrez Ana 19 December 2017 Una nueva manera de conocer las aves de Colombia Revista Arcadia a b McMullan Navarrete Miles 2013 Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador Quito Ecuador Jocotoco ISBN 978 0982 76 153 3 a b McMullan Ellery Miles 2016 Field Guide to the Hummingbirds Quito Ratty Ediciones ISBN 978 9942 14 392 1 a b McMullan Navarrete Miles 2017 Field Guide to the Galapagos Islands Quito Ecuador Ratty Ediciones ISBN 978 9942 28 429 7 a b McMullan Miles 2019 Birds of the Colombian Andes Cali Colombia McMullan Birding ISBN 978 958 48 8447 3 a b 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