Miles McMullan (born William Niall McMullan, [1] 1 August 1967 in Bangor) is an author, illustrator, conservationist and naturalist from Northern Ireland, who has made innovative books on neotropical wildlife.
Miles McMullan (born William Niall McMullan, [1] 1 August 1967 in Bangor) is an author, illustrator, conservationist and naturalist from Northern Ireland, who has made innovative books on neotropical wildlife.
McMullan studied at Our Lady and St. Patrick's College, Ulster University and Trinity College, Dublin. [2] He worked as a prize-winning landscape and portrait painter in his early years. [3] [4] 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. [5] [4] [6]
McMullan has specialised in making nature guidebooks for the most diverse countries of tropical South American countries [3] including Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, where he has also worked as a naturalist guide, birding tourguide and author. [7] His influential guide to the birds of Colombia was named second best bird book of 2010, [8] second only to the acclaimed Collins Birds of Europe, [9] and Neotropical Bird Club named his guides among the 25 best books of the past 25 years, [10] 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. [11] His books marked a divergence from the style used in previous national guidebooks. [8] [12] [7]
His titles include Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia (with Thomas Donegan) [13] [6] [14] [15] [5] [16] (2010, updates in 2014, 2018, 2024), Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador (with Lelis Navarrete) [17] (2013, updated 2017), Field Guide to the Hummingbirds [18] (2016), Field Guide to the Galapagos Islands [19] (2017), Birds of the Colombian Andes [20] (2019), Birds of Meta and the Colombian Llanos [21] (2019), Birds of the Western Cordillera [22] (2019), Birds and Common Mammals of Ecuadorian Amazon (with Andrés Vásquez) [23] (2012), Birds of Northwest Ecuador (with Andrés Vásquez) [24] 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. [25]
Additionally, he has been author or co-author of several research papers, magazine and journal articles. [26] [27] 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. [28] [29] [1]
McMullan has worked with a number of conservation organizations and foundations, especially in bird conservation in the tropical Americas. [30] [7] [31] 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. [4] [25] [32] He is involved with indigenous communities such as the Awá of southwestern Colombia and the conservation of their lands [4] and is an active campaigner and donor in the battle to combat climate change. [25]
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. [33]
He is a regular speaker at birding and conservation fairs and conferences, [34] [35] [36] occasional exhibitor of his paintings [37] and has appeared on television programs broadcast in UK, Spain, [38] Australia and Colombia, where programs have been made exclusively about his work. [32] [39] [40]
The rainbow-bearded thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The bamboo foliage-gleaner, also known as the crested foliage-gleaner or dusky-cheeked foliage-gleaner, is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The many-striped canastero is a species of passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The brown-rumped foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The jet antbird is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela.
The black antbird is a species of passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The barred antthrush is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
The large elaenia is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
The apical flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and arid and semi-arid open areas.
The stub-tailed antbird is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
The moustached antwren is a species of small Neotropical bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.
The white-chinned thistletail, or colicardo barbiblanco in Ecuador, is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The dusky spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The flammulated treehunter is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The streak-capped treehunter is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
The great thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is considered as the largest thrush in South America. The great thrush's size distinguishes it from the several other uniform slaty-colored thrushes in its range. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and high-altitude shrubland, but can also make use of degraded forest and urban areas.
The slender-billed xenops is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The white-mantled barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae. It is endemic to Colombia.
The Palacio Liévano or Lievano Palace is a building located on the west side of the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogotá, Colombia in the cultural and historical hub of the city. The palace is located in La Candelaria district. Along the cobblestone streets of La Candelaria are other formal buildings such as the Plaza de Bolivar, the Palacio de Justicia, and the Casa de Nariño, as well as a library and museums.
Coopmans's elaenia is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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