Robb Brumfield

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Robb Brumfield
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Brumfield (left) pictured alongside fellow ornithologist Caleb Gordon (right)
Born (1967-09-05) September 5, 1967 (age 57)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Education University of Maryland (PhD)
Illinois State University (Master's)
LSU (BSc)
Spouse
Tiffanie Brumfield
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(m. 1993)​
Children3
Scientific career
Fields Ornithology, Genetics
Institutions Louisiana State University

Robb Thomas Brumfield (born September 5, 1967) is an American ornithologist and Roy Paul Daniels professor of ornithology and genetics at Louisiana State University [1] , and currently serves as the interim dean of the LSU College of Science [2] . He studied at LSU where he received a bachelor of science in Zoology, then Illinois State University for his Master's, and finally at the University of Maryland for his PhD in Zoology. He would later perform his postdoctoral work at the University of Washington [3] before returning to LSU as a faculty member. During his 22-year-long tenure at the university, he served as the director of the LSU Museum of Natural Science from 2013 to 2019, the associate dean for Research & Administration from 2019 to 2025, [4] and was given the position of dean after the retirement of Cynthia Peterson. [2] [5] He has served as curator of genetic resources at the LSU Museum of Natural Science since his hiring. [5] He was named a Fellow of the AAAS in 2019 for "His work and commitment to advancing ornithological research at LSU," and "helping to grow what has become one of the world’s largest university-based tissue collections of birds." [4] In 2025, he received the Elliot Coues Award from the AOS for "outstanding and innovative contributions to ornithological research." [3]

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Research

Brumfield's research is largely centered around the genetics, gene flow, and ecology of the birds of the American neotropics. [6] As curator of genetic resources at the LSU MNS, he has helped build their frozen tissue collection into the largest in the world. [7]

New Genera and Species Described by Robb Brumfield

1) Thamnophilus divisorius [8]

2) Epinecrophylla [9]

3) Tarphonomus [10]

4) Geocerthia [11]

5) Pseudasthenes [12]

6) Certhiasomus [13]

7) Drymotoxeres pucheranii [14]

8) Isleria [15]

9) Hafferia [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Robb T. Brumfield". LSU Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "LSU College of Science Administration and Staff". LSU College of Science. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "The American Ornithological Society (AOS) announces its 2025 award winners for achievements in ornithological research, service, conservation, and publication". American Ornithological Society. 5 June 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "LSU Science Professor Among 2019 AAAS Fellows". LSU. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Robb Brumfield". Linkedin. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Johnson, Oscar; Ribas, Camila; Naka, Luciano; Aleixo, Alexandre; Harvey, Michael (February 16, 2023). "Amazonian birds in more dynamic habitats have less population genetic structure and higher gene flow". Molecular Ecology. 32 (9): 2186–2205. Bibcode:2023MolEc..32.2186J. doi:10.1111/mec.16886. PMID   36798996 . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Genetic Resources". LSU Museum of Natural Science. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Oren, David; Whitney, Bret (October 1, 2004). "A New Species of Thamnophilus Antshrike (Aves: Thamnophilidae) from the Serra Do Divisor, Acre, Brazil". The Auk. 121 (4): 1031–1039. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2004)121[1031:ANSOTA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR   4090473 . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Rosenberg, Kenneth; Hackett, Shannon; Isler, Phyllis; Lacerda, Daniela; Isler, Morton (December 22, 2006). "Epinecrophylla, a new genus of antwrens (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 119 (4): 522–527. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[522:EANGOA]2.0.CO;2 . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Chesser, Terry (October 1, 2007). "Tarphonomus, a new genus of ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae) from South America". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 120 (3): 337–339. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2007)120[337:TANGOO]2.0.CO;2 . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Derryberry, Elizabeth; Claramunt, Santiago; Chesser, Terry (August 28, 2009). "Geocerthia, a new genus of terrestrial ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae)". Zootaxa. 2213 (1): 64–68. Bibcode:2009Zoot.2213...64C . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Remsen, Van; Chesser, Terry; Aleixo, Alexandre; O'Quin, Kelly; Claramunt, Santiago; Derryberry, Elizabeth (April 1, 2010). "Pseudasthenes, a new genus of ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae)". Zootaxa. 2416 (1): 61–68. Bibcode:2010Zoot.2416...61D . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Moyle, Robert; Claramunt, Santiago; Chesser, Terry; Derryberry, Elizabeth; Cracraft, Joel; Aleixo, Alexandre (April 1, 2010). "Certhiasomus, a new genus of woodcreeper (Aves: Passeriformes: Dendrocolaptidae)". Zootaxa. 2416 (1): 44–50. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  14. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Chesser, Terry; Aleixo, Alexandre; Claramunt, Santiago; Derryberry, Elizabeth (April 1, 2010). "Polyphyly of Campylorhamphus, and Description of a New Genus for C. pucherani (Dendrocolaptinae)". The Auk. 127 (2): 430–439. Bibcode:2010Auk...127..430C. doi:10.1525/auk.2009.09022.
  15. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Bravo, Gustavo; Chesser, Terry (February 16, 2012). "Isleria, a new genus of antwren (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)". Zootaxa. 3195 (1): 61–67. Bibcode:2012Zoot.3195...61B. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3195.1.5 . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  16. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Bravo, Gustavo; Isler, Morton (October 1, 2013). "Taxonomic revision of Myrmeciza (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) into 12 genera based on phylogenetic, morphological, behavioral, and ecological data". Zootaxa. 3717 (4): 469–497. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
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