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ornithologist

American  
[awr-nuh-thahl-uhj-ist] / ˌɔr nəˈθɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

  1. a scientist who specializes or is an expert in ornithology.


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Dr. Kiat, an ornithologist who studies feathers, explains that dinosaurs split from other reptiles about 240 million years ago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

The ornithologist Roger Peterson of the famed field guides once lived and studied its birds in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

When I arrive, the small team, led by ornithologist and project manager Alfonso Godino, are hard at work.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

They began collaborating more closely in 2019, when Carle and fellow ornithologist Margaret Rubega invited researchers from across the hemisphere to meet at Mono Lake and launched the International Phalarope Working Group.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

Dr. Taylor M. Martin is an animal doctor, an ornithologist, a veterinary surgeon.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers