William Gambel (June 1823 – December 13, 1849) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, and botanist from Philadelphia. As a young man he worked closely...
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and the Colorado River region of Baja California. Gambel's quail is named in honor of William Gambel, a 19th-century naturalist and explorer of the Southwestern...
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Quercus gambelii (redirect from Gambel oak)
The common and scientific names, Gambel oak and Quercus gambelii, were named after the American naturalist William Gambel (1821–1849). Quercus gambelii trees...
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bird in the tit family Paridae. The specific name honors naturalist William Gambel. The mountain chickadee was formerly placed in the genus Parus with...
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Elegant tern (category Taxa named by William Gambel)
Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Genus: Thalasseus Species: T. elegans Binomial name Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849) Synonyms Sterna elegans Gambel, 1849...
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island off California's coast in 1847 by U.S. botanist and naturalist William Gambel. It was later identified as growing on Guadalupe Island (off Baja California...
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Wrentit (category Taxa named by William Gambel)
Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Paradoxornithidae Genus: Chamaea Gambel, 1847 Species: C. fasciata Binomial name Chamaea fasciata (Gambel, 1845)...
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Friedrich Gadow – Germany Joseph Paul Gaimard – France Tim Gallagher – US William Gambel – US Wulf Gatter – Germany Heinrich Gaetke – Germany Prosper Garnot...
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California deermouse (category Taxa named by William Gambel)
Subfamily: Neotominae Genus: Peromyscus Species: P. californicus Binomial name Peromyscus californicus (Gambel, 1848) range in California, United States...
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Nuttall's woodpecker (category Taxa named by William Gambel)
Handbook to Birds of the World. Vol. ?. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Block, William M. (April 1991). "Foraging ecology of Nuttall's Woodpecker". The Auk. 108...
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