William John Burchell (23 July 1781 – 23 March 1863) was an English explorer, naturalist, traveller, artist, and author. His thousands of plant specimens...
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and naturalist William John Burchell. Common names include bontequagga, Damaraland zebra, and Zululand zebra (Gray, 1824). Burchell's zebra is the only...
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Cottonmouth Burchell Lake, Ontario, Canada, a ghost town Species named for William John Burchell: Burchell's coucal Burchell's courser Burchell's starling...
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Black-footed cat (category Taxa named by William John Burchell)
scientific name Felis nigripes was used by the British explorer William John Burchell in 1824 when he described the species based on skins of small, spotted...
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White-headed vulture (category Taxa named by William John Burchell)
Lesson, 1842 Species: T. occipitalis Binomial name Trigonoceps occipitalis (Burchell, 1824) Range of T. occipitalis Resident Possibly Extant (resident)...
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Africa. The name of this bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell. This species is found in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique...
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Blue wildebeest (category Taxa named by William John Burchell)
blue wildebeest was first described in 1823 by English naturalist William John Burchell, who gave it the scientific name Connochaetes taurinus. It shares...
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Clarias gariepinus (category Taxa named by William John Burchell)
Species: C. gariepinus Binomial name Clarias gariepinus Burchell, 1822 Synonyms Silurus gariepinus Burchell, 1822 Macropteronotus charmuth Lacepède, 1803 Clarias...
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distinguishable. The species is named after the British naturalist William John Burchell. Two subspecies are recognized: Centropus burchellii burchellii...
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influenced Europeans' understanding of South Africa and its peoples. William John Burchell (1781–1863) was particularly scathing: "As to the miserable thing...
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