Clive Minton
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Clive Dudley Thomas Minton,
Early life
Born in
Life in Australia
In 1978, Minton moved to
From the early 1980s, Minton led regular, almost annual, wader study expeditions to north-west Australia to catch and study the waders that migrate to and through the coastal strip between
Minton served the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) on its Research Committee from 1980–1988, and as vice-president from 1989–1995.
Awards and honours
- 1975 – awarded Bernard Tucker Medal for services to ornithology[2]
- 1998 – elected a Fellow of the RAOU
- 2000 – awarded John Hobbs Medalfor outstanding contributions to ornithology as an amateur
- 2001 – elected a Member of the Order of Australia for "services to ornithology, particularly in the study of migratory wading birds in Australia"[1][3]
- 2003 – awarded Australian Natural History Medallion
- 2012 – awarded Eisenmann Medal
In 2003, British ornithologist Andrew Whittaker commemorated Minton in the species epithet of the cryptic forest falcon (Micrastur mintoni).
To honour Minton's role in the establishment of the Broome Bird Observatory, the Clive Minton Discovery Centre opened its doors on the 20 August 2021 after four years of development. The centre displays information about migratory shorebirds, with immersive soundscapes, video footage, and up-to-date scientific information.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Katie Allen (2019) "Revolutionary in the study of wader birds"The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 December 2019. Archived from original on 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Medallists". BTO. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Dr Clive Dudley Thomas Minton". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
External links
- Clive Minton Discovery Centre at the Broome Bird Observatory
- Jessop, Rosalind; Graham, Doris; Collins, Peter; & Davidson, Rosemary. (2000). John Hobbs Medal 2000: Citation. Clive Dudley Thomas Minton. Emu 100: 247.
- Robin, Libby. (2001). The Flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901-2001. Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-84987-3
- Wettenhall, H. Norman. (1998). RAOU Fellow: Citation. Clive Minton MA, PhD. Emu 98: 241.
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