Ramana Athreya

Ramana Athreya
Ramana Athreya
	Ramana Athreya at Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
Born	Bangalore, Karnataka
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Discovery of Bugun liocichla
Awards	Whitley award by Whitley Fund for Nature
	Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics, Ornithology
Institutions	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
Website	www.iiserpune.ac.in/~rathreya/

Ramana Athreya is a birdwatcher and an astronomer at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune. In 2006, he described a new species of bird, the Bugun liocichla from the Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in western Arunachal Pradesh, North-east India. This discovery has been described by BirdLife International as the most sensational ornithological discovery in India for more than half a century.^[1] He was awarded the Pakshishree award in 2009 for this discovery by the government of Rajasthan.^[2] In May 2011, he was conferred the Whitley Award, one of seven people awarded in the year, for his work on conservation and involving communities in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary.^[3]

Notes

^ "BirdLife International press release". Archived from the original on 7 October 2012.
^ Sebastin, Sunny (11 February 2009). "Many bird species waiting to be identified in eastern Himalayas". The Hindu. Jaipur. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009. this time felicitated Dr.Athreya conferring him the "Pakshi Shree" award
^ "Dr Ramana Athreya wins Whitley Award". The Daily Telegraph. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.

Ramana Athreya's homepage at Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Pune website