Charles de Souancé
Encyclopedia
Charles de Souancé was a French
ornithologist and a purser
in the French Navy
, more precisely "Commissaire de la Marine". He made many studies on the ornithological
collection of his uncle François Victor Masséna
and described several new species of parrots
(Psittacidae) in the scientific journal Revue et Magazin de Zoologie.
A subspecies of the Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Pyrrhura melanura souancei is named for him.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
ornithologist and a purser
Purser
The purser joined the warrant officer ranks of the Royal Navy in the early fourteenth century and existed as a Naval rank until 1852. The development of the warrant officer system began in 1040 when five English ports began furnishing warships to King Edward the Confessor in exchange for certain...
in the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
, more precisely "Commissaire de la Marine". He made many studies on the ornithological
Bird collections
Bird collections are curated repositories of scientific specimens consisting of birds and their parts. They are a research resource for ornithology, the science of birds, and for other scientific disciplines in which information about birds is useful...
collection of his uncle François Victor Masséna
Francois Victor Massena, 2nd Duke of Rivoli
François Victor Masséna, 2nd Duke of Rivoli and 3rd Prince of Essling was an amateur ornithologist. He was the son of André Masséna, Marshal of France....
and described several new species of parrots
True parrots
The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family, one of the two "traditional" families in the biological order Psittaciformes . The other family is the Cacatuidae which are also parrots, but not classified as true parrots...
(Psittacidae) in the scientific journal Revue et Magazin de Zoologie.
A subspecies of the Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Maroon-tailed Parakeet
The Maroon-tailed Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....
Pyrrhura melanura souancei is named for him.