Killian Mullarney
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Killian Mullarney is an Irish
ornithologist, bird artist and bird tour leader. He designed a series of Irish definitive stamps
for An Post
illustrating Irish birds issued between 1997 and 2004.
He was born in Dublin in 1958, and educated at home for a few years by his mother, Máire Mullarney
. He showed an interest in birds from an early age, including bird art, and began to make a name for himself in the late '70s. Due to his keen interest in bird identification, he served as a member of the Irish Rare Birds Committee from 1980 to 2008, and serves as an identification consultant to many birding journals, including Birding World
and Alula
. He also wrote an influential series of articles with the late Peter J. Grant
for Birding World
which were later produced independently as 'The 'New Approach to Identification'.
He was jointly responsible, with Dan Zetterström
for illustrating the Collins Bird Guide
, which was written by Lars Svensson
and Peter J. Grant
and has been described by Birding World as "undoubtedly the finest field guide that has ever been produced", and "the last great bird book of the 20th century".
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
ornithologist, bird artist and bird tour leader. He designed a series of Irish definitive stamps
Definitive postage stamps of Ireland
Definitive postage stamps of Ireland are the regular series of definitive postage stamps issued by the Irish Free State between 1922 and 1937 and by Ireland since 1937...
for An Post
An Post
An Post is the State-owned provider of postal services in the Republic of Ireland. An Post provides a universal postal service to all parts of the country as a member of the Universal Postal Union...
illustrating Irish birds issued between 1997 and 2004.
He was born in Dublin in 1958, and educated at home for a few years by his mother, Máire Mullarney
Máire Mullarney
Máire Mullarney , was an Irish environmentalist, educationalist and Esperanto advocate. She was one of the founding members of the Irish Green Party in 1981...
. He showed an interest in birds from an early age, including bird art, and began to make a name for himself in the late '70s. Due to his keen interest in bird identification, he served as a member of the Irish Rare Birds Committee from 1980 to 2008, and serves as an identification consultant to many birding journals, including Birding World
Birding World
Birding World is a monthly birding magazine published in the United Kingdom. It is the magazine of the Bird Information Service, based at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk....
and Alula
Alula (journal)
Alula was an ornithological magazine published in Finland. Initially it was published in both Finnish and English, but the final volumes were published in English only. It was aimed primarily at birders with an interest in the birds of the Western Palearctic...
. He also wrote an influential series of articles with the late Peter J. Grant
Peter J. Grant
Peter James Grant was a British ornithologist.He co-wrote, with Killian Mullarney, the booklet "The New Approach to Identification".He wrote and revised "Gulls, an identification guide"....
for Birding World
Birding World
Birding World is a monthly birding magazine published in the United Kingdom. It is the magazine of the Bird Information Service, based at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk....
which were later produced independently as 'The 'New Approach to Identification'.
He was jointly responsible, with Dan Zetterström
Dan Zetterström
Dan Zetterström is a Swedish ornithologist and bird artist. He is best known as a co-author of the highly acclaimed Collins Bird Guide, with Killian Mullarney, Lars Svensson and Peter J. Grant...
for illustrating the Collins Bird Guide
Collins Bird Guide
The Collins Bird Guide is a field guide to the birds of the Western Palearctic.Its authors are Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterström and Peter J. Grant, and it is illustrated by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström...
, which was written by Lars Svensson
Lars Svensson (ornithologist)
Lars Svensson is a Swedish ornithologist, who received an honorary degree from the Uppsala University in 2004. He specialises in the identification of passerine birds...
and Peter J. Grant
Peter J. Grant
Peter James Grant was a British ornithologist.He co-wrote, with Killian Mullarney, the booklet "The New Approach to Identification".He wrote and revised "Gulls, an identification guide"....
and has been described by Birding World as "undoubtedly the finest field guide that has ever been produced", and "the last great bird book of the 20th century".