Miles McMullan

Miles McMullan (born 1 August 1967 in Bangor) is an author, conservationist and naturalist from Northern Ireland.

Author and Illustrator Miles McMullan in his Studio

Biography

Miles studied at Our Lady and St. Patrick's College, Ulster University and Trinity College, Dublin.[1] He worked as a portrait painter and interior designer and decorator in his early years.[2][3] He is also qualified as an editor and wrote academic texts before concentrating in the wildlife books that he has made since 2008.[4][3][5]

He has specialised in making nature guidebooks for the most diverse countries of tropical South American countries[2] including Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, where he has worked as a naturalist and author.[6] His influential guide to the birds of Colombia was named second best bird book of 2010,[7] second only to the Collins Birds of Europe,[8] and Neotropical Bird Club named his guides among the 25 best books of the past 25 years,[9] noting their concise treatment of very large avifaunas.

His titles include Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia (with Thomas Donegan)[10][5][11][12][4] (2010, updates in 2014 and 2018), Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador (with Lelis Navarrete)[13] (2013, updated 2017), Field Guide to the Hummingbirds[14] (2016), Field Guide to the Galapagos Islands[15] (2017), Birds of the Colombian Andes[16] (2019), Birds of Meta and the Colombian Llanos[17] (2019), Birds of the Western Cordillera[18] (2019), Birds and Common Mammals of Ecuadorian Amazon (with Andrés Vásquez)[19] (2012), Birds of Northwest Ecuador (with Andrés Vásquez)[20] and many other smaller titles and research articles.[21][22] His illustrations have appeared in many other publications.[23]

McMullan has worked with several conservation organisations and foundations[24][6][25] and is actively involved with indigenous communities and the conservation of their lands[3] and is an active campaigner and donor in the battle against climate change.[26] He is a regular speaker at conferences,[27][28][29] exhibitor of his paintings[30] and has appeared on television programmes in UK, Spain,[31] Australia and Colombia.[32][33] He currently lives in Pasto, Colombia.[1]

Books by Miles McMullan
  • Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia (2010, 2014, 2018)[10]
  • Guia de Campo de Las Aves de Colombia (2011)[34]
  • Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador (2013, 2017)[13]
  • Field Guide to the Hummingbirds (2016)[14]
  • Field Guide to the Galapagos Islands (2017)[15]
  • Birds of the Colombian Andes (2019)[16]
  • Birds of Meta and the Colombian Llanos(2019)[17]
  • Birds of the Western Cordillera (2019)[18]
  • Birds and Common Mammals of Ecuadorian Amazon (2012)[19]
  • Birds of Northwest Ecuador (2009)[20]

References
  1. Congreso Aviturismo (October 5, 2018). "9o Congreso de Aviturismo". Aves Caldas.
  2. Lara, Brian (April 2, 2018). "El aviario ilustrado de Miles McMullan". Bakanika.
  3. Betancourt, David (August 2, 2020). "Miles McMullan Interview". PalSurp.
  4. Silva, Javier (October 15, 2011). "El irlandes que pinto todas las aves". El tiempo.
  5. McMullan, Miles (2018). Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia. Rey Naranjo Editores. ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0.
  6. Emblin, Richard (February 3, 2013). "The Illustrator of Birds". City Paper.
  7. The Hoopoe (December 31, 2010). "Books of the year 2010".
  8. Svensson, Lars (1999). Collins bird guide. Zetterström, Dan., Mullarney, Killian., Grant, P. J. (Peter James), 1943-. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-219728-6. OCLC 40754502.
  9. Jeffers, Raymond (June 6, 2020). "The 25 best Neotropical Bird Books from the last 25 years" (PDF). Neotropical birdclub.
  10. McMullan, Miles. Field guide to the birds of Colombia. Donegan, Thomas M., Bartels, Avery, Ellery, Trevor. [Bogotá, Colombia]. ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0. OCLC 1132871148.
  11. Harindranath, Arjun (May 17, 2018). "Bird Life". Bogota Post.
  12. Gutierrez, Ana (December 19, 2017). "Una nueva manera de conocer las aves de Colombia". Revista Arcadia.
  13. McMullan, Navarrete, Miles (2013). Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador: Jocotoco. ISBN 978-0982-76-153-3.
  14. McMullan, Ellery, Miles (2016). Field Guide to the Hummingbirds. Quito: Ratty Ediciones. ISBN 978-9942-14-392-1.
  15. McMullan, Navarrete, Miles (2017). Field Guide to the Galapagos Islands. Quito, Ecuador: Ratty Ediciones. ISBN 978-9942-28-429-7.
  16. McMullan, Miles (2019). Birds of the Colombian Andes. Cali, Colombia: McMullan Birding. ISBN 978-958-48-8447-3.
  17. McMullan, Miles (2019). Birds of Meta and the Colombian Llanos. Cali, Colombia: McMullan Birding. ISBN 978-958-48-7887-8.
  18. McMullan, Miles (2019). Birds of the Western Cordillera. Cali, Colombia: McMullan Birding. ISBN 978-958-48-7615-7.
  19. McMullan and Vasquez (2012). Birds and Common Mammals of Ecuadorian Amazon. Quito, Ecuador: Spot Fieldbooks. ISBN 978-9942-02-411-4.
  20. McMullan and Vasquez (2009). Birds of Northwest Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador: Spot Fieldbooks. ISBN 978-9942-02-694-1.
  21. Researchgate (December 1, 2013). "Scientific Contributions by W. Miles McMullan". Researchgate.
  22. Researchgate (February 3, 2016). "Scientific Contributions by Miles McMullan". Researchgate.
  23. Peña, Pantoja (2016). Aves de las Sabanas de Casanare. Bogotá, Colombia: Planeta, CEPSA. ISBN 9789584256812.
  24. MIndo Cloudforest Foundation. "Home". Mindo Cloudforest Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  25. "Guia de las Aves de Colombia". proaves. September 5, 2014.
  26. McMullan, Miles (September 23, 2020). "Climate week Colombia 2020".
  27. "Miles McMullan congresista". Congreso Aviturismo. March 6, 2018.
  28. Neira, Laura (February 13, 2019). "La Agenda del Feria Internacional de Aves incluye Charla de Miles McMullan". La Republica.
  29. Cali (August 31, 2018). "Festival "Oiga, Mire, Lee" un espacio de Literatura, Poesia y Musica". El Tiempo.
  30. UNIVERSITY BONAVENTURIANA (October 6, 2020). "Vuelos Posibles - Miles McMullan".
  31. El Pais (April 18, 2018). "Miles McMullan, Un amante del tropico".
  32. Los Informantes (May 21, 2018). "Pajaros Volando - Miles McMullan". Los Informantes.
  33. TVOrinoquia (May 3, 2018). "Lanzamiento del Libro de Aves". Lanzamiento del libro de aves de Colombia.
  34. McMullan Quevedo y Donegan (2011). Guia de Campo de las Aves de Colombia. Bogota, Colombia.
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