Centropus mui Mason & McKean, 1984 (1 Viewer)

[Taphrospilus]

Centropus mui Mason & McKean, 1984 OD here (not seen)

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims

Timor Coucal Centropus phasianinus mui Mason & McKean, 1984
Peter Mu (DNF) lived in East Timor. The describers named the coucal '... in honour of the late Peter Mu, to whom we owe much for his assistance during ourtrips to East Timor'.

The Key to Scientific Names

The name mui is in honour of the late Peter Mu, to whom we owe much for his assistance during our trips to East Timor” (Mason & McKean 1984) (subsp. Centropus phasianinus).

No idea about his life dates.

 

[PScofield]

Perhaps also known as Peter Vong and murdered by Indonesian Forces 27 January 1976. Here pg 52