Taphrospilus
Well-known member
Pyrrhura caeruleiceps pantchenkoi Phelps, WH Jr. 1977 OD Una nueva especie y dos nuevas subespecies de aves (Psittacidae, Furnariidae) de la Sierra de Perijá cerca de la divisoria Colombo-Venezolana', Boletín de la Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias Naturales, 33(134): 43-53, 1977 (not seen)
The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:
The Key to Scientific Names
When he was in Bulgaria is still the question to answer.
The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:
Pantchenko's Conure Pyrrhura picta pantchenkoi W. H. Phelps Jr, 1977 [Alt. Painted Parakeet; Synonymised with Pyrrhura caeruleiceps by some authorities]
Georges Pantchenko (d.2003) was a Venezuelan member of the joint Venezuelan/Brazilian team responsible for establishing the border between the two countries. They did this by descending from helicopters into the jungle and literally hacking 'landmarks' to delimit the boundary. He was working for the Commission (1957) when he was lost in the jungle for a time. He was asked at a conference in Brasília about his surname and is reported to have replied in humorous vein 'My parents are Russian, I was born in Bulgaria, grew up in France, have Venezuelan nationality but my heart is Brazilian!'.
The Key to Scientific Names
Dr. Georges Pantchenko (d. 2003) of the Venezuelan Border Administration (subsp. Pyrrhura caeruleiceps).
When he was in Bulgaria is still the question to answer.