Person

Ragless, Gordon (1909 - 2002)

Born
2 June 1909
Edwardstown, South Australia, Australia
Died
2002
Occupation
Ornithologist

Summary

Gordon Ragless collected egg series - clutches of eggs from the same bird over different seasons - and was able to show that Wedge-tailed Eagles were capable of breeding for at least 30 years, though the eggs themselves diminished in size over time.

In 1999 Ragless donated his collection to the Australian National Wildlife Collection. It contained over five thousand sets of eggs representing around 90% of Australia's breeding bird species.

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Chronology

1957 - 1960
Career position - President, South Australian Ornithological Association
1985 - 2002
Award - Honorary Member, South Australian Ornithological Association

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See also

  • Robin, Libby, The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001), 492 pp. Details

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