Person
Debus, Stephen J. S.
- Occupation
- Ornithologist
Summary
Stephen Debus is an ornithologist whose research is on the conservation biology of woodland birds and raptors. He is considered one of Australia's foremost experts on raptors. His many publications include The owls of Australia: a field guide to Australian night birds (2009) and Birds of prey of Australia: a field guide (1998, 3rd edition 2019), for which he received a Whitley Award. Debus was Editor of Australian bird watcher (later Australian field ornithology) from 1984 to 2015. Debus' contributions to Australian ornithology have included central roles in the Bird Observers Club, the Australian Raptor Association and the Australian Bird Study Association. He has also participated in recovery teams for the Regent Honeyeater and the Red Goshawk.
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Chronology
- 1980 - 1988
- Career position - Member, Bird Observers' Club
- 1980 - 1989
- Career position - Editor, Australasian raptor news
- 1981 - 1988
- Career position - Member of Committee, Australian Bird Study Association
- 1984 - 2002
- Career position - Editor, Australian bird watcher
- 1987 - 1992
- Career position - Editor, RAOU conservation statement series
- 1988 - 2007
- Career position - Member, Bird Observer's Club of Australia
- 1994
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of New England
- 1998
- Award - Whitley Award, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
- 2003 - 2015
- Career position - Editor, Australian field ornithology
- 2004
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New England
- 2004 - 2015
- Career position - Editor, Boobook
- 2005
- Award - Distinguished Service Award, Bird Observers Club of Australia
- 2005 - 2015
- Career position - Member of Committee, Australian Bird Study Association
- 2007 - 2011
- Career position - Member, Bird Observation and Conservation Australia
- 2008 -
- Career position - Member, Regent Honeyeater Recovery Team
- 2011 -
- Career position - Member, Birdlife Australia
- 2014 -
- Career position - Member, Red Goshawk Recovery Team
- 2015
- Award - D. L. Serventy Medal, Birdlife Australia
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Debus, Stephen, 'Vale BOCA, enter Birdlife Australia', Australian field ornithology, 28 (2011), 141. Details
- Debus, Stephen, 'Vale Jerry Olsen (17 July 1949 - 31 January 2021)', Canberra bird notes, 46 (1) (2021), 98-9. Details
- Debus, Stephen, 'Obituary: Jerry (Gerald Richard) Olsen', Australian field ornithology, 38 (2021), 113-4. Details
- Debus, Stephen, 'Jerry (Gerald Richard) Olsen (1948 - 2021): teacher, lecturer, raptor biologist', Corella, 45 (2021), 58. Details
- Debus, Stephen: with assistance from Olsen, Jerry, 'Obituary: Peter Slater 1932-20', Australian field ornithology, 37 (2020), 148-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.20938/afo37148149. Details
- Fitzsimons, James, Debus, Stephen and Olsen, Jerry, 'J. N. Hobbs Medal 2016: citation - A. B. (Tony) Rose', Australian field ornithology, 33 (2016), 111. Details
- Fitzsimons, James, Lill, Alan and Ford, Hugh, 'D. L. Serventy Medal 2015: citation - Stephen J. S. Debus', Australian field ornithology, 32 (2015), 167-8. Details
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Created: 15 October 2019, Last modified: 8 November 2019