Helmut Sick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Helmut Sick

ornithologist

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1910

Place of Birth: Leipzig, Leipzig District, Germany

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1991

Profession: ornithologist

Nationality: Brazil, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Helmut Sick (10 January 1910 – 5 March 1991), was a German-Brazilian ornithologist. A prominent ornithologist in Brazil, Sick published more than 200 papers, including his most influential work: Ornitologia Brasileira, Uma Introdução (1984), later translated into English as Birds in Brazil: A Natural History (1993).
He also led scientific expeditions in remote areas in Brazil and described several species of birds, including the Brasília tapaculo, long-tailed cinclodes, Stresemann's bristlefront and golden-crowned manakin.