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William Suárez was born in Havana, Cuba. He spent his childhood exploring in the countryside, where he was fascinated by the natural beauty of his native island, the largest of the West Indies. After graduating from the University of La Havana, William extended his knowledge of the fauna of Cuba and the Caribbean, including the fossil record, evolution, biogeography, and taxonomy of the region's wildlife. He rapidly became one of the outstanding authorities on Caribbean birds and mammals.
As a curator, William conducted research on the taxonomy and evolution of birds at many museums throughout the United States and Canada, where he has collaborated with many excellent scientists, especially of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution [see here]. His detailed studies (with Cuban coauthors) of the fossil and living terrestrial mammals of Cuba, a fauna dominated by a group of Antillean rodents colloquially known as the "hutias", resulted in a monumental publication.
Dr. Suárez has named several new genera and species of birds, including a revision of the nomenclature for Bare-legged Owl and describing the genus of the only teratorn (a condor-like vulture) known outside the continental Americas, which inhabited the West Indies. The largest eagle ever to have existed in the Americas, Suárez's Giant Eagle, known by fossils from Quaternary deposits of Cuba, West Indies, bears his name: Gigantohierax suarezi.
Certainly, in great part due to the efforts of Dr. Suárez, the evolutionary history of birds of the West Indies is much better understood as a result of his discoveries and studies. In addition to his professional research on birds in the field and in museums, Dr. Suárez has been guiding birding tours for more than 24 years, especially through the Cuban archipelago, and is well-known by birders in America and Europe. Further, William has extensive birding experience in the USA, Canada, and other islands of the West Indies. Dr. Suárez is one of the top professional bird guides ever from Cuba.
Now, Dr. Suárez is extending his birding tours throughout the West Indies as the leader of WILLIAM SUAREZ BIRDING TOURS, where he is combining his knowledge of science and love for birds to provide the highest level of birding experiences for those participants who have a keen interest and desire for an exceptional excursion to the Caribbean islands.
Dr. James (Jim) W. Wiley (1943-2018)
Coauthor of "A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies"
As a curator, William conducted research on the taxonomy and evolution of birds at many museums throughout the United States and Canada, where he has collaborated with many excellent scientists, especially of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution [see here]. His detailed studies (with Cuban coauthors) of the fossil and living terrestrial mammals of Cuba, a fauna dominated by a group of Antillean rodents colloquially known as the "hutias", resulted in a monumental publication.
Dr. Suárez has named several new genera and species of birds, including a revision of the nomenclature for Bare-legged Owl and describing the genus of the only teratorn (a condor-like vulture) known outside the continental Americas, which inhabited the West Indies. The largest eagle ever to have existed in the Americas, Suárez's Giant Eagle, known by fossils from Quaternary deposits of Cuba, West Indies, bears his name: Gigantohierax suarezi.
Certainly, in great part due to the efforts of Dr. Suárez, the evolutionary history of birds of the West Indies is much better understood as a result of his discoveries and studies. In addition to his professional research on birds in the field and in museums, Dr. Suárez has been guiding birding tours for more than 24 years, especially through the Cuban archipelago, and is well-known by birders in America and Europe. Further, William has extensive birding experience in the USA, Canada, and other islands of the West Indies. Dr. Suárez is one of the top professional bird guides ever from Cuba.
Now, Dr. Suárez is extending his birding tours throughout the West Indies as the leader of WILLIAM SUAREZ BIRDING TOURS, where he is combining his knowledge of science and love for birds to provide the highest level of birding experiences for those participants who have a keen interest and desire for an exceptional excursion to the Caribbean islands.
Dr. James (Jim) W. Wiley (1943-2018)
Coauthor of "A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies"
