Maria Koepcke

Maria Koepcke was a German ornithologist known for her work with Neotropical bird species. Koepcke was a well-respected authority in South American ornithology and her work is still referenced today. For her efforts, she is commemorated in the scientific names of four Peruvian bird species and, along with her husband, a Peruvian lizard species. ^{Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1971)}

15 May 1924

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