William Henry Phelps, US-born Venezuelan geographical explorer and ornithologist (New York 14 June 1875 – Caracas 09 December 1965)

DESCRIBED AVES TAXA

Species

Amazilia distans 1956 with Wetmore

Basileuterus zimmeri 1941 with Gilliard

Catamenia mucuchesi 1941 with Gilliard

Crypturellus ptaritepui 1944 with Zimmer

Diglossa disjuncta 1944 with Zimmer

Grallaria chthonia 1956 with Wetmore

Myioborus albifrons 1946 with Phelps Jr.

Myioborus cardonai 1944 with Zimmer

Myioborus pariae 1949 with Phelps Jr.

Philydor hylobius 1956 with Wetmore

Picumnus nigropunctatus 1950 with Zimmer

Rallus wetmorei 1944 with Zimmer 

Scytalopus nigricans 1953

Subspecies

206 (135 with his son)

HONORS

Phelpsia Lanyon 1984 (Aves)

Phelpsiella Maguire 1958 (Rapateaceae)

His son, William Henry Phelps Jr., Venezuelan ornithologist and geographical explorer (San Antonio de Maturín, Monagas 25 December 1902 – Caracas 13 August 1988)

Authored over 65 papers and books

Described about 200 avian taxa (135 subspecies with his father) being the avian species Schizoeaca perijana 1977, Myioborus albifrons 1946 with Phelps and Myioborus pariae 1949 with Phelps