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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-01-31 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-05-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003126b.htm person Christidis Leslie AACR2 30 May 1959 Ornithologist Les Christidis, senior Curator at Museum Victoria, is the author of numerous scientific publications on the evolution and systematics of birds.

Born 30 May 1959. Educated University of Melbourne (BSc Hons 1980) and Australian National University (PhD 1985). Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology 1985-86, working on the evolutionary history of Australia's birds; QEII Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University 1987; senior Curator, Museum of Victoria 1988-date. Research interests include conservation genetics and evolutionary studies using DNA from museum specimens. Wrote The taxonomy and species of birds of Australia and its territories (1994, with Walter Boles, q.v.).

2005 2005 Award - W. Roy Wheeler Medallion, Bird Observers' Club W. Roy Wheeler Medallion, Bird Observers' Club (2005)

Awarded the Medallion 2005

 CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1987 - 2000) 1985 1986

Postdoctoral Fellow of the CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology.

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 'Christidis, Leslie (Les)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Christidis, Leslie (Les) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Robin, Libby The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2001