Description: (French-American Aviculturist and Ornithologist Who Reared and Studied Rare Birds)
Jean Théodore Delacour, a renowned ornithologist and aviculturist of French origin who later became American, was celebrated for his discoveries and successful rearing of some of the rarest birds globally. Delacour founded thriving aviaries in Villers-Bretonneux and Clères, both unfortunately destroyed during World War One and World War Two, respectively. He subsequently relocated to the United States, focusing on avian systematics and playing a pivotal role as a founding member of the International Committee for Bird Protection, later known as BirdLife International. Among Delacour's notable findings was the identification of the imperial pheasant as a hybrid between the Vietnamese pheasant and the silver pheasant.