José Ignacio Borrero
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José Ignacio Borrero was a Colombia
n ornithologist
. He was a professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Valle
at Cali
. He is commemorated in the name of the possibly extinct Borrero's Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera borreroi).
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n ornithologist
Ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds...
. He was a professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Valle
University of Valle
The University of Valle , also called Univalle, is a public, departmental, coeducational, research university based primarily in the city of Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It is the largest higher education institution by student population in the southwest of the country, and the third in...
at Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
. He is commemorated in the name of the possibly extinct Borrero's Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera borreroi).