Benjamin Leadbeater

Benjamin Leadbeater (1760–1837) was a British naturalist, ornithologist and taxidermist.

Benjamin Leadbeater was a renowned merchant of natural history materials in London. His shop is located at 19 Brewer Street, Piccadilly.

Several species are named in his honour, including the southern ground-hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri), Leadbeater's cockatoo (Lophocroa leadbeateri) and violet-fronted brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri). (Leadbeater's possum is not named after Benjamin Leadbeater.)

He died alone and unmarried.

References

• Bo Beolens and Michael Watkins (2003). Whose Bird ? Common Bird Names and the People They Commemorate. Yale University Press (New Haven and London).