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{{short description|Belgian ornithologist and author}}
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'''Michel Louette''' is a Belgian [[ornithology|ornithologist]] and author. He is the head of the Department of Ornithology at the [[Royal Museum for Central Africa]], in [[Tervuren]], Belgium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.africamuseum.be/research/natural-sciences/biology/vertebrates/ornithology/staff |title=Royal Museum for Central Africa: Ornithology Staff |publisher=Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren |accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref> He has described five [[bird]] species new to science: three from the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of Congo]], one from [[Liberia]] and one from the [[Comoros]] archipelago.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.africamuseum.be/research/natural-sciences/biology/vertebrates/ornithology |title=Ornithology: Taxonomy and zoogeography of African birds |publisher=Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren |accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref> Louette has written several books on ornithology including ''The Birds of Katanga'' published in 2010 by the Royal Museum for Central Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhbs.com/title/184114/birds-of-katanga |title=The Birds of Katanga |publisher=Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren |accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>

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