FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
33°57′23″S 18°27′40″E / 33.9564113°S 18.4611377°E
| Established | 1959 |
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| Head of Department | Associate Prof. Susan Cunningham |
| Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Website | science |
The FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology is a South African biological research and conservation institute based at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The mission statement of the institute is “to promote and undertake scientific studies involving birds, and contribute to the practice affecting the maintenance of biological diversity and the sustained use of biological resources”.