▁he ▁has ▁taken ▁advantage ▁of ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁an ▁international ▁diplom at ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁h ob by ▁more ▁av id ly ▁than ▁is ▁normally ▁possible . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁bir der ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁each ▁bird ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁though ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁bird ▁families ▁recognized ▁by ▁science ▁has ▁changed ▁consider ably ▁since ▁then . ▁( He ▁has ▁stayed ▁current , ▁and ▁has ▁seen ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁all ▁ 2 3 9 ▁living ▁families ▁of ▁birds .) ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁bird ing ▁expedition ▁near ▁Bog ota , ▁Colombia , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁U . S . ▁cons ular ▁officer , ▁he ▁discovered ▁a ▁species ▁new ▁to ▁science , ▁the ▁C und in amar ca ▁Ant pit ta ▁( Gr all aria ▁ka est ner i ), ▁which ▁was ▁subsequently ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁( See ▁Form ic ari idae .) ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁life ▁list ▁of ▁ 9 , 2 9 0 ▁( IO C ▁ 9 . 1 ▁ 1 ) ▁/ ▁ 9 , 2 0 0 ▁birds ▁( using ▁eb ird . org ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁world ▁number ▁ 1 ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁species ▁seen ), ▁Ka est ner ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pro l ific ▁bird ers ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁sur pass ed ▁only ▁by ▁five ▁others ▁( per ▁sur fb ird s . com ), ▁such ▁as ▁Hugh ▁Buck ▁and ▁the