He also led scientific expeditions in remote areas in Brazil and described several species of birds, including the Brasília Tapaculo, Long-tailed Cinclodes, Stresemann's Bristlefront and Golden-crowned Manakin.
Christina Stresemann is the daughter of Wolfgang Stresemann and granddaughter of liberal statesman Gustav Stresemann, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning German Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic.