Hernán E. Povedano is an Argentine naturalist, ornithologist and wildlife photographer with long-standing expertise in the fauna of Patagonia. He previously headed the Protected Areas Service of the Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development of Río Negro Province, and has co-authored technical assessments and the IUCN Red List assessment of the Critically Endangered naked characin. His photographs documenting the endemic species of the Somuncura Plateau are widely used in scientific and conservation communication. He is a founding member and secretary of Fundación Somuncura.