Charles Leslie Barrett (26 June 1879 – 16 January 1959) was an Australian naturalist, journalist, author and ornithologist.
Born in Hawthorn, Victoria, he was a foundation member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1901 and editor of its journal the Emu, 1910–1916.
He embarked from Melbourne in May 1917 as a member of a contingent of reinforcements for the Camel Field Ambulance Unit, and served in Egypt and Palestine.
His son Don moved to the Territory of Papua and New Guinea,[1] where he served as a member of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly.
As well as many articles, he wrote or contributed to numerous popular books on natural history, as well as his own travels and experiences.