10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Fortunately for the honor of the species, the researchers found that kleptoparasitism was practiced at a low rate (4% of observations) while much more often, drongos captured insects disturbed by other species (41% of observations).

Sri Lanka 205

Sri Lanka Birds Taiwan Cats 205

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. In fact, a recent article in the Economist on Singapore’s rewilding states “The oriental pied hornbill (pictured), with its extraordinary ivory casque, had been locally extinct for a century.

Rhinoceros 125

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 125

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

” If you have ever been to Singapore, you will know that about half the places there are named after Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (1781 – 1826). “Dull, me?” For good measure, some animals in the near vicinity were also named after him, such as Raffles’s Malkoha.

Los Angeles 179

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 179

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The archipelago consists of 17,000 islands stretching out over 2500 miles along the Equator with a varied history of avian research and study, most on the under- or not-studied side. It includes articles by the authors too, in case you want to read more of their work. So, this is no ordinary bird guide. And, Frank E. Conclusion.

Indonesia 122

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 122

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

And in what seems to me to be a rather far-out paper , some Chinese researchers have developed a camouflaged short-range communication method based on the imitation of Verditer Flycatcher songs. I am not making this up. It includes observations of Wallace’s Hawk-eagle.

Birds 206

Birds Eagles Mammals Singapore 206