10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

While they used to be hunted, they nowadays benefit from the locals having recognized them as a source of income – building hides and charging birdwatchers (mostly Chinese, but a few foreigners like me as well – these are usually the only ones not smoking inside the hides) to observe them. Visiting the family.

Myanmar 232

Myanmar Singapore China Hunting 232

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2021

Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago describes all 1,456 bird species (39 species more than in the first edition) within 107 bird families known to occur in the region, including 628 endemics (27 endemics more than in the 1st edition) and 10 species yet to be formally described (down from 18 in the 1st edition).

Indonesia 262

Indonesia Timor Brunei Guinea 262

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Working in an area for which there are few official checklists, no governing taxonomic body, and much new information on species relationships coming in, the authors were faced with a multitude of questions about family sequence, genus arrangements, English common names, and species taxonomy. Co-author Frank E. Species Accounts.

Indonesia 120

Indonesia Brunei Malaysia Papua New Guinea 120

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Bang Pra is a reservoir and no-hunting area to the south east of Bangkok. Another interesting bird we flushed up was a male Red Junglefowl , a bird that Mike saw in Singapore recently and even chose as his bird of the year. Both are common, really common, and both are essentially indistinguishable in non-breeding plumage.

Thailand 152

Thailand New Zealand Terrapins Asia 152

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

That species is apparently at risk of extinction in Singapore – not because it is so rare, but because its genetic diversity is so low. The species is also hunted for local consumption in Meghalaya (India), according to the HBW. (If you want to see how this species builds its nest, see here.)

Burma 178

Burma Vietnam Birds Laos 178