10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders. His employers were magnanimous in granting him time to research what was to be his magnum opus, published over the course of 20 years – the four-part Birds of the Belgian Congo.

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Congo Africa South Africa Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

If you’re like me, you’ve been a bit unsettled by the recent anti-environment rhetoric thrown around the American political arena, but Voices for Biodiversity (V4B) is adding more pro-conservation voices to the conversation by funding up and coming researchers and writers from around the world.

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Campaign Indonesia Colombia Florida 135

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

I am thinking of a relatively stable/prosperous bird-paradise where one may be able to find a job in ecotourism or wildlife research… or, to begin with, as a resident environmental scientist / nature blogger in some wildlife lodge? Indonesia (1615 / 1603). Taking as a rule, the higher figure is more accurate. The Oriental realm.

Sri Lanka 256

Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 256

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

One paper describes them living in the cemeteries of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. The Scaly-breasted Munia has a larger head size than the White-rumped Munia , and a research paper speculates that this is a reason for its wider distribution range. Scaly-breasted Munias seem to be fairly eclectic in their choice of habitat.

Birds 189

Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2022

Apparently, soloensis stands for “Discovered in or native to the Solo River valley” (Wikipedia; the Solo river is a river in Indonesia). Confusion ensues (HBW): “Usually considered conspecific with B. ” In other words, ornithologists seem to think that the current status is wrong, but have no good alternative either.

Falcons 235

Falcons Japan China South Africa 235

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2023

At some point, a Chinese researcher had a brilliant idea: Let’s prepare a paper on the complete mitochondrial genome of the Grey-backed Shrike! He spent the years from 1836 to 1858 in Asia, first in Indonesia, then in China, partly as the consul of the city of Hamburg in China.

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Hamburgers Birds Science China 201

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. So–the book covers islands that belong to the Republic of Indonesia and to Malaysia. So, this is no ordinary bird guide. Does it make a difference?

Indonesia 122

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 122

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Given the complexity of the research, the result feels like a bit of a letdown – “northern populations start migration earlier than southern populations, especially in autumn” The species name of the Chestnut-eared Bunting is fucata , from the Latin “fucare”, to paint red.

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Birds Eggs Bangladesh China 200

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Crested Serpent-eagle is not a vulture, but that does not keep me from mentioning a recent Economist article here, “The sudden demise of Indian vultures killed thousands of people” And while this article is behind a paywall, the original research paper is not.

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Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 179

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2023

Also as video … eBird does not seem to be very excited about the Buff-bellied Pipit , calling it a “drab songbird of open country” I heard that the pipit tried to get a more favorable review from eBird by inviting them to an all-expenses-paid luxury trip to Indonesia, but eBird refused.

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Monkeys Birds South Korea Owls 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Last month, I wrote about hypothesized relationships between passerines, parrots, falcons, and seriemas , noting a need for further research on the subject. Zebra Finch ( Taeniopygia guttata ), one of the study subjects, in Indonesia © David J. Not everyone entirely agrees with this assessment, but more on that in a moment.

Parrots 188

Parrots Falcons Indonesia Rodents 188

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2015

However, that would be unfair since Asian scientists had to cope with tropical heat, leeches, kraits, and thick jungle while North American researchers just had to get over more or less severe cases of warbler neck, so I guess I’ll leave it at that and quickly return to the Pygmy Wren-babbler.

Vietnam 158

Vietnam Timor Myanmar Asia 158

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2017

I love taxonomic research, speciation in birds was one of my primary subjects during my university days. The pittas ( Garnet Pitta seen above) are just such a sacred group of birds that even taxonomists dare not screw them over. Look, I am definitely not part of the reason scientists were forced to march the streets recently.

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Brunei 2009 2016 2014 151

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

During my previous five trips to Indonesia, I only heard but never caught a glimpse of three species. At least in the northeastern United States, their rate of so doing is high, according to research I summarized here. Now, the real challenge is this: not only did I see a pitta, I saw several!

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 182