10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Collins Bird Guide 2nd edition from 2009 was a much hated taxonomical revolution/nightmare, changing just about everything. The section with vagrants has been expanded to accommodate more images and longer texts for several species. I haven’t noticed changes in the few descriptions of harder to ID species that I compared.

Europe 259

Europe Birds Woodpeckers Ireland 259

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Back in 2009, Tai Haku sent us a fascinating post exploring a question that ecologists worldwide grapple with: can the translocation of rare species into niches left empty by extinction be successful or justified? It persists in captivity at a breeding facility on Guam and in a number of American zoos. It is extinct.

Puerto Rico 192

Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 192

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

First published in 1973 in association with the Asa Wright Center, the book focuses on species descriptions, with illustrations grouped together in plates positioned in the center of the book. The guide covers 477 species, an expansion of 35 from the second edition, which was published in 1991. The AOU has not accepted that split.

Trinidad 201

Trinidad Birds South America Research 201