10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2020

” ( Birding , November 2009). Then again, try explaining to a new birder why falcons come after woodpeckers and before parrots! I like field guides based on taxonomic systems, probably because I’ve been trained to work with obscure classificatory systems.

North America 210

North America America Hawaii Birds 210

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

On a quick browse, here are some facts I learned: Melanin helps to resist bacteria that attack feathers; most parrots are left-footed and this is associated with problem-solving; some birds nest in two different places in the same year. (Also, I wish I could use the tiny birds for my own presentations. Is a free digital download possible?)

2020 264

2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

We find reasons to praise Darwin on this blog all the time and explain why in this post, first published in 2009. These tanagers breed only with each other, eschewing the company of parrots, warblers, and even other groups of tanagers, some of which are really, really beautiful.

Groups 182

Groups Branding Species 2009 182

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2012

Copan, Honduras, February 2009 A word of warning: this is going to be a rather long post so go grab a snack and make yourself comfortable before you start reading. ” and no sooner would I have given up on finding the little brown job than someone else would ask “What are those parrots flying right to left just over the treeline?”

Honduras 177

Honduras 2009 Falcons Guatemala 177

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

This kind of vocalization may have evolved a few different times, though I for one am not going out on a limb to explain what some call “songs&# in hummingbirds or parrots. Animal Behaviour Volume 78, Issue 3, September 2009, Pages 637-641. 2010.0437 3 Nemeth, Erwin and Henrik Brumm. 4 Luther, David and Luis Baptista.

Zebras 256

Zebras Birds Humane Raised 256

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

There are two excellent guides to the birds of Borneo: Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan , 3rd Edition , by Quentin Phillipps and Karen Phillips, (2014), and Birds of Borneo: Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan by Susan Myers (2009). There is no entry for Lory.

Indonesia 127

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 127

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Turquoise-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva. Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Turquoise-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva. Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Blue-winged Parrot – Neophema chrysostoma. Elegant Parrot – Neophema elegans. Rock Parrot – Neophema petrophila. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. Melbourne Hike #2. 24 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Blue-winged Parrot – Neophema chrysostoma. Elegant Parrot – Neophema elegans. Rock Parrot – Neophema petrophila. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. 16 Jan 2018. 19 Sep 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

And, the two pages of Rosellas–six species, three types, 51 illustrations–depict each parrot with minute color and pattern specificity; the plates are a feast of greens and reds and blues in all possible variations. 2009): Field Guide To Australian Birds, rev.

Australia 107

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 107

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. Blue-winged Parrot – Neophema chrysostoma. Rock Parrot – Neophema petrophila. 31 May 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Bourke’s Parrot – Neophema bourkii. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri. Northern Territory.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Bourke’s Parrot – Neophema bourkii. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. Northern Territory.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

For Borneo I’ll be accepting the split endemic species listed in Myers (2009), some of which I think eBird could at least offer as subspecies options (I’d also welcome an eBird app that works). STRIGOPIDAE (NEW ZEALAND PARROTS). PSITTACIDAE (TYPICAL PARROTS). Indigo Flycatcher. CACATUIDAE (COCKATOOS).

2014 150

2014 New Zealand Singapore Rhinoceros 150

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. Blue-winged Parrot – Neophema chrysostoma. Rock Parrot – Neophema petrophila. 31 May 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100