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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea–A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

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, this is no ordinary bird guide. Where is the Indonesian Archipelago? It includes articles by the authors too, in case you want to read more of their work.

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Champions of the Flyway – the Dakar Rally of Birding

10,000 Birds

The 31 teams, 15 of them international and 16 local, set out as the clock struck midnight on March 24th, 2015 to scour the southern part of Israel for as many bird species as possible. Since 1974 it has been illegal to harvest birds there with mist-nets and limesticks. The competition raised over $50,000 for this very important cause.

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