10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For oceanic birds he uses the taxonomy that he and Kirk Zufelt developed in Oceanic Birds of the World: A Photo Guide (PUP, 2019). And Sandwich Tern is Sandwich Tern, Howell finding the DNA research for splitting it “weak.” Howell utilizes the IOC World Bird List (v.11.2, Not every bird. Howell turns all that on its head.

Costa Rica 206

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 206

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

It will be interesting to see if the proposal is adopted and this guide becomes the first to employ the new official usage, or if it sparks other bird guide authors to revolt against the system. In some species accounts, notably Song Sparrow, this text reads as a carefully researched, finely detailed ornithological/historical essay.

North America 143

North America Sparrows America United States 143

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2019

Now that I have got your attention, let us move to the new version of the Birds of the West Indies by Kirwan, Levesque, Oberle and Sharpe, published by the Lynx Edicions (2019). The name of the author was carefully scratched off the front cover of the book.

Saint Kitts and Nevis 153

Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic Cuba 153