10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2015

They don’t even take their tucked-in heads out, a position some resting ducks adopt, when people approach them to distances of only a few meters. White-faced Whistling Ducks are widespread in hot and humid habitats of eastern South America.

Ducks 157

Ducks South America Peru Adoptable 157

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

The Black Swans were adopted to the trust’s coat of arms and breed here during the northern winter. A Ringed Teal (more likely to be seen in South America than Kent) caused a stir when it followed the river downstream and showed up in Mote Park.

Collecting 100

Collecting South America Blackbirds Adoptable 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

They have expanded their range through Indonesia and into Australia and is found in post breeding dispersal as far north as South Korea and Japan. The following decades continued the great expansion, and it was recorded breeding in Canada in 1962 and Chile by 1970. There are two main subspecies, the nominate B. coromandus.

Cattle 170

Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

August arrived and I was releasing birds knowing they’d need time to adapt prior to making that long flight across the Gulf of Mexico, headed to South America. Their population is in serious decline, so their breeding colonies are monitored by biologists. Finally, it was just Sophie left.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 214

Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 214

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2021

“Using the Field Guide” discusses systematics and taxonomy (which mainly follows the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World with updates largely to follow the most recent molecular data adopted by eBird/Clements), terminology, map key, etc. Neither have I.)

Colombia 263

Colombia South America 2000 Birds 263

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2019

A distribution map shows areas in South America where the species has been found, with letters and dotted lines indicating subspecies areas, red dots showing where the type specimen was found, and X’s denoting questionable sightings. Many of these accounts include unpublished information from Greeney’s own research.

Research 136

Research Eggs South America Costa Rica 136