10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Ndumo Game Reserve lies in the Easternmost part of South Africa, close to the border of Mozambique and Eswatini. In three cases of adoption the common factor was that the adopting individual was sexually attracted to one of the real parents of the young. Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? UysI and G.

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Research 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Nevertheless, only the most important news I did follow, those about the decision-making process on future sales of elephants and their ivory at a global wildlife summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the first such meeting since 2013. In Africa, one elephant is being killed every 15 minutes.

Elephants 184

Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 184

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2015

Since then, teams from Cornell and South Africa have taken a shot at the title, but although they have identified anywhere from 320 to 325 species (the South African record ), the world record stood until October of 2014 when a team from LSU made a concerted effort and indeed broke it with 354 species in one calendar day.

Costa Rica 165

Costa Rica South Africa Kenya Ecuador 165

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Thankfully the days of visiting Africa purely for slaughtering its wildlife have mostly come to a merciful end, and safari operators have adopted the Big Five term to market tours that offer sightings of the fortunate remanants of Africa’s once teeming great herds.

Buffalo 201

Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 201

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2012

These areas, as well as being famous for the afore-mentioned near-endemics, are also home to long isolated populations of birds otherwise only found in East Africa to the north and South Africa to the south. End result – precious birding time lost and 43 adopted African kids.

Zimbabwe 193

Zimbabwe Buffalo Mozambique Birds 193

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Let us start with some of the cheaters in the A-Team – the ones just adopting the name of a continent to get into this post. Perhaps the best bird name in this whole post is therefore the Arrow-marked Babbler (Kruger Park, South Africa). Are you still with me? Like the Australian Ringneck (Alice Springs, Australia).

South Africa 319

South Africa China Nevada Africa 319

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

Cape Vultures in South Africa – Alex Lamoreaux, The Nemesis Bird. Thailand’s Adopt a Vulture Program – YC Wee, Bird Ecology Study Group. Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. California Condor, Gymnogyps californianus. Cape Vulture , Gyps coprotheres. Assorted Vultures.

California Condor 180

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 180