Afghanistan Birds Breeding Species 
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Grey Hypocolius is a Holy Grail of Middle Eastern birding. Part of its attraction lies in it being a monotypic bird in the family Hypocoliidae – there are no other bird species in its genus and family. No, birds are way too smart for that stupid trick. But I have never seen any bird with anything like it!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 4, 2012
On the most popular tourist island of Sal, I was lucky to encounter the Hoopoe Lark , a bird of desert and dune. The Hoopoe Lark has only just recently been found to be breeding on the island of Sal, but just on the outskirts of the southernmost town of Santa Maria, it has found the perfect environment in the Dunas de Santa Maria.
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