10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers these extremely beautiful birds – threatened by habitat destruction and collection for the wild bird trade – are often difficult to see and hard to find. The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Scarlet Macaw Ara macao.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

But even more bitter is a birder’s envy… Jealousy makes up so much of the birding experience that I imagine the green-eyed monster derives its color from parrot plumage. But the envy that gnaws at me right now stems not from the thought of the 9,000+ birds that I haven’t yet seen that others have.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2014

There was definitely always the temptation to just sit at the restaurant, sip a warm cup of coffee or tea, and watch the constant antics of parrots, toucans, hummingbirds, and more going about their daily routine. Trips Central America cotinga Honduras Pico Bonito' Indeed, time seemed to move more slowly here. Photo by James Adams.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

How to Know the Birds talks about 200 commonly found birds in North America (including one extinct bird, the Passenger Pigeon) in 200 brief essays, each exactly one page long. John Schmitt, who illustrated Raptors of Mexico and Central America amongst many other books and magazine articles. He received a B.A.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Yellow-naped Parrot. Endangered and awesome, it’s pretty easy to experience this big parrot in the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica from Tarcoles north to near Nicaragua. Another spectacular bird that can also be seen in the Darien and a few other sites is still most accessible in Costa Rica. Bare-necked Umbrellabird.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

In Costa Rica, although I did spend a memorable one years ago in the Osa Peninsula where flocks of parrots flew into the mangroves while we feasted on turkey, pie, and the works, we have no actual Wild Turkeys , nor an official Thanksgiving. Come on down and see if you can experience a neotropical turkey-trogon-cotinga fest!

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

It’s a strange experience looking up from a city street to gaze at birds native to South America; even more ironic considering humans drove the only native parrot/parakeet species, the Carolina Parakeet , to extinction. Austin had one more life bird in store for me.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Capuchinbird, Red Fan Parrot, Guianan Toucanet, White Bellbird, Grey-winged Trumpeters, Black Currasow. Guianan Cock-of-the-rock by David Shackelford Suriname is the only Dutch-speaking country in South America, part of the Amazonian basin and geographically one of the southernmost members of the Caribbean Community.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Nils Navarro Pacheco is described in the book’s bio as a wildlife artist and illustrator, with employment experience as a herpes taxonomist and curator, and current passions for conservation and helping young wildlife artists in the Caribbean and Latin America.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

plus a chapter on “Vagrant landbirds from North America.” The authors themselves–Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop, and David Tipling–collectively have 100s of years of birding and photographic experience.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

So do parrots, some songbirds, humans, and a few other mammals. The Hoatzin, which may have reached South America by raft , has resisted placement in basically every study ever done. shocked everyone with a suggestion that passerines were most closely related not to woodpeckers and kingfishers but to parrots, falcons, and seriemas.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. Note that the West Indies are generally considered part of North America and are part of the Atlantic flyway. The only other populated U.S. territories are Guam (pop. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

On a quick browse, here are some facts I learned: Melanin helps to resist bacteria that attack feathers; most parrots are left-footed and this is associated with problem-solving; some birds nest in two different places in the same year. (Also, I wish I could use the tiny birds for my own presentations. Is a free digital download possible?)

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2013

The variety of habitat within a tiny area is what makes San Blas one of the best birding locations in the Americas. To view one of our two episodes featuring San Blas, feel free to watch the show below and stay tuned for our next post on Isla Isabel, a mini-Galapagos experience off the coast of Riviera Nayarit.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Birding opened up Central America for me in a way that nothing else did. Perhaps you’ve had the same experience. Once you understand the mind-boggling biodiversity of the area beyond toucans and parrots, you realize how special Central America is. Which small brown birds have you found most baffling to identify?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

Any dedicated birder visiting Panama City should first consider the Canopy Tower , one of the most important and beloved birding lodges in the Americas. The food was better than decent, which exceeds our experience of Panamanian cuisine at most other locations. Red-lored Parrot. Mealy Parrot. BIRDING NOTES. Summit Ponds.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

Her teacher is assumed to have been a very young Edgar Lear, who learned the art because he wanted to produce his own book on parrots and who also did illustrations for John Gould. Elizabeth’s watercolor of the Australian Mulga Parrot, for example, was used as the basis for H.C. Issues of authorship are also explored.

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