10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2012
The IOC world birdlist recognizes 90 species that bear the name “weaver” or “malimbe” Not all of these are true weavers as we will discuss below. Weavers are truly magical birds, combining bright plumages with ingenious weaving talents and cheerful, noisy social lives. Image taken in Samburu, Kenya by Adam Riley.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 10, 2012
Originally they were all placed in the family Capitonidae , but over time taxonomists have determined that actual relationships between these barbets are far more complex. Gray-throated Barbet is one of the plainer members of the African Barbet family. Note the strange nasal tufts at the base of the bill.
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