10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2022

Apparently, soloensis stands for “Discovered in or native to the Solo River valley” (Wikipedia; the Solo river is a river in Indonesia). When a Peregrine Falcon is late for an important date, it is the fastest-moving animal in the whole animal kingdom. Well, the female is attractive, too.

Falcons 253

Falcons Japan China South Africa 253

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For good measure, some animals in the near vicinity were also named after him, such as Raffles’s Malkoha. In the “other” section of this post covering those unfortunate animals that are not birds, we have a tarsier. And some other animals.

Los Angeles 200

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 200

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

”, which by some remarkable coincidence is also the title of a paper on “Physical-Attractiveness Evaluations and Dating Preferences as a Function of One’s Own Attractiveness” (among humans, not Grey-capped Greenfinches). One paper describes them living in the cemeteries of Yogyakarta in Indonesia.

Birds 211

Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 211

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The archipelago consists of 17,000 islands stretching out over 2500 miles along the Equator with a varied history of avian research and study, most on the under- or not-studied side. So–the book covers islands that belong to the Republic of Indonesia and to Malaysia. So, this is no ordinary bird guide. Does it make a difference?

Indonesia 134

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 134