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JANUARY 24, 2023

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Indonesia 52

Indonesia Research Animal 52

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

The Light-vented Bulbul apparently benefits from being a social animal, which I personally (being not very social) find a bit unfair. One paper describes them living in the cemeteries of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. Actually, that is more aligned with the Latin species name (fortipes) than the English name.

Birds 186

Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 186

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2024

While it is laudable to publish a paper about the threat to laughingthrushes (including this) by the bird trade, I still feel that lame-joke titles such as “Nothing to laugh about – the ongoing illegal trade in laughingthrushes ( Garrulax species) in the bird markets of Java, Indonesia” should be avoided.

Birds 215

Birds Indonesia Breeding Charlotte 215

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 121

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 121

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 233

Falcons Japan China South Africa 233

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 176

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 176