10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2022

The species name “tukki” is not derived from a beloved but now extinct Eastern European car brand but from the Sumatran word for woodpecker. The name of the Cardinal Woodpecker (Letaba, South Africa) is misleading, as not all of them are Catholic or even cardinals. Also, the cap of the females is not even red but black.

Woodpeckers 241

Woodpeckers South Africa China Singapore 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

It is co-branded with the Natural History Museum of London, whose collections are the source of the artwork. Published by Prestel Publishing, a German art publisher that’s part of Penguin Random House, with offices in London and New York, it’s a beautifully packaged art book, large (9.63

Australia 197

Australia Birds Europe Collecting 197

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I get my own idea of the lunacy of Gooddie’s quest when I talk to a friend who has birded Asia and Africa. Beer looms large in Gooddie’s daily routine, and much text is devoted to finding beer in the middle of rural Asia and evaluating its quality. I’m reading a book about a man who is doing a Pitta Big Year,” I say. And leeches.

Hunters 198

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 198