10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

The one bird I did not see here, however, was the Bateleur Eagle … One highlight in the area is the Saddle-billed Stork , likely to be the tallest species in the stork family. Habitat loss, as documented by hieroglyphs. The active colonies of wasps are efficient protection against primates and large avian predators.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2023

It is an impressive bird (for a prinia – these birds are not usually very flashy) – eBird calls the species a “large, fierce-eyed prinia with a long, oft-cocked tail” There even is a separate document just on the vocalization of the Hill Prinia, if you are interested (frankly, I am not).

China 218

China Birds Burma Afghanistan 218

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

If you had your choice of one bird family to pursue, to seek out and observe and photograph and kvell over, which one would you choose? A passion for one bird family is also very useful. I hope by this time you have settled on a bird family for your avian obsession. (I Still, I would really love to see this in some form.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

I saw two Pitta species at Hongbenghe, both among the slightly less glamourous among the pitta family: The Blue-naped Pitta … … and the closely related Rusty-naped Pitta. The White-rumped Shama is a South Asia species – consequently, the HBW mostly discusses its introduced population in Hawaii. A worrying trend.

Birds 147

Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

It’s my fantasy and it’s yours: Quit the job, say good-bye to the family, and bird. I get my own idea of the lunacy of Gooddie’s quest when I talk to a friend who has birded Asia and Africa. Some of his finds are the first documented records of the bird in that area or the first decent photograph of a little-known species.

Hunters 202

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 202

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2013

We got good looks at Yellow-breasted , Crimson-breasted , Yellow-vented , and Orange-bellied Flowerpeckers along with more mundane representatives of the sunbird family, Plain Sunbird and Thick-billed Spiderhunter. Asia is home to all kinds of cuckoos, but none are as elaborately colorful as malkohas with those gaudy faces and painted bills.

Malaysia 181

Malaysia Singapore Monkeys Birds 181