10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2023

The species name is cyanouroptera , meaning dark blue tailed and -winged. Originally, the gorget was a piece of armor that protected the throat or gorge. Of course, me writing about the meaning of “gorgeted” rather than providing bird-specific information indicates a lack of papers on the species.

China 218

China Birds Burma Afghanistan 218

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. Hence, this species has earned the German colloquial common name “Nimmersatt”; meaning “never full”.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

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. It seems that this is another species for which the standard phrase of scientists anywhere, “more research needed”, applies.

Birds 147

Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. Hummingbird species, on the other hand, number in the hundreds. Jonas D’Abronzo.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2013

Asia is home to all kinds of cuckoos, but none are as elaborately colorful as malkohas with those gaudy faces and painted bills. Anyone considering a visit to Panti Forest should be enticed by the five different species that might be seen there. Con wanted to document the only time he’d ever seen a fruiting tree.

Malaysia 181

Malaysia Singapore Monkeys Birds 181

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

And, to give his dream year a little more oomph, he created a grand once-in-a-lifetime goal: to track down and see every pitta species in the world in one year. I get my own idea of the lunacy of Gooddie’s quest when I talk to a friend who has birded Asia and Africa. I’m reading a book about a man who is doing a Pitta Big Year,” I say.

Hunters 202

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 202

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Finally, the Similan Islands are perhaps one of the most beautiful islands in the world and form a stunning backdrop to this species, one of the loveliest pigeons in the world. Once endangered, they lead happy, protected lives, oblivious to the tourists who love them. Carlos’s BBOTY – the Nicobar Pigeon.

2014 197

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 197