10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2013
Old World Vultures are nestled within the family Acciptridae along with the hawks and eagles. It’s actually a pretty classic example of convergent evolution, wherein two unrelated families of lifeforms evolve to fill the same niche independently. Turkey Vulture Wing Tagging – Charlotte Wasylik, Prairie Birder.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
That larger clade is in turn sister to a clade containing the four remaining totipalmate bird families, which do still seem to be related, and which needed a new order name once pelicans were removed. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2011
Similarly to the Black-eared Wheatear, there is a subtle difference between the Western race, and the Eastern race which we get here as they pass toward the semi-arid regions of central Asia. Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow. Get yours today!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2011
It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow. Black-headed Gull L. Get yours today!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 29, 2021
Spangled Drongo – a common and conspicuous member of a family that has many species in Asia. I more ‘carry a camera’ than tag myself a photographer and so through my sites I emphasise the notion of ‘Quantity rather than Quality’ in terms of image. Ken Cross]. I am a birder first and a photographer second.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2011
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Orange-headed Thrush Orange-headed Thrush By Redgannet • March 6, 2011 • 18 comments Tweet Share The Orange-headed Thrush , Zoothera citrinus, is common across much of India and south-east Asia.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 18, 2012
The lake was filled with families of Dusky Moorhens and Purple Swamphens (or Pukeko as we call them in New Zealand), all tending small groups of black chicks. Magpie-larks are neither magpies nor larks but are the largest of the monarch-flycatchers, and the most terrestrial of the family.
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