10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Beside India, Lynx Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of South Asia covers Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Despite depicting 540 species/56 families, it is a lightweight book of 173 pages, easy to pack and carry. Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales. Highly recommended.

Asia 181

Asia Mammals Sri Lanka Bhutan 181

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. Like the Adjutants in Asia and Jabiru of the Americas, the Marabou is our bare-headed scavenging stork.

Africa 246

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 246

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JANUARY 3, 2017

I started the year in Florida, traveled to India with the ABA in February, combined family and birding in an August trip to California, and in-between saw very good birds in New York and New Jersey. Only a small one, my Rockjumper guide reassured me, an initiation to real Southeast Asia birding. (6) It was a good birding year.

2016 113

2016 India Ducks Birds 113

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JUNE 15, 2011

Polynesian Starling ( Aplonis tabuensis ) This starling is part of the wide ranging genus of glossy starlings found across the Pacific, Northern Australia and Souteast Asia. Another native bird that quickly showed itself to me in the capital was the Polynesian Triller , a member of the cuckoo-shrike family.

Tonga 166

Tonga Fiji New Zealand Parrots 166