10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Blue Whistling Thrush is presumably named for its loud human-like whistling, and possibly for being blue. The Latin name “frontalis” (meaning, as you can guess, something like “frontal”) referring to the distinct black forehead makes more sense. “It is not deep enough yet!

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

Of course, the same applies to pizza services for humans. When talking about bird sizes, the frame of reference is everything – for eBird, the Green-backed Tit is a “small songbird” while for the HBW it is a “large … tit” Why oh why do abstracts so often start with totally meaningless sentences?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2020

A European Robin ( Erithacus rubescens ) from British Birds and their Eggs by John Maclair Boraston (1909). As for the robin’s famously ruddy plumage, Christian folklore attempts several explanations. In one account, the robin’s breast is forever singed as the compassionate songbird brought water to parched souls in Purgatory.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

That year Congress passed the Lacey Act, followed by the tougher Weeks-McLean Act in 1913 and, five years later, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which protected not just birds but also their eggs, nests, and feathers 1. Some people actually don’t consider human beings as animals. Why is this happening?

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