10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. Using the icons to locate specific bird families takes a little getting used to, but if you do it often it works well as a finding tool.

North America 278

North America America Birds California Condor 278

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

The crowd of macaws is soon joined by parrots arriving as if on cue and bearing their colorfully named body parts: Yellow-crowned , Blue-headed , White-bellied , Orange-cheeked , and Mealy – followed by two species of parakeets – Dusky-headed and White-eyed. Hat-tip to Stella. Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru? Wicked, right?

Peru 254

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

Originally they were all placed in the family Capitonidae , but over time taxonomists have determined that actual relationships between these barbets are far more complex. In Africa, barbets occur throughout the continent from the tip of the Cape Peninsula to the fringes of the Sahara desert.

Ethiopia 223

Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 223