10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
One of these days, Jeopardy will feature a category called “Field Guides” and the first clue will be: “This landlocked South American country finally got its own bird field guide in 2016, but it wasn’t available in the United State until 2019.” Bolivia doesn’t come up much in discussions of birding travel.
10,000 Birds
JULY 19, 2018
Birders follow different patterns of bird migration and their local activities and travel accordingly. It illustrates the bird richness per country. Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands. 1401-1600 sp: Ecuador, Bolivia; Indonesia. But – where? 801-1000 sp. –
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 5, 2013
Maybe the name of this blog should be 10,015 birds. The ornithologists considered plumage, voice, and genetics in making their determinations; birds had to differ from known species in in at least two of those qualities to be considered new. ” The Rapazinho-estriado-do-oeste is the only non-passerine among the 15 new birds. .
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 13, 2015
On the series “North American birds with Neotropical Counterparts”, this time I introduce the Andean Gull. This gull inhabits the high Andean plateau of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina at elevations ranging from 3300 to 4400 m (10827 to 14436 feet). A few vagrant birds are reported at coastal lagoons and estuaries.
10,000 Birds
JULY 2, 2015
I am starting a series of posts where I introduce little known birds we can relate. These would be mostly Neotropical birds that have a North American counterpart most are familiar with. The Andean Avocet is not a rare bird, but not a lot of folks have seen it. Today I introduce the cool Andean Avocet. Andean Avocet.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 19, 2011
It is a very small antpitta that lives in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and Bolivia. This antpitta is found in southern Ecuador (near Peru) and curiously also inside the Puluahua Crater which is my residence near Quito in northern Ecuador.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 13, 2017
Given the scavenger feeding habits of the Turkey Vultures , the small mammals and birds that are on the menu for the Zone-tailed hawks are lulled into complacency by the lack of threat from the vultures. The tail bands on the adult birds consist of three bands with the third, or lower band much wider and cleaner white.
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