10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

There are four species in the family, ranging from India to the Solomon Islands. In flight they basically look like just another swift, and I don’t find swifts particularly inspiring birds (needletails perhaps excepted). Birds Borneo Danum Valley treeswift' She’s looking to your left. Canopy walkways rock!

Solomon Islands 166

Solomon Islands Singapore India Family 166

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The species was in the news because some scientists had finally managed (or bothered – it’s much the same thing) to locate the population high in the mountains of the Solomon Islands, and catch and photograph one. It’s a scientific collection, and has and is used by scientists to expand what we know about birds.

Collecting 222

Collecting Solomon Islands New Zealand Fiji 222

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

As introductions to tropical Pacific birding go, you could do a lot worse than Fiji. More importantly the airport in Nadi (pronounced Nandi) on the main island of Viti Levu is a major air hub and frequent stop on flights between the United States and Australia or New Zealand. And let me say, it was very productive.

Fiji 168

Fiji Solomon Islands Parrots Los Angeles 168