10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2014

The Pantanal is a vast, seasonally flooded wetland — the largest in the world — in the southwest corner of the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil. Screamers are most closely related to waterfowl such as ducks and geese. Crossing them was like taking a leap of faith each time. Alas, it was over too soon.

Brazil 165

Brazil Birds Blackbirds Paraguay 165

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

September 2017, Cerrado, Brazil. The Falcon Thief is the sometimes exciting, sometimes horrifying story of Jeffrey Lendrum, an African-born adventurer who has been arrested multiple times for raptor egg and chick poaching and smuggling in southern Africa, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. Lendrum is charismatic and obsessed.

Falcons 219

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 219

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

I ran across a couple of Southern Lapwings in Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil recently and watched as they indulged in typical Vanellus behaviour. A grounded flock of Black Vultures ducked as the lapwings buzzed close overhead trying to drive them off.

Brazil 132

Brazil Protection Family Africa 132

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

Length varies, with high vagrancy family accounts like Anatidae (Swans, Geese and Ducks) and Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmer) seven to ten pages long and non-migratory, sedentary families like Indicatoridae (Honeyguides) and Grallariidae (Antpittas), just a brief paragraph, sometimes just one or two sentences.

Birds 262

Birds Compassion Eagles Science 262

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Egyptian tomb painting depicting duck hunting in the marshes, from the eBook version of Birds and Us, © 2022, Tim Birkhead and Princeton University Press. There’s an intimacy to these stories, the memories connected to the telling of the histories, that’s appealing and a bit surprising.

Dissection 229

Dissection Birds Research Europe 229

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. Jon Fjeldså’s contributions include many of the ducks, yellow-finches, and many other families where his images of Birds of the High Andes could be used. Plate 97: Andean and partly Andean antshrikes, illustrated by Oscar Tintaya.

Bolivia 178

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 178

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. La Selva (OTS Reserve).

2020 161

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 161

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

A gathering of the beats at the “Hot Duck” barbeque. The engaged and generous beats ( 10 of them) have shared 188 checklists during January and have accounted for 859 species from 8 countries (USA, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, UK, New Zealand and Serbia. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Falcated Duck – Mareca falcata. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula.

2019 141

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 141

10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2017

Overhead, we got our first species in the form of a calling Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. That title went to a team in Peru that identified 309 species, second place going to a team in Brazil with 307 species (check out the totals per country !).

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica 2017 Owls West Virginia 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Autumn colours Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration.Or Get yours today! I would be terribly distracted from counting shorebirds by sea snakes. They are very neat creatures. And that was one lucky dog, ey? Thanks for visiting!

Australia 152

Australia 2011 Sharks Deer 152

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

Incidentally, Uganda ( 510 ) leap-frogged Australia ( 475 ) to become the list’s fourth most prolific country behind Costa Rica ( 763 ), USA ( 654 ) and Brazil ( 555 ). White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

2019 175

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 175

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet.Or &# Tags: Bird Behavior , buntings , features , michigan • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Thanks for visiting!

2011 226

2011 Birds Michigan Ohio 226

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Pink-eared Duck – Malacorhynchus membranaceus.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

April’s number are below; 11 countries were visited by 9 beats; Australia, USA, UK, India, Serbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Brazil, New Zealand and Argentina. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Luckily, Redgannet managed to redeem himself with a well-placed trip to Brazil in time to see the Olympic torch stumble through Ubatuba. Submissions from July were shared from Serbia, UK, Brazil, Mexico, USA and Saudi Arabia, bring the total as at July 31st to 1858. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. 08 Jan 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. West Indian Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arborea. West Indian Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arborea. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2017

With luck, this bird list will also see species from other countries, I hope “wherever else” ends up referring to Colombia and Brazil! Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; San Miguel reservoir, 8-Jan. It was nice to already add the local White-bellied Mountain-Gem.

Costa Rica 104

Costa Rica 2017 Woodpeckers Parrots 104

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

9 beats shared 100 checklists from 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Brazil, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Red-billed Duck – Anas erythrorhyncha. Knob-billed Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113