10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” (Note to those readers who do not know Wham!: ” ( source ).

Burma 231

Burma India Birds Indonesia 231

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The first three sections are brief, presenting a summary of the bird’s current NYC status (migrant, resident, breeder, vagrant, etc.), They wrote books and published research. It’s a very mixed chapter. and historical status as described in specific ornithological writings by John Bull, Allen Cruickshank, Ludlow Griscom, E.

New York City 169

New York City New York Birds Breeding 169

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. We are cautioned to keep the location of the eagle a secret. 2019), and now this book.

Falcons 242

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 242

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2024

When not climbing, he collected species, and thus a number of birds are named after him. The Borneo-endemic Chestnut-crested Yuhina is a cooperative breeder – the vast majority of breeding pairs (97%) in a study conducted here at Mount Kinabalu had helpers. Must have been a camera fault.

Birds 244

Birds Indonesia Breeding Charlotte 244

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2023

The third in the Nanhui collection of gloriously colored flycatchers is the Blue-and-white Flycatcher. Apparently , the two main factors influencing double brooding are the individual quality of the breeder and the timing of the first clutch. Ok, the word “glorious” does not quite apply to the female, I am afraid.

Monkeys 147

Monkeys Birds South Korea Owls 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Why anyone would examine a specimen collected in 1888 for mummified chewing lice is a mystery to me, but so is the appeal of Donald Trump. And of course, some Chinese researchers worked on the complete mitochondrial genome of the Greater Coucal. I think they just got what they deserved. Now, that is what we really want to read about!

Woodpeckers 237

Woodpeckers Birds Eggs India 237