10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

There are many charismatic endangered birds that capture people’s hearts and imaginations: the colossal California Condor , the evocative Red-crowned Crane , and the adorable Spoon-billed Sandpiper come to mind. Curassows are such stately birds. Photo courtesy of Ciro Albano. Is that all we are going to get? Or so we thought.

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Brazil California Condor Parrots Texas 225

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

Old World Vultures are nestled within the family Acciptridae along with the hawks and eagles. It’s actually a pretty classic example of convergent evolution, wherein two unrelated families of lifeforms evolve to fill the same niche independently. The California Condor has a story well-known by anyone with an interest in birds.

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California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 190

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

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. The topics range from basic concepts like “Molt” to essays on specific species and bird families: “Plunge-Diving Behavior in Seabirds” to “Corvid Intelligence.”

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North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2019

” Glancing at the man who’d interrupted, I remembered exactly how his family first made their money and decided to move ahead quickly. ” “The California Condor ?” “I’ve never even heard of this McCown jerk. No brand recognition at all.” “Exactly! Bezos’s Longspur?”

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Branding Falcons Birds California Condor 167