10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2019

With birds bedecked in their breeding best and filling the air with song, this is migration at its loveliest. Threatened by loss of habitat both on breeding as well as wintering grounds, a few species have even become endangered or at least on a perilous track towards that worrisome designation. How You Can Help.

Costa Rica 177

Costa Rica Species Belize New Jersey 177

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

This map shows the distribution of the World’s bird species, based on overlying the breeding and wintering ranges of all known species. And it raises a question: if all the birds are having a party over there, am I in the wrong spot? Ecuador (1590 / 1641). Why am I here? And where all those birds are? Uganda (987 / 1083).

Sri Lanka 257

Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 257

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. Plate 97: Andean and partly Andean antshrikes, illustrated by Oscar Tintaya.

Bolivia 170

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 170

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Some remained stored for decades before a researcher would pick them up and inquired about these poorly documented specimens. A Guan was collected in 1876 in a mangrove forest near the border between Peru and Ecuador. This flock is composed of about 54 birds including nine breeding pair.

Collecting 267

Collecting Peru Neglecting Hunting 267