10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

It notes that there are around 1,000 people who have had birds named after them, but no fewer than three of them – Frank Linsly James, Eugenio Prince Ruspoli and Johan August Wahlberg – were killed by elephants, not a common form of death. Wagner wasn’t the only one to have died from gunshot wounds.

Falcons 213

Falcons Collecting 2003 Wounded 213

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Greater Flamingos are considered cooperative breeders as fledglings are raised in a creche, in which large numbers of young are watched by multiple non-breeding adult greater flamingos. On the other hand, their preferred food is blood, and they also feed on it directly, pecking at a mammal’s wounds to keep them open ( source ).

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Research 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2022

These hornbills have the well-tried breeding strategy of enclosing the female in a tree hole. Breeding success in White-fronted Bee-eaters depends strongly on helpers, mainly by reducing the number of chicks dying of starvation (which at 48% of all chicks is indeed frightfully high). His music is rather bad, after all.

Swaziland 147

Swaziland Landlord Birds Sweden 147