article thumbnail

The Hidden Qualities of House Sparrows

10,000 Birds

It therefore comes as no surprise that it has been regarded as a subspecies of the Spanish Sparrow or the House Sparrow, or as a species in its own right. We currently are experiencing a rare time where all major taxonomic bodies tend to regard it as a species in its own right, the Italian Sparrow Passer italiae.

Sparrows 221
article thumbnail

Birds of Bolivia: Field Guideā€“A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. In what has become the modern-day traditional method of organization, species are listed and described on the left-hand page and illustrative plates are on the right. More on Species Accounts.

Bolivia 176
article thumbnail

Baby Bird Books, Little Bird Books

10,000 Birds

Jake lives in southern Florida, so he and his friends had to be interested in learning about these birds, which they saw everyday, right? Another great example of a little bird book is, yes, Little Bird , written by Germano Zullo, illustrated by Albertine, recently brought over from Switzerland and translated by Enchanted Lion Books.

Birds 217