10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Seven of them are island states, or a part of a larger island (Brunei). Even the coat of arms of Sao Tome and Principe consists of a Red-footed Falcon (in spite of the fact that this is clearly a Peregrine ) on the left and an African Grey Parrot on the right holding a shield with a palm tree. Not surprisingly, most are underdeveloped.

Gambia 245

Gambia Equatorial Guinea Species Rwanda 245

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2021

The upper map could relate to either Black-necked or Storm’s Stork , while the lower right may belong to Asian Openbill or Lesser Adjutant. Here, there are six species described, yet only four maps – and now try to visually assign which map relates to which species?!

Indonesia 264

Indonesia Timor Brunei Guinea 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

And the results are indicative, representative and nothing short of surprising: Brunei, The Gambia, Belize, Jamaica, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea and Panama top the list. It may be slightly impractical to focus on big countries such as Brazil or Indonesia. Mongabay.com has done exactly that.

Equatorial Guinea 213

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 213

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

So, when Redgannet asked me if I was interested in reviewing Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan, Third Edition , by Quentin Phillipps and Karen Phillipps, a book he had acquired at Birdfair, I hesitated. Did I dare dip my toe into this catalog of tantalizing species?

Brunei 182

Brunei Birds Asia China 182

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2017

Phillipps: Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan, Third Edition (2014): I couldn’t find anything in the introduction, but it appears to be generally a combination of traditional (1993) and newer (2009) taxonomy, review here. Phillipps, Q. &

Brunei 170

Brunei 2009 2016 2014 170

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The Greater Sundas area includes Sumatra, Borneo, Brunei, Java, and Bali, and the Wallacea area includes Sulawesi, the Moluccas and the Lesser Sundas plus all satellite islands. Two-columned text is on the left and illustrations and range maps on the right. Illustrations.

Indonesia 140

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 140

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2018

And the results are indicative, representative and nothing short of surprising: Brunei, The Gambia, Belize, Jamaica, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea, Panama and Haiti top the list. No, I am not talking of Brazil or Columbia, they are not just in the tropics but more importantly, they are officially huge.

Rwanda 229

Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 229