10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

If you aren’t a 20-something backpacker, how to organise your trip in such a country, e.g. African endemics-rich Cameroon? Such countries are likely to have better preserved habitats and great birds, but if ecotourism doesn’t arrive on time, soon there may be no reason to arrive at all.

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Birds Costa Rica Sri Lanka India 111

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2012

Olive must favor greenbuls; not only do we have the aforementioned olive greenbuls, but we’re also blessed with Olive-Greenbuls in both Toro and Cameroon. Cameroon boasts Olive-pigeons as well, as does Sao Tome, Comoro, and greater Africa.

Woodpeckers 86

Woodpeckers Cameroon Birds Africa 86

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

now the pace quickens: USA; Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia; Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam. Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands. 201-400 sp: Madagascar, north African countries; European countries; Asia Minor, Arabian Peninsula, Mongolia. 801-1000 sp. –

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Birds Costa Rica Equatorial Guinea Guyana 95

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Races gabonensis and inornatus intergrade in Nigeria; proposed races nigeriae (S Nigeria) and goodi (N Cameroon) not satisfactorily distinguishable from former and latter, respectively. This is how a scientist (on HBW) politely but clearly refutes these subspecies: “Vocal differences appear negligible.

South Africa 105

South Africa Birds Africa Woodpeckers 105

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2020

Panama 1004 Just slightly below the 1000 mark were Angola with 998 and Cameroon with 979 (followed by Australia and Nigeria, both with 970), and these contenders may join the club soon. Mexico 1120 15. Myanmar 1112 16. Uganda 1079 17. Thailand 1065 18. Argentina 1046 19.

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Birds Ecuador Uganda Bolivia 105

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2012

The Mantled Guereza , ( Colobus guereza ) The Mantled Guereza, also known as the Eastern Black-and-white Colobus or Abyssinian Black-and-white Colobus , is a common forest species found across the rain forests and savannah woodlands of central Africa from Cameroon to Kenya, with a separate population across most of Ethiopia.

Monkeys 79

Monkeys Primates Uganda Species 79

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

The former occurs from Kakamega Forest in Kenya westwards to Cameroon and the latter from Cameroon westwards to Sierra Leone. The best places to see these birds are the aforementioned Kakamega Forest for Blue-headed, and Ghana’s Atewa Forest or Cameroon’s Korup National Park for Blue-moustached.

Africa 106

Africa South Africa Species Birds 106

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2014

There was a recovery of a banded bird in Cameroon in winter over 82 years before the project started, but beyond that no-one knew anything about their migration route. In the UK they lost over 50% of their Cuckoo population in 25 years and realised how little was known of their migration.

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Birds Owls Breeding Species 65

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

I will elaborate in future blogposts with illustrated posts, but in summary, the essential Africa destinations are: East Africa – a combination of the best of northern Tanzania and Kenya’s parks and birding sites; South Africa – Africa’s most diverse country boasting the most endemics; Cameroon – central Africa’s richest destination with lowland and (..)

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Birds Madagascar Africa Papua New Guinea 102

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Image taken by Markus Lilje/Rockjumper Birding Tours in Cameroon. Photo taken by Adam Riley in Uganda. Malimbus – the Malimbes The Red-vented Malimbe displays the typical malimbe black and red plumage. The Malimbes are a genus of 10 forest dwelling, mostly black weavers.

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Tanzania Sparrows Species Birds 104

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

He is a writer and communicator whose day jobs have taken him to six continents and more than 25 countries, including Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kenya, and Cameroon. His fascination with birds and nature began at the age of four or five, and he now works full time in conservation of Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River birds and ecosystems.

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Birds Pelicans 2011 Species 82

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I had seen the Red-headed Picathartes in Cameroon on several occasions, and was on my way to a White-necked colony in Ivory Coast in 2002 when a coup broke out and we had to reluctantly turn back, so finally seeing this bird was a dream come true for me, and what a show they gave us!

Ghana 100

Ghana Birds Species Hunters 100