article thumbnail

Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after South Africa). Quality time was spent with a friendly Hamar family at their homestead of grass huts surrounding their cattle corral. Yellow-billed Stork.

Ethiopia 234
article thumbnail

The Collaborative List 2017 – January.

10,000 Birds

Protests were organised, banners were waved, petitions were signed and 6 of the beats have been banned from entering their data. Last year they shared over 1200 checklists and managed to achieve a stunning total of 2647 species from 32 countries. 1499 species were seen in the eastern hemisphere in 2016. The year stretches ahead.

2017 100