10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Good habitat, apparently, for a Pacific Reef Heron , though the East China Sea is only a peripheral arm of the Pacific and there are no reefs to be found here. It is a slightly weird place, where unfinished, gradually decaying coastal highrises mix with fishermen in rubber boots and incomprehensible local dialects. Maybe a cold-blooded bird?

China 172

China Birds Reptiles Sparrows 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2022

While I am still not so sure about China’s sense of humor – though admittedly, the issue is mostly a mismatch between what I think is funny and what the average Chinese thinks is funny, an issue that I have had in other countries as well – the country sure has its fair share of Laughingthrushes.

San Diego 198

San Diego Malaysia China Zoos 198

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

While it is listed as Least Concern, it is rare in China – the range map in the HBW barely touches Chinese territory. The Latin name “ chinensis ” is somewhat misleading as is much more common in Southeast Asia than in China – apparently, it was chosen in the mistaken belief that the type specimen had come from China.

Birds 147

Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China. This portal has compared on a per unit of area basis data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants, creating a biodiversity index. 1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India.

Equatorial Guinea 188

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 188

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2022

The new Guide to the Birds of China (John MacKinnon) has been published. This is partly due to hunting in China, where about 90% of the species winter (HBW). The White’s Thrush will keep pretending to be a reptile. Fortunately, some birds seem to be ok with a concrete environment – like this Blue Rock Thrush.

Raccoons 204

Raccoons Birds Oregon China 204

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Shanghaibirding describes the Brown-headed Thrush as “a scarce passage migrant through northern and central coastal China, including Shanghai” – given that I only saw it once on Tianmashan, that is probably correct, though the date (January 09) seems rather late for a migrant. “AGAIN?” ” Yes, indeed.

Birds 147

Birds China Killing Reptiles 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2011

An Archaeopteryx-like theropod from China Then one day you go to a conference of historians and there is a special symposium being held by some well regarded colleagues, who have been working for months with some archaeologists on a secret project. Archaeopteryx always seems to get all the attention. Du, K., & Han, F.

Mammals 240

Mammals Europe Groups Family 240