10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2023

The disadvantage is that this is not a typical parrotbill at all – it is a bit like the old joke of searching for your keys not where you lost them, but where there is plenty of light to facilitate the research. A paper on breeding of the species was actually researched right here at Wawushan.

Pandas 218

Pandas Birds Eggs China 218

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2023

The Lesser Coucal has a characteristic vocalization that can be heard in this video (along with the usual China-typical background noise – China is not a quiet place in general). I hope he is right. of researchers looking for chemical contaminants in the environment.

Birds 130

Birds China Research Tenant 130

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Chinese researchers have actually been able to identify individual Asian Stubtails on the basis of their songs ( source ). Or maybe they are quite excited about clarifying that Muscicapa latirostris is the wrong name for this bird while Muscicapa dauurica is right. .” I am not sure they are aware of their own joke there.

China 190

China Birds Ukraine Killing 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2024

As I am sure I have mentioned before, a lot of science work seems to aim to prove the obvious – though the researchers still phrase their results very carefully. Of course, me being me, this is a good reason to show it. ” Or in my words: If you are sick, it is hard to get fat (but please do not take this as dietary advice).

Chicago 149

Chicago Birds Asia China 149

Critter News

JANUARY 24, 2011

The arrival of 48 monkeys on a flight from China this weekend has brought Air Canada under fire for shipping primates destined for research laboratories, but the airline says it is obliged by federal law to accept monkeys as cargo. Under pressure from animal rights groups and the public, many airlines have banned the practice.

Transported 100

Transported Monkeys Canada Research 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2023

Being lazy, a bunch of researchers used camera traps to investigate the species rather than following the birds directly (which would have had some health benefits). With regard to their music taste, the research results were inconclusive. ” Full iteration! Evidence-based! Fundamental understanding!

Birds 130

Birds China Science Research 130

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 219

San Diego Malaysia China Zoos 219

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2022

The falcon breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China but winters in Southern and East Africa. Here in Shanghai, we only get to see those individuals breeding in the North (Northern China, Nothern Japan, Siberia) and not those less ambitious individuals staying further south year-round. Still as impressed as before?

Falcons 253

Falcons Japan China South Africa 253

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2023

An organization called the Carolina Avian Research and Education states that “if you google the top ten most beautiful birds in the world, it [the Golden Pheasant ] always makes the list.” I guess in China, there is always money for research related to Giant Pandas. ” Sounds more sophisticated, right?

Pandas 130

Pandas Research Phoenix Science 130

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2023

But then, the Black-naped Monarch has never claimed to reign by divine right, nor has it ever been responsible for large-scale wars, slavery, colonialism, etc. Fortunately, barbets are fairly common in Yunnan, China, so it was not a particular disappointment. the Black-naped Monarch should not. I think they just got what they deserved.

Woodpeckers 222

Woodpeckers Birds Eggs India 222

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

eBird states that “small white patch on throat is not obvious and difficult to see” And they use a photo that I submitted as main illustration, so they must be right. Note to self: If I am ever reincarnated as a Common Kestrel , I need to make sure not to have my photo taken while preening. It just looks stupid.

Birds 208

Birds China Eggs Owls 208

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2024

Most likely, both parties are right. According to the HBW, captive wild-caught juveniles from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in China tend to prefer black and red fruits over yellow, green or blue fruits. Blue-throated Barbet s apparently also have color preferences related to their food.

Birds 149

Birds Owls China Research 149

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2024

I was thinking of inventing a background story about a Chinese poet mentioning starlings (and other bird species) in one of his poems, and a rich Chinese fan of these poems pursuing the ambition of introducing all bird species mentioned therein to China, explaining the occasional occurrence of the starling in Shanghai.

Birds 204

Birds Research Science Europe 204

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Given the complexity of the research, the result feels like a bit of a letdown – “northern populations start migration earlier than southern populations, especially in autumn” The species name of the Chestnut-eared Bunting is fucata , from the Latin “fucare”, to paint red.

Birds 221

Birds Eggs Bangladesh China 221

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK. Schulman, 2023.

Science 200

Science Illinois Investigation Research 200

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

Hongbenghe is a very small village in Yunnan, right next to the border with Myanmar. While it is listed as Least Concern, it is rare in China – the range map in the HBW barely touches Chinese territory. The White-crowned Forktail is one of the 5 forktail species that can be found in China, out of a total of 7 species.

Birds 147

Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

Shanghai parks are rather crowded and noisy places, but the goshawks – who unlike me have lived in China all their lives – apparently do not mind. Coming from somebody who has exiled himself to China, this is not exactly a compliment. Actually, as I just found out, this is not really new information.

Birds 147

Birds China Eggs Breeding 147

Critter News

APRIL 27, 2010

Charles River Labs, a company which develops drugs and conducts contract animal testing, has an atrocious animal rights record, although they deny it of course. They recently moved into China two years ago where they established a toxicology and drug-testing facility in Shanghai.

China 100

China Animal Welfare Animal Research Research 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While these birds are very much liked by Chinese birders, the species could unfortunately not be named the National Bird of China as the Latin species name of the bird is Grus Japonicus. There is a great song by The Chills titled “ Complex “ Great link, right? it would not be the national bird of the USA either.

Birds 216

Birds Eggs Bald Eagle Owls 216

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2023

Their goal is simple yet lofty: “We hope these redescriptions will arouse some interest in the chewing lice of shorebirds among researchers working with lapwings” As I mentioned in one of my posts this spring, for me the personal start of the migration season is when I see my first male colorful flycatcher.

Birds 130

Birds China Taiwan Raised 130

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2022

In Europe, most of them winter south of the Sahara but an increasing share winters north of it – which sounds like an interesting research topic for people who, ahem, find such topics interesting. It is rumored that one of the researchers later became a software developer.

Cattle 147

Cattle Portugal Buffalo Breeding 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The holidays started early this year, with the first night of Hannukah coming right at the end of Thanksgiving weekend! Here are the picks of the 10,000 Birds reviewing team (Tristan, Donna, Dragan, Mike, Corey, Carrie, and Mark) for 2021 bird books and other things with high quality, uniqueness, and giftability. * Donna). ==.

Birds 246

Birds Colombia Collecting Bald Eagle 246

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And, he places current research within a framework of paleontological history of intrigue, backstabbing, and name-calling feuds. (No, “Feathery forearms would have allowed these emu-sized dinosaurs to shade their eggs from the head of the midday sun 80 million years ago” (right, Dinoguy2/Wikimedia). Cope and O.C.

Mongolia 190

Mongolia Science Reptiles Indiana 190

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2014

Some of the migratory shorebirds will make a stopover in the Mai Po Nature Reserve and the Deep Bay area of Hong Kong, China. Another useful website in China is here. It is truly remarkable and it is happening right here in Broome with our migratory shorebirds and all across the world with a huge variety of species.

Belarus 162

Belarus Cameroon Taiwan China 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2013

“If you don’t feed me right way, I’m taking off this wing and your reproductive success is done!” Also, as researcher Rufus Johnstone of the University of Cambridge notes, “The question I come away with is whether it’s possible to distinguish between blackmail and honest signalling of hunger.”

South Africa 187

South Africa Fowl Africa China 187

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

For example, without this blog, would you know that the Barn Swallows of Nanhui are now having their own housing boom, ignorant of the overinvestment that has characterized China’s construction industry? Interestingly, Black-winged Stilts display laterality – that is, they preferentially use one eye (the right one) to find prey.

Birds 197

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2014

I have observed Red-necked Stint with an orange flag from Victoria and also blue and yellow flags from Bohai Bay in China, but suddenly I saw two blue flags. Red-necked Stint ”321″ to the right of the Greater Sand Plover with two Curlew Sandpipers. Red-necked Stint “321″ on the right-two blue flags.

Japan 173

Japan 2012 2013 China 173

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

Maybe better not to ever meet such a “mother” (given that I have been living in China for too long to be up-to-date regarding political correctness etc., I gave up my US citizenship a few years ago and looking at recent events such as “Right vs. Wrong”, it was one of my better decisions. meters instead of 0.7

Birds 162

Birds South Korea Japan Abandon 162

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. The researchers are quite aware of the differences between humans and birds and thus have completely ignored another explanation for this behavior. ” ( source ).

Singapore 147

Singapore Birds Mountain Goats Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2018

Asking myself that question quarter of a century ago, I snooped through a collection of research papers in the Natural History Museum in Belgrade (before the Internet, I really had to go through papers) and found the “Ornithological Notes from the Pancevo Wetlands 1909-1917” by dr Jeno Nagy. Locations, dates, species and numbers, right?

Beavers 127

Beavers Serbia Eagles Hungary 127

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. And this is where the latest research related to Archaeopteryx comes in.

Mammals 257

Mammals Europe Groups Family 257

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2014

I was fortunate to spend time scanning open fields, wetlands, and the inlet separating Hong Kong from China with this large group of friendly and avid avian observers. What is a day of birding without scanning malodorous mud, right? Do your research. Frankly, I don’t even know if this is the right species.

2014 226

2014 Eagles Asia Groups 226

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

So, why not mourn the Dodo and its inability to withstand sailors’ appetites (though many accounts say it really didn’t taste that good and research indicates the percentage of Dodos hunted and killed was relatively small), non-native predators, and the capricious ecosystem of its own island?

Mauritius 102

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 102

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

An individually marked Great Knot was seen in Roebuck Bay and then observed on the mudflats at Yalu Jiang Nature Reserve, China, 137 hours later! For a researcher to get from Broome to Beijing it would take over 30 hours, as you would be required to fly south first! Wicked, right? It was observed sleeping after the 6400kms trip.

2011 146

2011 Australia Deer New York 146