10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The first time could be forgiven but he kept doing it despite our protests. The antwren had been elevated to species level and Hilton is just a sucker for anything Paulista, and besides, who needs a reason to go birding? His collection was impressive and overwhelmingly illegal so he will remain unnamed too.

Birds 234

Birds Mozambique Zimbabwe Mammals 234

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. Hummingbird species, on the other hand, number in the hundreds.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2023

The third in the Nanhui collection of gloriously colored flycatchers is the Blue-and-white Flycatcher. In Alaska, they were found to mimic 30 different species ( source ). Maybe they have decided to boycott species with Russian-sounding names as a way to protest against Putin’s policies.

Monkeys 147

Monkeys Birds South Korea Owls 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

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). It lies adjacent to Nechisar National Park, where the lone wing of the mysterious Nechisar Nightjar was collected in 1990. Yellow-billed Stork.

Ethiopia 249

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 249