10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2021

Birds of Colombia (Lynx and BirdLife International Field Guides) by Steven L. Hilty “Sadly, a few specimens, salvaged from these shipments, were so rare that they have never been found in the wild”, an unexpected sentence in Steven Hilty’s introduction to the Birds of Colombia touched a sentiment deep inside me.

Colombia 263

Colombia South America 2000 Birds 263

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Then a group of birders appeared from the forest. “At Dubbed the Escape to the Orinoco River Basin of Colombia, this one-week and 250-species long trip uses the riverside city of Inírida as a comfortable single-base to explore the unique mix of birds that occur in the Estrella Fluvial Ramsar site.

Colombia 274

Colombia Birds Fish Venezuela 274

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2019

I was just curious what the US birders dream about, so I posted a question in the ABA’s FB group: a) what are the most popular foreign destinations and b) where would you go with unlimited funds? 15%: Colombia, New Guinea (irrespective of the part/country). 15%: Colombia, New Guinea (irrespective of the part/country).

Papua New Guinea 214

Papua New Guinea America Costa Rica Sri Lanka 214

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

A little online research into some of these topics, however–like Elizabeth Gould, an extremely talented woman who illustrated her husband’s bird treatises and who despaired of his collecting habit–and I realize that Dunn was probably exercising a lot of restraint. Is all that material on Selkirk needed?

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. But, the numbers are quite large, and the birds organized in groupings that, for the most part, make it an easy process to figure out which Antwren (or Woodcreeper or Seedeater) is which.

Bolivia 167

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 167

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2015

This bunch of possible Costa Rican crypto birds can be grouped into four main categories: (1). Bird species that require further research. Based on even more recent recordings, it seems that the birds in Costa Rica can probably be placed in the Mangrove Rail group.

Costa Rica 204

Costa Rica Species South America America 204