10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2022

Such ultra rare and imperiled biodiversity are the “ Critically Endangered “, species that, according to the IUCN, “have decreased, or will decrease by 80% within three generations” Five bird species on the Costa Rica bird list fall into this alarming category. Yellow-naped Parrot (Amazona auropalliata).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

I spent two full days where the birding was near constant, and, just to keep the binoculars from being neglected, topped it off with another half day of birding on our drive back from Cano Negro, Costa Rica. Various species of parrots and parakeets flew overhead and the birds kept coming even when we entered the forest.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

This article is about the parrots we have, not the ones we wish we had. Yes, Germany has parrots, or parakeets to be more precise. This is what happens when people choose their pet birds on visual factors alone without taking vocalizations into account. A Birdy New Year! Here in Germany, we don’t wish we had.

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