10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Not a great place for a family vacation, though I think Duncan will disagree. Nothing wets the appetite for a birding trip like a map with a Blue-banded Pitta posed in the middle and a Rhinoceros Hornbill flying across the edge! Species Accounts are grouped by family, following what appears to be Sibley and Monroe’s 1996 taxonomy. (I

Brunei 195

Brunei Birds Asia China 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes.

2011 166

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 166

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Indian Rhinoceros in Kaziranga, photo Anuwar Hazarika/Wikimedia Commons. Kaziranga National Park is famous for having 80% of the surviving population of the Indian Rhinoceros , as well as being the favourite park of the British royal family, whenever they visit India.

Asia 279

Asia Malaysia Papua New Guinea Thailand 279

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Red-billed Duck – Anas erythrorhyncha. Knob-billed Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100