10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2021

There are many species of waders and ducks, vultures, raptors and storks. Due to its range of habitats, over 500 species (573 eBirded so far) have been recorded and it is often possible to see over 100 species in a day, including a good selection of pelicans, storks, waders, ducks, kingfishers and hornbills. Serengeti National Park.

Africa 190

Africa Kenya Uganda Tanzania 190

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2013

The most obvious place that cryptozoology and ornithology overlap is in the area of Lazarus taxa and would-be Lazarus taxa — the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Eskimo Curlew, Pink-headed Duck , and the like — birds that no one doubts existed once, whether or not they exist today. Now why should this be? Unexplained!

Apes 159

Apes Birds Woodpeckers Primates 159

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Primates are exceptional among the mammals, living amphibians (which represent only a small part of the original amphibian family tree) are pretty noisy too. 66 million years ago, and one of those groups gave rise to the ducks and geese. One of the key features of birds, and I use the term “key” literally, is vocalization.

Groups 169

Groups Collecting Primates Bats 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Kibale Forest NP–Primate Lodge. Falcated Duck – Mareca falcata. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. calle jocote.

2019 137

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 137

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2022

Mammals include Western Lowland Gorilla, Forest Elephant and Forest Buffalo, and eleven diurnal primates. You might find African Grey Parrot or Hartlaub’s Ducks drawn to the salty water of the baïs or Bare-cheeked Trogons and Blue Malkohas in the trees.

Central African Republic 279

Central African Republic Congo Gabon Gorillas 279

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Prum proudly describes the unique methods undertaken by his colleague, Patricia Brennan, which included the construction of glass duck vaginas. I would have been very happy simply reading about these birds and the research projects that uncovered their unique behavior, biology, and evolutionary history.

Ducks 100

Ducks Research Animal Stud 100