10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2011

They are daring divers, powerful underwater swimmers, and cooperative hunters. However, Sula nebouxii is most closely associated with Ecuador’s evocative Galápagos Islands. Anyone who has observed gannets or boobies in action can attest to how impressive their acrobatics can be.

Ecuador 179

Ecuador Peru Hunters Pelicans 179

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. A passion for one bird family is also very useful.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2014

In addition to Corey’s photo below from his trip to an Oilbird cave in Ecuador , check out these additional remarkable Oilbird eyecandy images. Oilbirds ( Steatornis caripensis ) in Ecuador © Corey Finger. Cuckoo Roller (Leptosomus discolor). Secretarybird ( Sagittarius serpentarius ) in Kenya by David J.

Madagascar 274

Madagascar Comoros South America Ecuador 274

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

A Guan was collected in 1876 in a mangrove forest near the border between Peru and Ecuador. These conditions offered easy access to hunters in a habitat where a bird as large as a Guan would have little chances to hide or scape. A large and striking bird like this would be hard to neglect in a museum collection.

Collecting 267

Collecting Peru Neglecting Hunting 267