10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The status of its preferred wetlands throughout the year dictates movements that often results in a nomadic lifestyle. Egg harvesting to sell as food was intensive then, with thousands taken annually from the breeding colonies in Chile. Egg collection for local consumption still continues at lower scale.

Chile 154

Chile Endangered Species Eggs Argentina 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana. Especially of all the species that had been introduced to the US. So right now I’m feeling pretty good about Eurasian Collared-doves.

Montana 134

Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 134

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2013

There is potential behavioral evidence for a relationship too, despite the birds’ very different lifestyles and nesting activities. Modern flamingos build mud nests for a single egg, while modern grebes build nests of vegetation for multiple offspring. In 2012 came an exciting new discovery: a fossilized nest.

2001 223

2001 2006 2010 Eggs 223

10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2012

Greater White-fronted Geese are one of many species that mate for life. We can’t very well ask these birds themselves or test this in a lab, but there is a large body of anecdotal evidence demonstrating that individuals of these species really can have feelings for one another.

Albatross 191

Albatross Birds Lifestyle Raised 191

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2023

The family has about 37 species, but that includes several fulvettas – only 21 of the species have “parrotbill” in their names (and frankly, the bills of fulvettas do not look like those of parrots at all). A paper on breeding of the species was actually researched right here at Wawushan.

Pandas 202

Pandas Birds Eggs China 202