10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

There are more than 50 regional endemics to choose from, and many birds are easier to see in Costa Rica than many other places because of access to habitat and/or lack of hunting pressure. So, I settled on 25 and even that leaves off birds that could easily make it into someone’s else’s top target species wish list for Costa Rica!

Costa Rica 202

Costa Rica Panama Birds Eagles 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. Around 3,000 birds summered and bred at Birecik in the 1930’s but this declined to only 400 by 1982.

Endangered Species 189

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 189

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

In fact, this sub-species was formerly classified as endangered in the US under the Endangered Species Act. And, like the Pearl-spotted Owlet of Africa, this species often hunts in the middle of the day. A nice Ferruginous Pygmy Owl showing its rufous tail. Fearless little predators.

Owls 148

Owls Texas Arizona Pigs 148