Falcons Family Parrots Research 
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
Last month, I wrote about hypothesized relationships between passerines, parrots, falcons, and seriemas , noting a need for further research on the subject. The post stimulated some great discussions but not really any additional commentary on the science behind these proposed relationships. Ringer Suh et al. Ringer Suh et al.
10,000 Birds
JULY 1, 2014
Parrots Over Puerto Rico is a wonderland of colors and shapes. The story of the Puerto Rican Amazon, also known as the Puerto Rico Parrot, Parrots Over Puerto Rico is illustrated with deeply hued collages created by Susan L. The parrots called as they looked for deep nesting holes in the tall trees. Other Europeans came.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
It can take a bit of research to figure these notes out, especially when they are citing taxonomic differences (Riparian [Blackish] Antbird, for example, is treated differently in three of the four taxonomic systems), but it is tremendously helpful just to know that there is an issue to be researched.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. So do parrots, some songbirds, humans, and a few other mammals. Follow him on Twitter — he’s regularly tweeting great highlights from the research project. In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al. Open Jarvis et al.’s
10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2020
This is a delightful book, large (8-1/2 by 11 inches), filled with Sibley’s distinctive artwork and an organized potpourri of research-based stories about the science behind bird’s lives. They portray the nesting cycles of Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Robin, illustrating the various ways in which birds create families.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 7, 2014
Twelve family accounts have been added. It is 72 pages longer than the first edition. An undisclosed number of family and species accounts have been updated. Nine photographers contributed most of the photographs used to illustrate the family sections, including Richard Crossley, Kevin T. Over 70 range maps were updated.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Within families, the species are arranged less taxonomically and more in line with “design and space considerations,” (Introduction), and on the plates themselves, species are arranged to facilitate comparison. I wish the flight images for the hawks, falcons, parakeets, and parrots were larger.
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