10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2016

One website I found suggested a few others that may be true but I hadn’t encountered before, are young cranes actually called colts, or falcons eyas? The saddlebacks are both members of the of the New Zealand wattlebird family, which includes the two kokako (one extinct and one… probably extinct) and the sadly lost Huia.

New Zealand 103

New Zealand Parrots Rats Bats 103

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Many Neotropical families and genera have some of their northernmost members here, such as the spinetails ( Rufous-breasted Spinetail ), Tangara tanagers ( Azure-rumped Tanager ), and guans ( Horned Guan ). the species suffering most from deforestation). This is a fascinating area of transition.

Honduras 209

Honduras Costa Rica El Salvador Arizona 209

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.

America 212

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 212

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2015

Above the gardens a wheedling just fledged Gymnogene begged fro food from its long suffering parent. Mousebirds are a uniquely African family and they really brought it home to me that I was back in Africa after a decade. To the west a large piece f irrigation machinery served as a perch for a large flock of Amur Falcons.

Africa 157

Africa South Africa Stud Birds 157

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2016

Most of the trip was taken up with family meals and nights on the town with friends (and suffering a bit in the morning), but I did get away to do some birding in Melbourne’s top birding spot which isn’t so much a dump as the pits. No wonder they were in their own family for so long! Terrestrial honeyeaters?

Australia 100

Australia Geese Ducks Birds 100