10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2012

The family Picathartidae consists of two very unusual birds; White-necked or Yellow-headed Picathartes , endemic to the Upper Guinea forests of West Africa; and Gray-necked or Red-headed , restricted to Lower Guinea forests of Central Africa. They also occur in Liberia, Ivory Coast and Guinea.

Sierra Leone 262

Sierra Leone Ghana Cameroon Equatorial Guinea 262

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

They are large, scruffy looking kingfisher by ancestry, five species of that family founds across Australia and New Guinea. Laughing Kookaburras are social, so you can end up with an entire family of the things above your bedroom laughing away at all hours. Laughing Kookaburra by Fir002 (CC). As my mum points out all the time.

Australia 156

Australia New Zealand Guinea Hunters 156

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Those are getting harder to find, so I was very happy when I was asked to review Searching for Pekpek: Cassowaries and Conservation in the New Guinea Rainforest , by Andrew L. Mack tells the story of how he set up a research station, and a life, in Papua New Guinea. Mack (Cassowary Conservation and Publishing, 2014) for Birding.

Papua New Guinea 177

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 177

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Most importantly the Upper Guinea forests, one of Africa’s two major rainforest regions (the other being the far more extensive Lower Guinea forests of the Congo basin and surrounding areas). Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. .

Ghana 188

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 188