10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2022
When I read the description of the Mulga Parrot on a pet website, I first thought it was an advertisement for Thai mail-order brides: “The exotic appearance of the Mulga Parrot might be what attracts you first, but it’s their personality that will win you over” ( source ). Female below.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
We can say with much certainty that the majority of people admire and are fascinated with the resplendent colors of macaws, parrots, toucans and hummingbirds. Many birds around the world in the Robin family ( Turdidae ) are favorites due to their musical songs. In some parts of the country it is already illegal to have slingshots.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2011
Big, bold, beautiful parrots full of character and charm, macaws make us long for some of the world’s wildest places and assure us that, as long as they fly free, those magical wild places are still intact. The Hyacinth Macaw is more than just another pretty face; these birds are social with strong family values.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2011
In fact, all of the images of Scarlet Macaws in this post are of the birds that live at Copan Archeological Park, birds that were seized at the border before they could be illegally exported.* If it weren’t such a horrible thing to do one might almost understand why folks would want to poach and cage Scarlet Macaws.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
Each species account starts with names–family name at the top of the page, followed below by English name of the species, alpha code, scientific name, local name in Cuba and the standard name as accepted by the Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO). There is even room for notes. Except for the extinct Cuban Macaw.) by Nils Navarro.
10,000 Birds
JULY 25, 2022
The Black-faced Monarch is a relative in the same bird family, the Monarchidae. They might want to look for a better press representation though, as the related NYT article is titled “ Trash Parrots Invent New Skill in Australian Suburbs “, which is kind of a mixed message.
10,000 Birds
MAY 31, 2011
I then had a list of 20 or so favorites and decided that, in order to get down to 10 birds, each bird needs to be in a different family. Cape Sugarbird One of only two members of its family, this stunning bird is common in suitable habitat around Cape Town. This is what came up: 1.
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