10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. They are all primarily fish-eaters adapted for life in the water and the air. Unlike cormorants, which have hooked bills to grab fish, these birds have daggerlike bills with which they spear fish.

2011 157

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Other than these, in the wider region at the moment only Papua New Guinea has one 300+ hotspot, but it belongs to the Australian and not the Oriental region. The area is known for more than 600 bird species, of which 472 were eBirded by now: Cinereous Vulture , Pallas’s and Lesser Fish Eagles , Ibisbill , Wallcreeper , etc.

Asia 278

Asia Malaysia Papua New Guinea Thailand 278

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Jake lives in southeast Florida and loves fishing and Blue Jays (the bird, not the team). 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. He takes it to camp every day.”

Papua New Guinea 188

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 188