10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2022

Lango Camp deck overlooking Lango Baï, by Congo Conservation Company The forests of the Congo Basin contain more than a 1,000 species of birds, together with 400 species of mammals, including Okapi, Hippos, Leopards, Chimpanzees and Bonobos.

Central African Republic 301

Central African Republic Congo Gabon Gorillas 301

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Slightly larger than Wales and about the size of the US state of Maryland, this country’s lure is its 703 bird species and three dozen Albertine Rift endemics among them. The endemics of the Albertine Rift Mountains are marked in bold, 10 mammals and 26 birds. are covered in the remaining 49 pages.

Rwanda 216

Rwanda Primates Wildlife Gorillas 216

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2016

and dreaming of a place where the heat is moderate, beer snake-cold and birds innumerable… Let’s say, where the average annual maximum varies from 22 to 24 degrees Celsius / 72 to 75 Fahrenheit and where some 700+ bird species – 24 of them endemic – are waiting for an intrepid birder… Answer to the riddle?

Africa 140

Africa Uganda Gorillas Rwanda 140

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2018

There are important details within that dictum that we will ignore here, but this has to do with knowing when a characteristic doesn’t really tell you about the relative position of species on a “tree of life” vs when the characteristic works for that purpose. Rather, cladistics is a way of looking at the process of evolution of species.

Monkeys 144

Monkeys Gorillas Whales Whaling 144

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

We will trek to see Mountain Gorillas , seek out Shoebills , and hope to avoid being trampled by Hippopotami. Uganda boasts a checklist of well over one thousand species of birds and host of mammals, reptiles, and interesting insects. Wish us luck and make sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram !

Uganda 166

Uganda Africa Gorillas Reptiles 166

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Approximately 2,300 bird species inhabit Africa, however as impressive as that sounds, much smaller South America boasts nearly 1,000 species more. Madagascar’s mammals are equally remarkable; over 100 species of endearing lemurs and bizarre carnivores amongst them!

Papua New Guinea 231

Papua New Guinea Madagascar Africa Equatorial Guinea 231

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2013

Rather, my trip to the American Museum of Natural History last week was enlivened, however slightly, by spotting a Rock Pigeon perched on top of the elephants in the Hall of African Mammals, safely out of the elements and unexposed to Central Park’s hawks. The American Museum of Natural History is a vast and beautiful edifice.

Elephants 158

Elephants Mammals Buffalo Gorillas 158