10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
In one stretch of rocky outcropping, a group of Ground Woodpeckers foraged along boulders searching for ants and as their name suggests, they forage on the ground in sparsely vegetated country. I have seen documentaries of yak herders in Mongolia, but I never thought I would see something similar with my own eyes.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
The HBW even mentions the importance of Ruoergai for this species: “Key sites for migrants include the Ruoergai Plateau (China), which is also an important breeding area” Common Mergansers also seem to use these wetlands as breeding area. The raptors of Ruoergai deserve a separate post.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
10,000 Birds
JULY 16, 2020
A Field Guide to the Birds of Mongolia by Dorj Ganbold and Chris Smith (2019) offers more than 500 species in one neat edition. A Field Guide to the Birds of Mongolia by Dorj Ganbold and Chris Smith (2019) offers more than 500 species in one neat edition. Common, scientific and Mongolian names are given for each species.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 12, 2012
people per sq mi) of any country in the world (Mongolia has the lowest). Over 700 bird species occur in Namibia, many of them range-restricted and highly desirable southern arid zone species. This family group is performing their loud croaking territorial calls. This species is also known as Peach-faced Lovebird.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 22, 2023
Being lazy, a bunch of researchers used camera traps to investigate the species rather than following the birds directly (which would have had some health benefits). They found that the species is diurnal (well, using cameras, would they even have seen nightly activities?), Being wet seems to help, though.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2023
Not a cover species The Black Kite is not actually black, but of course, misleading bird names are not exactly rare. No surprise then that the species is listed as Vulnerable. But then, sanity (or maybe respect for you, the reader) prevailed. Fortunately, they are quite common in Shanghai. It is also called Chinese Bulbul.
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2016
By plumage and distribution, they can very roughly be divided into 2 groups (probably not reflecting taxonomic relations): One group inhabits central Asia ( personata ), the mountains of southern Asia ( alboides ), central East Asia ( leucopsis ) and the Pacific coast from the southern half of Kamchatka to Japan ( lugens ).
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
240 
Let's personalize your content