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How much bird is there, anyway?

10,000 Birds

Amphibian’s and Reptiles: 3.4 Comparing mammals, birds, and reptiles, for instance, what is the distribution and range of sizes? The largest bird, forming the short bar on the right of the bird histogram, is a swan. The data here are from the site of Manaus: All animals: 200 Mammals: 8.4 This is not a surprise.

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Birding across the north of Australia in July

10,000 Birds

Red Kangaroos often stood in the middle of the single lane bitumen across the north of Australia and were in no rush to move on. Red Kangaroos. Thankfully it was not just large reptiles that we saw, but some beautiful Ring-tailed Dragons warming themselves on rocky outcrops. An area of highway that floods.

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