10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

I wanted Penguins. The African Penguins (formerly known as Jackass Penguins) were pretty much a “gotcha”, but I was still tremendously excited to see them on two field trips–the Boulders colony by False Bay and at the Stony Point colony at Betty’s Bay in the Western Cape. And Sunbirds.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 252

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

The new 48-genome analysis included only ostrich and tinamou DNA, so it doesn’t shed further light on paleognath interrelationships, but it does reinforce their distinctiveness from all other living birds. ’s placement of foot-propelled loons as basal to the whole group and penguins and tubenoses as sister taxa.

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Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

And Great Tinamou gets knocked from its taxonomic top spot (a position that it has held since day 1) by the Common Ostrich. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 23 May 2018. 12 Jun 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100