10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert). Now it’s late 2014, six and a half years later, and here’s what we know today. Open Jarvis et al.’s Jarvis et al.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

1700, is a fake, formed from a plaster cast of a real Dodo head and real Dodo feet combined with chicken wings and Ostrich feathers. The story of the flightless Dodo, discovered on the island of Mauritius in 1598 and killed off by 1700, is sad and familiar. Number 10, Stuffed Dodo at the Horniman Museum, London, c.

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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. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 23 May 2018. 07 Jan 2018.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

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). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Kruger NP Central Park.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

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). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Kruger NP Central Park.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

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). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Kruger NP Central Park.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100