10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Their main use is to display – either to communicate with other members of the species or to scare other species, as a raised crest makes the bird appear larger. In fact, crests occur in at least 20 of the 30 orders of extant birds, and in all major groups of passerines. Crests are made of feathers.

South Africa 192

South Africa China Africa Germany 192

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2022

At least they seem to understand that raising chicks is hard and annoying work and have found at least a partial solution for this problem: “co-operative breeder, up to four individuals attending chicks at one nest, at least three seen to feed chicks” (HBW). And of course, I would have been wrong.

San Diego 198

San Diego Malaysia China Zoos 198

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2017

FRIM (Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia) is open to the public who come to bathe in waterfalls, cycle, walk, picnic and attend educational events, but most of this takes part in a small section close to the entrance. Go now while the chance is still available.

Eagles 113

Eagles Malaysia Tail Banding Reptiles 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2014

Okay, they weren’t as fascinating as the birds of prey eating their, or the frankly still weird drawings of nightjars carrying eggs and woodcocks carrying chicks, but still, hornbills were cool because they sealed their mates up in holes in trees and then fed them as they raised the chick.

Singapore 169

Singapore Uganda Malaysia Seals 169

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

And it raises a question: if all the birds are having a party over there, am I in the wrong spot? Malaysia (702 / 781). And where all those birds are? This map shows the distribution of the World’s bird species, based on overlying the breeding and wintering ranges of all known species. Map by BirdLife International. The Oriental realm.

Sri Lanka 256

Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 256

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). However, they also feed on other things that are less happy about being eaten, as demonstrated by the struggling victim of this Oriental Pied Hornbill.

Rhinoceros 124

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 124

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2014

The 28 odd species of this genus are found in the Sunda (the islands of Indonesia, Malaysia and the southern bit of Thailand) and the Philippines, and are named for the inescapable (in this region anyway) Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, he of the founding of Singapore fame.

Philippines 163

Philippines Protection Malaysia Indonesia 163