10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

now the pace quickens: USA; Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia; Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam. This portal has compared on a per unit of area basis data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants, creating a biodiversity index.

Equatorial Guinea 194

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 194

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Ahead of the first trip, I wasn’t thinking much about mammals, and yet, you cannot miss them, from Nilgais near villages to Indian Flying Foxes in town centres, not to mention those ubiquitous and irresistibly cute Palm Squirrels eating seeds left for parakeets. I clearly needed a mammal book.

Asia 176

Asia Mammals Sri Lanka Bhutan 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2023

In what seems like a fairly pointless study to me, Little Forktails in Nepal were found to forage around mid-river rocks 55% of the time, marginal rocks 29% of the time, and at other locations 16% of the time (source: HBW). As we all know, among the animal classes, mammals are the ones responsible for the largest number of wars.

Eggs 167

Eggs China Birds Mammals 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2023

is based on a study of specimens and tape recordings collected during one visit to each of two localities in central China in 1997 and 1998 and their own tape recordings and specimens from Nepal; in all, 196 specimens were examined. I think I pointed out in previous posts that mammals are kind of evil.

Hamburgers 207

Hamburgers Birds Science China 207