Mexican Male Caught Smuggling Titi Monkeys
Critter News
JULY 22, 2010
Caught at the airport in Mexico City, he had 18 of these monkeys and two of them were dead. Tags: wildlife smuggling mexico primates endangered species.
100 Little Big Year-Week 39: The southern coast in Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
He quickly starts pointing our different species that are all around us, with exceptional and obvious knowledge. The house we were staying in was surrounded by Howler Monkeys all night, who really work as a great 5:30 alarm, if that happens to be the time you want to get up! Costa Rica species – 273. That story is here.
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A Quick Trip to the Yucatan
10,000 Birds
JUNE 19, 2018
Great Kiskadees , White-winged Doves , and, above all, Great-tailed Grackles were the species that couldn’t be missed. The one notable bird I did find was Orange Oriole , an endemic species and one I was really hoping to spot during my trip. Nonetheless, it was nice to see a second endemic species. It was pretty awesome.
What is the National Bird of Panama?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2016
In her book, “ On a Wing and a Prayer, “ Sarah Woods describes the bird that captured her interest when she first visited Panama: “At more than one metre tall and able to kill a monkey with a single swipe of its powerful, knife-like talons, [H]arpy [E]agles are incredibly hard to find.” A Harpy Eagle.
Bird Butts and Other Matters
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2014
I’ve been down with an odd illness for a few weeks, and then I flew to Mexico and back (boy, are my arms tired!) While in Mexico, up on the roof of a casa (where I was cooking something up) I saw a murmeration! If half the Warblers go extinct, that would be a lot of species but you’d still pretty much have Warbler DNA.
Tiritiri Matangi Island
10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2011
Like Kapiti the island is an offshore refuge for many species extinct on the mainland, with a lot of the work being done by the voluntary Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi. One species I really hoped to find on the trip was the Kokako. Saddleback ( Philesturnus carunculatus ) on the beach.
Collaborative List – April 2017
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2017
Thus; As at April 30 th 2017, the collaborative year total stands at 1432 , with 895 species noted this month from 164 shared checklists. 9 beats contributed their sightings (this knocks last April’s efforts of 116 lists for 672 species into a cocked hat and claws back some ground on the 30th April 2016 running total of 1707).
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