10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2014

The Gray-headed Swamphen ranges from Turkey through India to northern Thailand. The African Swamphen split off next; it has a green back and a brighter blue face and breast. Gray-headed Swamphen. Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus ). The two takahes split off between the African Swamphen and the Gray-headed Swamphen, about 2.5

Papua New Guinea 196

Papua New Guinea Philippines New Zealand Florida 196

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Subspecies humii , Thailand. One new Pacific island form is the Mariana Kingfisher ( Todiramphus albicilla ) from the Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Saipan, Micronesia. Saipan, Micronesia. Subspecies pealei , National Park of American Samoa. Image by JJ Harrison (Creative Commons, Attribution Share-alike).

United Arab Emirates 180

United Arab Emirates Micronesia Tonga Vanuatu 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2011

The Collared Kingfisher isn’t the most widespread kingfisher in the world (a distinction that would probably go to the Common Kingfisher or the Pied Kingfisher ), but it is close, ranging from the African coast of the Red Sea through to Tonga and American Samoa. Subspecies humii , Thailand. Bryan Harry, USNPS.

Samoa 171

Samoa Vanuatu United Arab Emirates Tonga 171