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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Fortunately, Berninger recently covered the song “Big bird” A big bird ( Ostrich , Cape Town, South Africa). A surfin’ bird ( African Penguin , Boulders Beach, South Africa). Of course, hard for me not to mention the National or their singer, Matt Berninger, given the slightest chance.

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DECEMBER 20, 2014

The new 48-genome analysis included only ostrich and tinamou DNA, so it doesn’t shed further light on paleognath interrelationships, but it does reinforce their distinctiveness from all other living birds. ’s placement of foot-propelled loons as basal to the whole group and penguins and tubenoses as sister taxa.

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JUNE 20, 2018

Simons Town is the home of Boulders Beach, and its very large number of African Penguins. All in all we saw almost 30 Ostriches that morning. We then did a quick stop at the beach town of Scarborough, where I was able to add the African Black Oystercatchers, Red-faced Mouse birds, Cape Weavers , and Karoo Prinias.

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Africa South Africa Ostriches Penguins 100

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Not, as Linneaus thought, an ostrich, nor even, as later scientists concluded, a distant cousin of pigeons deserving of family rank, it was an honest-to-goodness pigeon, deeply embedded within the family Columbidae. For much more, see The history of the Dodo Raphus cucullatus and the penguin of Mauritius (PDF).

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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. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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AUGUST 4, 2018

African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Asian Glossy Starling – Aplonis panayensis. Putrajaya Wetland Park. 11 Jun 2018. Putrajaya Wetland Park.

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JULY 7, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. The Year List has been boosted to 1999 and the Life List has passed another landmark to reach 3519.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Javan Myna – Acridotheres javanicus. Putrajaya Wetland Park. 11 Jun 2018. Cape Town Waterfront and bay.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Javan Myna – Acridotheres javanicus. Putrajaya Wetland Park. 11 Jun 2018. Cape Town Waterfront and bay.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. A big thank you must also go to eBird whose listing software makes it possible. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Javan Myna – Acridotheres javanicus. Putrajaya Wetland Park. 11 Jun 2018. Cape Town Waterfront and bay.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. The year and life lists have been pushed to 2214 and 3564 respectively. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 23 May 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Jackass Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Stony Point–Penguin Colony. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Table Mountain NP–Cape of Good Hope. 27 Aug 2016. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 29 Jan 2016. 13 Feb 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Jackass Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Stony Point–Penguin Colony. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Table Mountain NP–Cape of Good Hope. 27 Aug 2016. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 29 Jan 2016. 13 Feb 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101