10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

An Oriental Turtle Dove (Wolongshan, China). Fortunately, Berninger recently covered the song “Big bird” A big bird ( Ostrich , Cape Town, South Africa). Common Chaffinc h, Visselhoevede area, Germany. The Doves are another fairly well-known UK band, and one that I never really got around to liking all that much.

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South Africa China Germany Birds 234

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MARCH 18, 2015

Struthionidae (Ostriches). Cape Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia capicola ); Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 2 January. Spotted Dove, or Spotted Turtle-dove, ( Streptopelia chinensis ); Singapore Botanical Gardens, Singapore, 25 February. Ostritch ( Struthio camelus ); Wakkerstroom, South Africa, 22 February. ANATIDAE (DUCKS).

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2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 182

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The last chapter, “The survival game,” explores the question: why did dinosaur-like birds (and crocodiles and turtles), survive the great cataclysm that caused the extinction of our beloved big, bad dinosaurs? It’s a question for which we’ll probably never have definite answers.

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Mongolia Science Reptiles Indiana 187

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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. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Alphabetic Taxonomic. 23 May 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Lesser Noddy – Anous tenuirostris. North coast Rd. fishing beach. 27 Jul 2018. 26 Jul 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Lesser Noddy – Anous tenuirostris. North coast Rd. fishing beach. 27 Jul 2018. 26 Jul 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? White-tailed Tropicbird – Phaethon lepturus. Mahé–Beau Vallon Beach. 26 Jul 2018. 26 Jul 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101