10,000 Birds
JANUARY 14, 2021
Geographic patterns of species richness for birds (1,558 species) in East Africa at 0.25° resolution (blue indicates low species richness, while brown indicates high species richness). At the time of writing, Uganda has 16 hotspots with 400+ so far eBirded species, of which one has almost 600 species.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2019
The lush understory supports a multitude of different ecological niches yet still affords good sightlines to spy the species within. And what a wealth of species the Royal Mile holds. While the species sounds delicious, the nearly tailless bird presents a very bland appearance.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 16, 2012
which was a comparative look at apparent, visible, often in your face biomass we observe when we as diurnal primates look around us. Which brings us to the present post, in which we ask “How many birds are there?” Many foraged in the city as well (and yes, maybe about 5% of the ledge was used by other species).
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 19, 2014
Fortunately for we humans, placing primates properly phylogenetically in relation to the other mammals requires an act or two of faith at the deeper ends of the family tree, but it is probably true that primates and rodents share a common stock to the exclusion of others, so maybe we are all mice.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 19, 2023
A boat ride into this swamp turns up usual suspects like Pied Water Tyrant and Yellow-hooded Blackbird , but also (and most excitingly) three species of kingfisher: Green, American Pygmy and Ringed Kingfisher. Back in 2014 we stumbled upon a juvenile Double-toothed Kite and that was the first and only time I have ever seen that species well.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Even among our primate relatives, whoa are generally very smart, “Theory of Mind” is found in only a few species. Then, they had one of two different experimental setups presented to the crows. A number of research projects have sought to determine if some of these human brain abilities are found in other animals.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2021
And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders. The rest of the 216 pages long book is devoted to various African bird families and half a dozen individual species. He has authored several other books and many articles, largely on natural history.
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