10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2024
The proximity to the Myanmar border is reflected in the presence of Burmese Shrikes here – on the wrong side of the border, but it is well known that this species has never been particularly good at geography. This photo explains the scientific species name haemacephalus (bloodheaded).
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Here are ten titles (it could have been more) selected for their uniqueness, excellence in writing and research, and giftability. Lees and Gilroy delineate vagrancy status and trends for every bird family worldwide, highlighting examples, synthesizing research, and framing it all with their own thoughts and conclusions.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
It feels good to start a post with some truly attractive birds – such as two species of broadbills. Strangely, there do not seem to be many papers on this species. In one paper , you can find fascinating sentences such as “The new species is most similar to D. My cats refuse to even try Fiery Minivets.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 20, 2015
This map shows the distribution of the World’s bird species, based on overlying the breeding and wintering ranges of all known species. I used to live in Botswana, where there are about 450 bird species in an area a few dozen miles from the capital; then somewhat naively moved back to Serbia with mere 250 species around the capital.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2019
But first, not thinking of proper research, I made no difference between questions, nor were the mentioned destinations really visited or only dreamed about. Yet, the fact that tiny Panama is as popular as huge Brazil, with twice as many bird species, speaks volume for Brazil’s stage of ecotourism development.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Growing up in Namibia, South Africa, and Sri Lanka provided the perfect setting for this interest. My chance materialized in September this year when I spent a month volunteering at the “Vogelwarte Helgoland”, the bird observatory on the island that is part of the Institute of Avian Research. before starting his MSc.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 30, 2022
Sri Lanka is a ‘must visit country’ for any keen birder. In addition, it has over 450 bird species and more than 30 in-country endemics, of which it is possible to see every single species! And the answer to the question I am raising here is, yes, I would travel to Sri Lanka in the next period.
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