10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Because, let’s face it, when you get off that plane and look at those severe volcanic landscapes and then find yourself face to face with one of the islands’ four mockingbird species, you’re not going to think, “Oh, look, lava and a mockingbird.” The updating of the text is very important.

2006 273

2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Sea Turtles 273

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

It’s the sort of place where shorebirds congregate in impressive numbers, where migrating passerines skip southward clinging to the last bits of land before throwing themselves across the sea towards South America, where birders from across the mid-Atlantic make trips to enjoy the plenty. On land, that is.

North Carolina 160

North Carolina North America Fish America 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2019

Reachable by direct flights from Portugal, the island country of Sao Tome and Principe lying in the Gulf of Guinea, in the armpit of Africa, has about 140 bird species and 28 endemics – more endemics per square mile than anywhere else on Earth. The main island of Sao Tome has about 100 species and 17 endemics among them.

Costa Rica 203

Costa Rica Sri Lanka Rwanda Papua New Guinea 203