10,000 Birds

MARCH 28, 2024

And Chilean Flamingos should be found, well, in Chile, as well as much of southwestern South America. So both birds are assumed by many to be escapees from a zoo or a private collection somewhere. American Flamingos do occur naturally in Mexico, but only on the Yucatán peninsula in the country’s extreme southwest.

Mexico 213

Mexico Cuba Chile South America 213

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2021

Anyway, even this lower number puts China at rank 8 in the list of countries with the most bird species, surpassed only by Indonesia outside of the usual suspects in South America. I do not mind pandas much as long as they do not stand in front of interesting birds, blocking my view, so this was not really an obstacle.

China 264

China Pandas Birds Zoos 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Recently a Fork-tailed Flycatcher was reported from a park in San Francisco, a long ways away from its home in Central and South America. This bird was photographed a few years ago in Connecticut, by Corey Finger. This is not only a MEGAVAGRANT, it is also an absolute CRIPPLER and hard to misidentify on top of that.

San Francisco 175

San Francisco San Diego Connecticut South America 175

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Greater Rheas, a species the Germans call Nandu, are very popular in Germany and frequently kept in zoos as well as private enclosures. Birding Birds Germany Invasive Species Week South America' And since the year 2000, we have an even greater bird, the… Greater Rhea !

Germany 257

Germany Birds 2000 South America 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Toucans were something else entirely and we couldn’t even see them at the local zoo. A bird of lowland and foothill rainforest, the Yellow-throated Toucan can be seen in most parts of the Caribbean slope and from the Carara area south to Panama. They visit feeders on occasion and always seem to be looking for trouble.

Costa Rica 190

Costa Rica Panama Eating Eggs South America 190

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

” A Nicobar Pigeon bathes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington © David J. Thankfully not extinct: Western Crowned-Pigeon ( Goura cristata ) at the National Zoo © David J. The Ones Who Didn’t Make It. With specialization comes risk.

Solomon Islands 279

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 279