10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Conservation efforts have been sufficiently successful for the bird’s status to be downlisted, in 2018, from Critically Endangered to Endangered. In 2018, there were 1,745 birds living in 92 different zoos and collections. Many have been shot since the project started, despite a great deal of publicity raising awareness of the birds.

Morocco 246

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 246

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

For me, it’s one of the most exciting days of the year, and so I’m going to put aside the book review I’ve been crafting and talk about my favorite, best, top ten birds of 2018 (with a personal addition at the end). But, 2018 was a very special year for me, as you’ll see if you read to the end. [If,

2018 194

2018 Michigan North Dakota New Jersey 194

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

A paper titled “Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus may adapt well to life in urban areas across its range in Asia” already made the same observation in 2018. The likely explanation is that she may still carry sperm from a previous mating with another male, and he wants to avoid raising chicks he has not fathered ( source ).

China 147

China Birds Eggs Breeding 147