10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Two-thirds of the world’s population breeds colonially on Greek islands. Unlike other falcons, they do not breed in spring, but in late summer, to exploit the abundance of songbirds and pick up those first-time (and last-time) migrants from the sky. Falco eleonorae , copyright © Nikos Samaritakis {Winged Cretans}.

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Falcons Greece Madagascar Game 206

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

But it also occurs in the Indian Ocean, from Aldabra near Madagascar to Western Australia. The species breeds on an extraordinary number of islands, and has a worldwide population of perhaps over five million birds, and this is in spite of declines to due hunting, persecution and introduced species.

Albatross 187

Albatross Madagascar Breeders Mexico 187

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

This book is essentially about those birds that breed on the continent south of the Sahara, a topic few birders are familiar with. Madagascar, however, is beyond the reach of this book, notwithstanding its also being part of the Afrotropical region.”

Congo 264

Congo Africa Madagascar Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2024

Madagascar Fody (Foudia madagascariensis ) – One of the many introduced birds on the islands On July 8th, 1836, the “HMS Beagle” arrived at St Helena only to leave a few days later. Because by the time he arrived the islands were already almost treeless and nearly all of the endemic birds were as far as we know extinct.

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Madagascar ALA 2000 Birds 243

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2014

A few weeks from now (it was early April), Eleonora’s Falcons will become a possibility, too, once they return from Madagascar. This shearwater is a Mediterranean endemic, breeding from Sardinia and Corsica to the Adriatic and the Aegean. A movement at the cliff, two birds, one drab brown, the other blue – a pair of Blue Rock Thrushes.

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Greece Malta Croatia Italy 252

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

At some stage, in the darkness with Claire and Callan, Tim Dee was stalking a nightjar in Madagascar. …hundreds of working man and boys would take advantage of the free hour at dinner time to visit the bridges and embankments, and give the scraps left from their meal to the birds.”

Angola 220

Angola United Kingdom Mozambique Botswana 220

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

This is an endemic breeding bird in North America and much is now being done by various federal and non-profit groups to ensure and foster its conservation. Piping plovers are always a treat to see, whether at their coastal or inland breeding grounds or whether at their southern wintering grounds.

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 225

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2013

Cosmopolitan species like Horned and Eared ( Slavonian and Black-necked respectively on the other side of the oceans) Grebes and Red-necked Grebe breed on freshwater bodies across the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere and turn up anywhere from sewage treatment plants to saltwater in the winter.

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Jordan Guatemala South America Birds 223

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

The Species Accounts tell us the birds’ stories, and a lot of information is packed into these paragraphs: appearance; age and gender differences in appearance; how the species differs from similar birds; interesting behavior or nesting notes; whether it is common or uncommon or rare; migratory or resident, breeding or nonbreeding in Kruger N.P.;

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Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Mammals 189

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Each male builds numerous nests, most of which are rejected by the female, who will eventually select a nest she is happy with, allow the proud architect who usually hangs under his masterpiece to mate with her and then begins the breeding process. Image taken by Adam Riley in Perinet, Madagascar. These nests can weight up to 1 ton!

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Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 253

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2024

Research required to determine its feeding ecology and breeding biology.” ” “Breeding Mar–Jun. ” And why not. The HBW entry is basically a list of things not known about the bird: “Poorly known. ” “Habits not well known.” No other information.”

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Vietnam Birds Woodpeckers Bangladesh 245

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2012

No, you see, the males are pretty defensive about their young, and in the breeding season will aggressively attack what they perceive as a threat to their nest. Bicycle helmets often sprout antennae during the breeding season, or poles mounted on the back of the bike. Signs are posted warning of particularly aggressive birds in parks.

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New Zealand Kangaroos Birds Australia 175

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

A bit of background: Pink Pigeons are medium-sized, pink/gray/ brown birds found on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. Pink pigeon near Le Pétrin, Mauritius by Michael Hanselmann, used under Creative Commons license. Mauritius may sound familiar, it was also the home of one of our most famous extinct birds—the Dodo.

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Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 106