10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Undeterred, they summarize their results with an upbeat call for more research: “Despite our inability to detect patterns of vigilance for other flock members, we emphasize the importance of studies to elucidate such a process.” ” I wish I had this kind of optimism. “Do you think I’m Sexy?

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Fish 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read.

Owls 208

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 208

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. The photographs are from VIREO, the ornithological image collection associated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, which licenses bird photographs to many guides and reference books.

North America 278

North America America Birds California Condor 278

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. This is more than eBird reports–a checklist generated from the citizen science database lists only 1,413 species. Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

Bolivia 171

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 171

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The vast majority of the 10,000+ living species of birds are passerines, and the vast majority of those have a similar system of breeding: Mom and dad bird make a nest and share parental responsibilities roughly equally, if not identically. In the latter, three or more adult individuals contribute to the raising of offspring.

Breeders 199

Breeders Breeding Birds Groups 199

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

Ayres discovered Orange Ground Thrush , Ayres’ Cisticola and Ashy Flycatcher in the process. Durban museum based ornithologist Philip Clancey took numerous expeditions into Zululand and Mozambique, discovering several new subspecies as well as a new species to science, Lemon-breasted Canary in 1961. Image by Hugh Chittenden.

Mozambique 186

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 186

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

In addition, there may be some built-in (genetic) processing ability. Another question this raises has to do with migration itself. Loons hardly ever fly when they are on their breeding grounds or their winter-water, but the migration is for many loons a non-trivial distance. Those two questions are not mutually exclusive.

Research 191

Research Humane Compassion New York 191