10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

The former occurs from Kakamega Forest in Kenya westwards to Cameroon and the latter from Cameroon westwards to Sierra Leone. The best places to see these birds are the aforementioned Kakamega Forest for Blue-headed, and Ghana’s Atewa Forest or Cameroon’s Korup National Park for Blue-moustached.

Africa 266

Africa Gabon Uganda South Africa 266

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2012

The Mantled Guereza , ( Colobus guereza ) The Mantled Guereza, also known as the Eastern Black-and-white Colobus or Abyssinian Black-and-white Colobus , is a common forest species found across the rain forests and savannah woodlands of central Africa from Cameroon to Kenya, with a separate population across most of Ethiopia.

Monkeys 173

Monkeys Uganda Primates Cameroon 173

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Races gabonensis and inornatus intergrade in Nigeria; proposed races nigeriae (S Nigeria) and goodi (N Cameroon) not satisfactorily distinguishable from former and latter, respectively. This is how a scientist (on HBW) politely but clearly refutes these subspecies: “Vocal differences appear negligible.

South Africa 264

South Africa Africa Lesotho Nigeria 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2014

There was a recovery of a banded bird in Cameroon in winter over 82 years before the project started, but beyond that no-one knew anything about their migration route. In the UK they lost over 50% of their Cuckoo population in 25 years and realised how little was known of their migration.

Belarus 162

Belarus Cameroon Taiwan China 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

He is a writer and communicator whose day jobs have taken him to six continents and more than 25 countries, including Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kenya, and Cameroon. His fascination with birds and nature began at the age of four or five, and he now works full time in conservation of Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River birds and ecosystems.

2011 171

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea California 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

now the pace quickens: USA; Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia; Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam. Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands. 201-400 sp: Madagascar, north African countries; European countries; Asia Minor, Arabian Peninsula, Mongolia. 801-1000 sp. –

Equatorial Guinea 235

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Central African Republic Guyana 235

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Image taken by Markus Lilje/Rockjumper Birding Tours in Cameroon. Photo taken by Adam Riley in Uganda. Malimbus – the Malimbes The Red-vented Malimbe displays the typical malimbe black and red plumage. The Malimbes are a genus of 10 forest dwelling, mostly black weavers.

Tanzania 257

Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 257

Critter News

AUGUST 18, 2008

Tania Julie Siyam, a 32-year-old Canadian art dealer, has been sentenced to serve 60 months in prison and pay a $100,000 fine for illegally smuggling ivory from Cameroon to the United States. The sentence follows a long running international investigation by special agents of the U.S, Attorney's Office in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cameroon 100

Cameroon Cleveland Ohio Canada 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I had seen the Red-headed Picathartes in Cameroon on several occasions, and was on my way to a White-necked colony in Ivory Coast in 2002 when a coup broke out and we had to reluctantly turn back, so finally seeing this bird was a dream come true for me, and what a show they gave us!

Ghana 230

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 230

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

I will elaborate in future blogposts with illustrated posts, but in summary, the essential Africa destinations are: East Africa – a combination of the best of northern Tanzania and Kenya’s parks and birding sites; South Africa – Africa’s most diverse country boasting the most endemics; Cameroon – central Africa’s richest destination with lowland and (..)

Papua New Guinea 253

Papua New Guinea Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Tanzania 253

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2022

The Congo Basin, second in size only to the Amazon, spans six countries: south-eastern Cameroon, portions of southern Central African Republic, the north and central Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo.

Central African Republic 317

Central African Republic Congo Gabon Gorillas 317

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2020

Panama 1004 Just slightly below the 1000 mark were Angola with 998 and Cameroon with 979 (followed by Australia and Nigeria, both with 970), and these contenders may join the club soon. Mexico 1120 15. Myanmar 1112 16. Uganda 1079 17. Thailand 1065 18. Argentina 1046 19.

Uganda 264

Uganda Bolivia Ecuador Thailand 264