10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2015

This gull inhabits the high Andean plateau of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina at elevations ranging from 3300 to 4400 m (10827 to 14436 feet). Photo by: Chile Satelital. I guess, the black hood on the latter species, and the fact that both winter in Peru led me to associate them as relatives.

Chile 161

Chile Bolivia Peru Argentina 161

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

It divides countries into categories, where the next category has 200 more species. In some cases the data are outdated, e.g. Costa Rica has 900 and not 800 species, but I made no corrections, remaining faithful to the original map data. Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands.

Equatorial Guinea 193

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Central African Republic Guyana 193

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The largest of the Andean flamingos is native to the wetlands and shallow alkaline lakes of the high Andes mountain range, from southern Perú to northwestern Argentina and northern Chile. Egg harvesting to sell as food was intensive then, with thousands taken annually from the breeding colonies in Chile.

Chile 154

Chile Endangered Species Eggs Argentina 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

When we sailed to Mexico, I discovered a whole new species, the American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus. From Southern California, thru Mexico to Chile. Their solid black bodies, and reddish orange bills, have always been one of the highlights of coastal birding up north.

Mexico 154

Mexico Chile Florida California 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2015

This is partly because it leaves at such high elevations (11,811 – 15,090 feet above sea level) along the high Andes of Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina. The Andean Avocet is not a rare bird, but not a lot of folks have seen it. Andean Avocet. Andean Avocet, Photo: Sergey Pisarevskiy.

Bolivia 165

Bolivia Chile Argentina North America 165

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2013

I just read on the news that about 20 Andean Condors (Vultur gryphus) were poisoned in Chile. Unlike the unintentional poisoning of these Condors in Chile, people in other parts of the Andes set poisoned bate to eliminate condor. Other birds were seen crash landing. Another sick condor and two dead ones were found nearby.

Livestock 174

Livestock Chile Colombia Ecuador 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2011

Situated on Chile’s Pacific coast, the Atacama Desert is one of the driest areas in the world with rain falling on only a handful of occasions over a century. The poorly defined borders of the region were disputed by Chile and Bolivia. That’s when the strain was felt and Chile began to push.

Bolivia 187

Bolivia Chile Spain America 187

10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2013

The Surfbird outside of the breeding season can be found along almost the entire Pacific Coast of the Americas, from southeastern Alaska all the way to Tierra del Fuego in southern Chile. Truly a West Coast species. In breeding season, Surfbird is found in mountain ranges scattered throughout Alaska and the Yukon Territory 1.

Alaska 171

Alaska Chile 2013 Breeding 171

10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2012

Actitus macularius , as spotties are known to the scientific set, are widespread across North America and winter across Central and South America, even as far south as Chile. The bird in these photos was foraging in the pond at the south end of Van Saun Park in northern New Jersey, a place I often stop to bird briefly on my way to work.

New Jersey 173

New Jersey North America Chile South America 173

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

An associated issue is that the Belize and Costa Rica guides share many of the same descriptions of species, written by Howell. Similarly, descriptions of species repeated across volumes do not lose their accuracy with each publication. Other species are splits and lumped and have had their names changed. Why are these issues?

Costa Rica 210

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 210

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2013

The period between May and September offer the best potential for an assortment of pelagic species (species which live most of their lives far from land) off the Atlantic coast of Florida. Birds, like this Great Shearwater , are attracted to the chum slick set out by the ship’s crew.

Sea Turtles 163

Sea Turtles Florida Chile Dolphins 163

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

The simple answer is monetary gain, there is a global black market for these items, regardless of the species’ vulnerability for extinction. Moments after I made the same climb, a peregrine rose, plummeted into the crater, circled back up, and disappeared inside a crevice.” ” [loc.3014, 3014, Kindle ed.]

Falcons 206

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 206

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The Brown Pelican and the Peruvian Pelican are closely related and once were considered the same species. The Peruvian Pelican is restricted to the cold water of the Humboldt Current along the coast of Peru and Chile. The species reached pre-pesticide numbers by the late 1990s and was fully delisted in 2009.

Pelicans 157

Pelicans North America Peru Chile 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2019

Here are the results: 3 per cent of respondents (in no particular order): Trinidad and Tobago, Chile, Tanzania, Madagascar. Yet, the fact that tiny Panama is as popular as huge Brazil, with twice as many bird species, speaks volume for Brazil’s stage of ecotourism development. 8%: Brazil, Panama. 10%: Australia, Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea 214

Papua New Guinea America Costa Rica Sri Lanka 214

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

Other species have certainly expanded their ranges, but never in such a rapid and global scale. For reasons that are not quite clear, this species underwent a massive range expansion. In the east, this species can be found along the east coast of Africa, the Nile Valley,and into parts of the middle east and India and southeast Asia.

Cattle 170

Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Whether a birder happens to be doing a big year or just wants to add species to his or her Costa Rica list, a visit to Cano Negro is essential. I’m not doing a big year this time around but I still love seeing quality species like the ones that occur at Cano Negro.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica Chile Birds Owls 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

This is a very hot and dry region known as El Chaco where many interesting bird species can be found. This road trip took us south-east moving away form the mountains and to lower flat land which had been converted to farmland. This land has gone through extensive ecosystem destruction from farming cattle and soybeans.

Argentina 183

Argentina Chile Farming Birds 183

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2014

For one, they are remarkably diverse with a little over 380 species spread over every continent except Europe (only introduced) and Antarctica. Brazil, in particular, is the country with the largest number of parrot species in the world with approximately 84 species. I am a self-proclaimed psittacophile. Most do not.

Parrots 167

Parrots Brazil Mauritius Dominica 167

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2011

It is expected that most birders will keep a life list, a glorious tally of every species which has crossed one’s path over the years around the globe. Yes, fellow birders, I keep a detailed list of all the species I have seen whilst I have been on the throne, peeing behind trees, or making like the proverbial bear in the woods.

Chile 191

Chile Australia Monkeys 2008 191

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The idea is that some finches from what is now Ecuador ended up on the Galapagos Islands, and subsequently diversified into a number of different forms … they speciated … filling various niches that on the mainland would have been filled by a number of different species. In their habits I cannot point out a single difference.

Tortoises 197

Tortoises Panama South America Culling 197

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

Despite our focused efforts at the La Fortuna Waterfall Trail, the first target bird remained elusive but once we reached our primary destination, we sort of made up for the miss by laying eyes on some other choice species. This area is the only place where this species can be seen in Costa Rica. This one is an Anhinga.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica Pelicans Nicaragua Ducks 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2013

These are the characteristics that generally elevate a species higher in a birder’s wish list, but often times this is not the case. The handsome Slender-billed Finch is restricted coastal habitats from central Peru to Northern Chile. An example is the set of birds living in the coastal desert of Peru. Photo: Juan Chalco.

Peru 170

Peru Birds Chile Parrots 170

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2019

So, it just might be that pisco – the beloved South American grape brandy contentiously claimed by both Peru and Chile – is the only spirit named after birds. Having dipped on this species just a few days earlier in the Cusco highlands, I was determined to return home with a least one memento of this iconic vulture of the high Andes.

Peru 122

Peru San Francisco Parrots Chile 122

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2018

One of the most prolific birding writers of our time, specializing in birds of Mexico, hummingbirds, gulls, seabirds, molt, rarities, but not precluding other subjects like a forthcoming guide to birds of Chile, Howell has written and co-written at least 13 books and 35 ornithological articles. Species are useful handles (p.

North America 140

North America Birds 2012 America 140

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. Thus 100 species were missed by the time he woke up and noticed that eBird had reset the counters at midnight(do you guys have nothing better to do?). Entrada Los Chiles (El Parque) hasta Caño Negro. They came home exhausted.

2019 165

2019 Chile Texas Uganda 165

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The engaged and generous beats ( 10 of them) have shared 188 checklists during January and have accounted for 859 species from 8 countries (USA, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, UK, New Zealand and Serbia. Avenida 1, Los Chiles, Provincia de Alajuela, CR (11,03, -84,718). Entrada Los Chiles (El Parque) hasta Caño Negro.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

” And, if you don’t believe them, just take a look at some of the photographic comparisons of species they present: Or, of albatross plumages: Or, read about the taxonomic confusions and scientific lapses in research on petrels, Albatrosses, storm-petrels, and diving-petrels. And, you need a boat.

Albatross 154

Albatross North America Birds Family 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

They are the only birds able to fly backwards and the 340-odd species come in many different forms. Its partner is the well-known Ruby-throated Hummingbird , one of the only species of hummingbird that migrates every year. In fact it might just be one of the drabbest hummingbird species out there.

Colombia 279

Colombia Bolivia Ecuador Peru 279

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists. Only 123 species appear on both sides of the life list. Avenida 1, Los Chiles, Provincia de Alajuela, CR (11,03, -84,718). Avenida 1, Los Chiles, Provincia de Alajuela, CR (11,03, -84,718). Avenida 1, Los Chiles, Provincia de Alajuela, CR (11,03, -84,718).

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2010

About Animal Defenders International (ADI): With offices in Los Angeles, London and Bogota, Animal Defenders International (ADI) campaigns to protect animals in entertainment; replacement of animals in experiments; worldwide traffic in endangered species; vegetarianism; factory farming; pollution and conservation.

ADI 100

ADI Animal Defenders International Bolivia Lions 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Avenida 1, Los Chiles, Provincia de Alajuela, CR (11,03, -84,718). Avenida 1, Los Chiles, Provincia de Alajuela, CR (11,03, -84,718). 14 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Every section is excellent, Going from back to front, the Species Natural History section is where to go for answers to all your questions about penguins and then some. The introductory Penguin Who’s Who introduces each species visually. And that’s just the top section!

Penguins 196

Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 196

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Entrada Los Chiles (El Parque) hasta Caño Negro. Entrada Los Chiles (El Parque) hasta Caño Negro. 01 Jun 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Thus; As at April 30 th 2017, the collaborative year total stands at 1432 , with 895 species noted this month from 164 shared checklists. 9 beats contributed their sightings (this knocks last April’s efforts of 116 lists for 672 species into a cocked hat and claws back some ground on the 30th April 2016 running total of 1707).

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Panama 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Entrada Los Chiles (El Parque) hasta Caño Negro. 9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major. 23 Mar 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. Los Chiles. Los Chiles. As at June 30 th , it stands at 1796. US-NJ-Hopewell township-47 Old Wash Cross Penn Rd – 40.3080x-74.8434. 06 Mar 2016.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Los Chiles. Los Chiles. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Short-tailed Hawk – Buteo brachyurus. Frog Pond WMA–Lucky Hammock. 03 Jan 2016.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100