10,000 Birds
AUGUST 23, 2023
A massive (largest member of the Amazona group of parrots) creature with searing red eyes set in a sea of blue, brown, and purple, the Imperial Parrot ( Amazona imperialis ) is a recluse of higher elevation forest on the island of Dominica. A Blue-headed Hummingbird graced us with his presence, our first sighting of this species for the trip.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Originally, I was going to highlight one of the species endemic to the islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean; but once I typed in “Lesser Antillean”, six species popped up. Interestingly, this species has been split into two distinct subspecies, one for each of the islands on which it is found.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 18, 2012
In New York City we get them as migratory overshoots though they do stick around and attempt to find a mate on occasion (and there has been documented breeding of the species in the state). Enjoy these shots of Setophaga dominica and here’s hoping you manage to track one down for yourself this spring!
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. With their strong flight and capability to disperse, parrots have managed to colonize almost every major island group from Tahiti to Mauritius to Dominica. I am a self-proclaimed psittacophile.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 15, 2019
Within its 400 pages, the Birds of the West Indies covers 712 species, 550 of them regularly occurring and 190 of those endemic to the region, many of them to single islands. An active birdwatcher, he has found more than 50 species new to Guadeloupe, the Lesser Antilles and, in some cases, the Caribbean as a whole.
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2021
9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species. The list for the year has reached 1276 and the life list has been stretched to 4066 with red ticks from China, Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to Kai, Claire and Grant and Faraaz respectively.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
9 beats submitted 140 checklists from 7 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago) during October to account for 585 species. 111 American Golden-Plover – Pluvialis dominica. 111 American Golden-Plover – Pluvialis dominica. 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui.
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