10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. A pair of Hooded Vultures in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 237

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 237

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

Medicinal and commercial uses of ostrich products in Tanzania. Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability. Also, I learned that in the US , ostrich eggs are priced at $40-$75. Each fresh egg weighs 4 pounds and is the equivalent of 24 chicken eggs. . Here are a few examples: The Ostrich Communal Nesting System.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Eggs Africa 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

Or, Pygmy leaf-folding frogs, Afrixalus brachycnemis, from Tanzania, tiny climbing frogs who lay their eggs in leaves and then fold the leaves over them for protection, sealing the nest with secretions. Amplexus can last from a few seconds to a few hours to a few months.

Reptiles 229

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 229

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

They cut down the trees the parrots used for nesting and brought black rats, who ate their eggs, and honeybees who swarmed into their nests, and by 1937 there were only about 2,000 Puerto Rican Parrots left. My favorite was the Greater Flamingo in Tanzania (Pinkest bird!). Spanish settlers arrived in 1493 and called the birds Coterras.

Puerto Rico 247

Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 247

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

However, it is kind of sophisticated in that the females lay very individualized eggs in order to be able to detect the added eggs of parasite cuckoo finches. ” Terpsiphone viridis is the full Latin species name for the African Paradise Flycatcher.

Zimbabwe 147

Zimbabwe Benin South Africa Birds 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

African Harrier-Hawks, snakes and other predators frequently raid weaver colonies to rob the nests of eggs and chicks. Image taken by Adam Riley in Tanzania. Image taken by Adam Riley in Tanzania. Image taken in Tanzania by Adam Riley. Image taken in the Serengeti, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Tanzania 260

Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 260

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

This tiny passerine winters in Africa, places like Tanzania, Nigeria, Somalia. Anywhere from 3-8 very pale blue eggs are laid, incubated by both parents. They also migrate to and from the High Arctic, crossing the Atlantic to Europe, but they keep going, down across the Mediterranean into Africa. From the Tundra to the African Steppes.

Somalia 248

Somalia Africa Nigeria North America 248