10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2012

It is usually an extremely secretive bird and only readily found at very first light when family parties emerge onto the tops of boulders and utter their strange, shrieking choruses. This family group is performing their loud croaking territorial calls. A family group of Rüppell’s Bustards uttering their croaking territorial calls.

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Namibia Angola Lovebirds South Africa 272

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2011

I then had a list of 20 or so favorites and decided that, in order to get down to 10 birds, each bird needs to be in a different family. Cape Sugarbird One of only two members of its family, this stunning bird is common in suitable habitat around Cape Town. This is what came up: 1.

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South Africa Africa Swaziland Parrots 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

Parrots Over Puerto Rico is a wonderland of colors and shapes. The story of the Puerto Rican Amazon, also known as the Puerto Rico Parrot, Parrots Over Puerto Rico is illustrated with deeply hued collages created by Susan L. The parrots called as they looked for deep nesting holes in the tall trees. Other Europeans came.

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Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 247

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2012

This compact and surprisingly wide billed little bird used to be part of the monarch-flycatcher family, but is now with its congener in its own family. There were also treats for fans of parrots, including a Double-eyed Fig-parrot and some King Parrots.

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Guinea Parrots Australia Killing 227

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

The purpose of the trip wasn’t specifically to look for birds, it was my flatmate’s birthday, and her family had booked two of the houses on the island so that we could enjoy a weekend break away to celebrate. In 2009 the island as returned to the local iwi (tribe), but it is still managed by the Department of Conservation.

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Penguins New Zealand Parrots Fur 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2024

Mealy Parrots made their presence known, and we were treated with excellent views of Blue-headed Parrot that flew into a tree we were already examining. Familiar, but beautiful regardless: Blue-headed Parrot Another small parrot species landed on a tree in the distance. Meanwhile, the forest edge was awash with birds.

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Guyana Parrots Trinidad Monkeys 246

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

However, there are those species which have a hard time bringing attention to themselves such as Yellow-shouldered Blackbird , Giant Nuthatch , and Vinaceous-breasted Parrot. It was quite late in the morning when we saw a family group consisting of an adult and three nearly fully grown juveniles right on the track about 300 meters away.

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California Condor Brazil Parrots Texas 240

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Formerly described in 1811 by Johann Matthäus Bechstein, the Cuban Macaw was a primarily red, long-tailed parrot with beautiful orange feathering around the nape and blue feathering on the wings and tail. … Birds Cuba Extinction Week parrots' Painting by Jacques Barraband, ca. Come back, click through, read, learn.

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Cuba Parrots Columbus DC 259

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2022

When I read the description of the Mulga Parrot on a pet website, I first thought it was an advertisement for Thai mail-order brides: “The exotic appearance of the Mulga Parrot might be what attracts you first, but it’s their personality that will win you over” ( source ). Female below.

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Australia Koalas Parrots Birds 259

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2024

There is also a family of Barn Owls on the premises, and I have briefly seen the largest of them (enormous!) In the area of Morelia, where I live, no parrots are to be found. But here, Olive-throated Parakeets and White-fronted Parrots are a constant presence in the early morning and late evening. flying by at night.

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Barn Owls Mexico Parrots ALA 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2024

Dusky Parrots aren’t green like many others in their family, and look much more vivid in illustrated plates than they do in the dim sub-canopy. Getting a view of this Dusky Parrot was nothing short of a miracle – or dumb luck as they say.

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Guyana Parrots Family Groups 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2014

This tree is of the coniferous family and this bird has made its life around the southern temperate forest where this tree has been constantly destroyed to clear for farmland development. It seemed like our luck had run out since the parrots went quiet and we could not locate the exact area of their hiding place.

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Argentina Parrots Birds Groups 223

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The USA’s only truly indigenous parrot was wiped out by a combination of factors, although direct persecution through hunting seems to have been the major contributor. Today, if you want to see parrots in the USA you need look no further than Miami. But its not just parrots that are doing well in their adopted city.

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Miami Parrots Research Alaska 193

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Any birder seeking every bird family on Earth would have to come here, as no less than six bird families are endemic – the kiwis, New Zealand parrots, New Zealand wrens, Stichbird, wattlebirds and mohouas (more families formerly found here are sadly now lost). Kea are odd mountain parrots.

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New Zealand Albatross Parrots Penguins 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2013

Parrots and macaws on a clay lick, cotingas, manakins, tanagers, and hummingbirds come to mind when thinking of tropical birds. A walk through this land may wake up a family group of Peruvian Thick-knees crouched on their day roost, or flush a flock of Least Seedsnipes taking advantage of the seasonal seed production.

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Peru Birds Chile Parrots 229

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2014

From here it is common to see Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots and Pink-necked Pigeons in the palm trees on the island, or perhaps a Blue-throated Bee-eater hawking from one of the large trees on the far side of the water. Their morphology and appearance are also very similar, but the families are not closely related.

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Singapore Parrots Family Birds 185

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2014

And I liked toucans, so clearly hornbills were on to a winning look, in fact, as a child it was hornbills, toucans and parrots that I associated the tropics with. The Oriental Pied Hornbills are pretty special, as they represent a recolonization of Singapore of this family. Oriental Pied Hornbill.

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Singapore Uganda Malaysia Seals 231

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2022

Keep looking and you might see some other members of this glittering, fast-paced family. Although more than one parrot and parakeet can forage in hedgerows, this long-tailed green bird is the most common. Take a walk by any hedgerow in Costa Rica and you’ll probably see a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird. Crimson-fronted Parakeet.

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Costa Rica Birds Sparrows Woodpeckers 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Capuchinbird, Red Fan Parrot, Guianan Toucanet, White Bellbird, Grey-winged Trumpeters, Black Currasow. The second sound that we heard belonged to another fantastic member of the cotinga family, the White Bellbird. This small member of the toucan family is a stunner. Interested yet? Well, you should be.

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Suriname Guyana Birds South America 254

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2020

The third weekend of January, I travelled to the coastal city of Acapulco to give a seminar on family finances at a church there. As if the Chachalaca and Magpie-Jay noises weren’t enough, there were also many pairs of White-fronted Parrots screeching as they flew overhead, though I never managed a photo of those.

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2006 Morocco Birds Mexico 235

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

The one bird I did not see here, however, was the Bateleur Eagle … One highlight in the area is the Saddle-billed Stork , likely to be the tallest species in the stork family. Another member of the stork family, the African Openbill , looks like it is could benefit from a good orthodontist. They are great for apartment settings.

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Ostriches Parrots Eggs Africa 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2012

This pigment group is the rarest of the three pigment groups and is found in only a handful of bird families. The greens of many parrot species are caused by blue scattered light (produced by keratin) interacting with yellow carotenoids (produced by pigments in the feathers). Porphyrins can produce red, brown, pink and green colors.

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Birds Cooking Groups Parrots 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Both Puerto Rico and the USVI have active birding communities that are currently excluded from full membership in the ABA family. All Americans Should be Full Members of the ABA Family. Adding Puerto Rico and the USVI would largely achieve the goal of bringing all Americans into full membership of the ABA family.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2020

For kids in the Yucatan, Turquoise-browed Motmots and parrots are part of the regular avian scene. This bird won’t really look like anything you have ever seen because it’s in a family all on its own. Is it a rail? Well, it might sort of look like a rail but it still isn’t one of those.

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Costa Rica Cleveland Turkey Parrots 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Where a birder goes in the Caribbean determines which birds are seen including toy-like todies, Carib hummingbirds, cool pigeons, quail-doves, unique avian families and outrageous woodpeckers. One such special place is the Centro Manu, a small family run reserve that features several star bird species of Costa Rica’s Caribbean lowlands.

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Costa Rica Puerto Rico Birds Owls 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Twelve family accounts have been added. It is 72 pages longer than the first edition. An undisclosed number of family and species accounts have been updated. Nine photographers contributed most of the photographs used to illustrate the family sections, including Richard Crossley, Kevin T. Over 70 range maps were updated.

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North America America Family Falcons 215

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. parrot to me, but I sure as heck can’t get it to species level. 3)Bald Eagle Seth Mar 17th, 2011 at 2:25 pm Has anyone picked this list? Mitred parakeet 3.

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2011 Bald Eagle Sparrows Deer 229

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2012

The behavior of the happy Forpus family after they leave the nest is still a relatively unknown subject, and is currently a subject of the Forpus project’s research. The oldest leave first, forcing the parents to divide their time between those left in the nest and those that have flown away. The Auk 108: 863-871.

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Eggs Venezuela Porcupines 2008 269

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2016

The site also seemed to suggest a few that seemed flat out wrong; parrotlets aren’t baby parrots, they are a type of small parrot, same with owlets and peeps. One website I found suggested a few others that may be true but I hadn’t encountered before, are young cranes actually called colts, or falcons eyas?

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New Zealand Parrots Rats Bats 150

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

In other words, millions of people got together with family and friends for a cozy day of mashed potatoes, gravy, apple pie, naps, football, and some serious turkeyliciousness. The turkeys I’m talking about up in here are three of the five members of the Cracidae family that occur in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica Turkey Ecuador Hunting 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

But this critically endangered and majestic blue parrot has remained elusive to most of the world and, sniffle sniffle, to me as well. Green-and-rufous Kingfisher is the only Cholorceryle species I haven’t seen, so observing one would complete a genus in this fascinating family. See who won the contest here! Get yours today!

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Brazil 2011 Birds Penguins 247

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

A Yellow-crowned Parrot digs in. The provision of housing and food is most gratifying, I have successfully spread this joy to one of my three neighbors, who now gleefully sends me pictures of the Cocoa Thrush family on his front porch, and Green Iguanas lounging in his avocado tree.

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Opossums Barn Owls Reptiles Hunting 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 14, 2011

The relationships among these families have been pretty well sorted out, and the entire clade belongs in a clade of landbirds ( passerines, parrots, diurnal raptors, mousebirds, owls , etc.) A clade Mayr calls Picocoraciae is well-supported and includes rollers, kingfishers, bee-eaters, motmots, woodpeckers, hornbills , and hoopoes.

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Madagascar Louisiana Penguins Germany 187

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2014

White-bellied Parrot was one of many target species at either of the canopy towers. ” At first light, many of the larger canopy species commute and call from the canopy: parrots, cotingas, guans, and toucans. The high pitched screech of White-bellied Parrot ? 4:30AM: It is time to wake up!

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Otters Parrots Birds Brazil 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Each family group starts with a description of what traits are common to the species within the family, its representation in Northern Central America, and other interesting, relevant facts. Each species account lists the basics—common name, scientific name, measurements in inches and centimeters.

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El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 235

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2021

By this time, the rest of the group had arrived and we were busy counting Silver-beaked Tanagers darting across the roadway as well as a family group of Smooth-billed Anis. Throughout the day, numerous pairs of Orange-winged Parrots would fly over. Safe to say no species was left behind!

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Trinidad Livestock Groups Eagles 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2017

They are members of the Parulidae family and Horneros are members of the Furnariidae family, a nice example of parallel evolution. We saw a family of three jaguars–mom, dad, and daughter–in the two full days we spent in Porto Jofre. Favorite Big Bird: This must be the year of the Jabiru for 10,000 Birds.

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Brazil Los Angeles Birds Tigers 189