10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2014

So it was with my family’s trip to Borneo, where, for the end our trip, we had a choice of the Semporna Archipelago, home of the world famous dive site of Sipadan, or Mantanani, a small island off Borneo’s north coast which also had beaches and diving. Sometimes, when you plan and book trips, you pick the wrong option.

Philippines 160

Philippines Turtles Owls Fish 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. We view them as our enemies when they eat our crops and as an extension of our family when we see them at our feeders. Remarkably, there are 59 bird families that have very little cultural significance; these are listed in Appendix III.

Egypt 244

Egypt Birds Albania Eagles 244

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2011

The Buff-banded Rail (simply Banded Rail here in New Zealand) is something of a tramp, ranging from the Philippines through New Guinea and Australia to northern New Zealand. That said I certainly did do some birding, and saw some great birds, one of which was the Buff-banded Rail ( Gallirallus philippensis ).

Tonga 181

Tonga New Zealand Samoa Fiji 181

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Working in an area for which there are few official checklists, no governing taxonomic body, and much new information on species relationships coming in, the authors were faced with a multitude of questions about family sequence, genus arrangements, English common names, and species taxonomy. Co-author Frank E. Species Accounts.

Indonesia 179

Indonesia Brunei Malaysia Papua New Guinea 179

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2024

Here is the answer: Sunbirds and spiderhunters are both part of the Nectariniidae family, but they have distinct differences in terms of their morphology, behavior, and habitat preferences. So, I did what everyone would have done short of reading a book (god forbid!) – I asked ChatGPT.

Vietnam 246

Vietnam Birds Woodpeckers Bangladesh 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

Picidae, Woodpecker, is one of those charismatic bird families that everybody gets excited about. Woodpeckers of the World: A Photographic Guide is the first major guide to family Picidae in 20 years. Unless the woodpecker is drumming a hole into your garage, and then, well, it’s a different kind of excitement.)

Woodpeckers 264

Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Philippines 264