10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

601-800 sp: Canada, Costa Rica, Panama; Russia; Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville), Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa; Laos, New Guinea (PNG); Australia. 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

AUGUST 14, 2012

The best locations for finding this beautiful bird is over Kakum National Park in Ghana (non-breeding) and Loango National Park in Gabon for breeding birds. The most reliable and accessible site for this bird is also Loango National Park in Gabon.

Africa 263

Africa Gabon Uganda South Africa 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2012

It occurs from south-west Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea (both mainland and on the island of Bioko), Cameroon and Gabon. Sites in Gabon and CAR seem to be very seasonal and hit-and-miss, and Equatorial Guinea, like Nigeria, is not a recommended birding country. Its ecology and behavior is much like that of its slightly larger cousin.

Sierra Leone 266

Sierra Leone Ghana Equatorial Guinea Cameroon 266

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

Interestingly, the HBW gives different contact calls depending on the country in which the flycatcher lives: “Contact call a simple ‘zeet, zwayt’ (South Africa), ‘ti-twit tee-twit’ (Gabon), ‘zi’zk’zk’ (Tanzania).”

Zimbabwe 147

Zimbabwe Benin South Africa Birds 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2014

They are Ecuador for the Galapagos, Gabon for the bais, Madagascar, New Guinea and New Caledonia for everything. Destination-wise my absolute top list hasn’t changed much since I dreamed it up since I haven’t made it to any of the places in it.

Sharks 171

Sharks Leopards Snow Leopard Whales 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2022

The Congo Basin, second in size only to the Amazon, spans six countries: south-eastern Cameroon, portions of southern Central African Republic, the north and central Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo.

Central African Republic 286

Central African Republic Congo Gabon Gorillas 286

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

The Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui is a rainforest species, named for Frenchman Paul Du Chaillu who was the first explorer to venture inland from Gabon into Africa’s vast lowland forest bloc. The Yellow-spotted Barbet was discovered and named for Frenchman Paul Du Chaillu during an expedition into the forests of Gabon.

Ethiopia 228

Ethiopia Tanzania Uganda Africa 228