10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2015

This pigeon is the national bird of Maharashtra and remains so after the officials rejected the proposal by conservationists that the rare and endemic Forest Owlet , found only in this state and nowhere else in the world, should replace the pigeon that inhabits the entire India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Tigers 255

Tigers Boars India Chickens 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2013

Once this species inhabited wide steppes of India and Pakistan, but nowadays remain in ever smaller and more isolated habitat fragments. After the African Kori Bustard and Eurasian Great Bustard (and I have observed both of them), this is the third largest bustard of the world. Males reach 1.2

India 252

India Gazelles Pakistan Endangered Species 252

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Its name pays homage to the bird that shares much of its distribution across North Africa, The Gulf, Pakistan and Afghanistan. With the downcurved bill and mottled chest, I should like to add thrasher to that list.

Cape Verde 168

Cape Verde Pakistan Afghanistan Senegal 168

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2019

India and Pakistan are mostly left to get on with their conflict with little intervention from the outside world. This week however, it appeared that the conflict may escalate after India targeted terrorist activity within Pakistan and had one of their aircraft shot down in the process.

Pakistan 113

Pakistan India Squirrels Collecting 113

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Anyway, India is appealing to its other neighbors which would include Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. They have been pretty frustrated with China, who really doesn't give a rip about tigers.unless they can raise them on farms for "medicinal" harvest and other capitalist pursuits.

India 100

India Tigers Bhutan Bangladesh 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2016

But he’s got stiff competition, including peers working to save Tree Kangaroos in Papua New Guinea, Sumatran Orangutans in Indonesia, and Snow Leopards in Pakistan. Which makes him a formidable candidate for the prestigious prize.

Papua New Guinea 100

Papua New Guinea Snow Leopard Pakistan illegal 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Also, if the count is ever going to go worldwide – and I assume that someday that is the goal – what are the odds of getting Pakistan or Saudi Arabia to hold a Christmas Bird Count? Words have meanings and different words have different connotations to different people.

Saudi Arabia 167

Saudi Arabia Pakistan Abandon Abandoning 167

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2023

Of course, what is shown here (and in the video ) is a female – kind of typical for this blog. Please state your dismay and disappointment clearly in the comments section.

China 130

China Tenant Pakistan Birds 130