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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #20 on: December 27, 2020, 10:26:28 AM »
Small people talk about other people.
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BIG PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IDEAS.

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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #22 on: January 18, 2021, 09:56:08 PM »
Just returned from Africa. Most productive trip ever as far as wildlife, beating out the current record (Antarctica) by over 80 species.

Recorded (and photographed) 83 species of birds alone, of which 80 were lifers.
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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #23 on: January 18, 2021, 10:37:51 PM »
Just returned from Africa. Most productive trip ever as far as wildlife, beating out the current record (Antarctica) by over 80 species.

Recorded (and photographed) 83 species of birds alone, of which 80 were lifers.
What were the other 3?

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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #24 on: January 18, 2021, 10:45:51 PM »
What were the other 3?

Birds I've seen before
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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #25 on: January 18, 2021, 10:50:41 PM »

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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #26 on: January 18, 2021, 10:52:49 PM »

Are they secret?

LOL, I thought you were asking what lifer meant.

House Sparrow
Cattle Egret
Glossy Ibis
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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #27 on: January 18, 2021, 11:04:38 PM »
And you likely saw the true נשר for the first time, the Griffon Vulture.

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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #28 on: January 18, 2021, 11:05:59 PM »
And you likely saw the true נשר for the first time, the Griffon Vulture.

Negative. Maybe in 3 weeks when I'm scheduled to return (doing a luxury safari trip then).
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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #29 on: January 18, 2021, 11:08:55 PM »
Negative. Maybe in 3 weeks when I'm scheduled to return (doing a luxury safari trip then).
Oh wow. Good luck then.

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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #30 on: January 18, 2021, 11:17:34 PM »
Here's the full list:

Totals:
AllLifer
All Species    125   121
Land2525
Sea1716
Air8380



Land
Family#SpeciesAmount
Agamas1   Rock Agama1
Antelope2Coke's Hartebeest2
Antelope3Common Eland3
Antelope4Defassa Waterbuck12
Antelope5Grant's Gazelle~500
Antelope6Kirk's Dik-Dik13
Antelope7Thomson's Gazelle1000s
Antelope8Topi7
Baboons9Yellow Baboon126
Buffalo10Cape Buffalo32
Crocodiles11Nile Crocodile1
Elephants12African Elephant41
Giraffe13Masai Giraffe144
Gorillas14Mountain Gorilla8
Hippopotamus  15Common Hippopotamus~150
Hyena16Spotted Hyena2
Jackals17Side-Striped Jackal6
Leopards18African Leopard1
Lions19Lion14
Mongoose20Common Dwarf Mongoose  5
Monkeys21Vervet Monkey18
Rhinoceros22Black Rhinoceros6
Warthog23Common Warthog10
Wildebeest24Blue Wildebeest1000s
Zebra25Grant's Zebra1000s



Sea
Family#SpeciesAmount
Barracuda1   Bigeye Barracuda100s
Butterflyfish 2Black Butterflyfish1
Damselfish3Sulphur Damsel5
Dolphins4Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin  12
Goatfish5Dash-and-Dot Goatfish10
Halfbeaks6Dussumier's Halfbeak1
Jellyfish7Warty Comb Jelly100s
Parrotfish8Bridled Parrotfish1
Parrotfish9Rusty Parrotfish1
Parrotfish10Singapore Parrotfish1
Sergeant11Indo-Pacific Sergeant100s
Snappers12One-Spot Snapper1
Starfish13Blue Starfish1
Surgeonfish14Epaulette Surgeonfish20
Tangs15Yellow Tang3
Sea Urchins16Lime Urchin100s
Wrasse17Tripletail Wrasse1



Air
Family#SpeciesAmount
Avocets1   Pied Avocet1
Baywings2Grayish Baywing1
Bee-Eaters3Little Bee-Eater1
Bilbuls4Common Bilbul7
Bustards5Kori Bustard4
Buzzards6Augur Buzzard2
Citrils7Western Citril1
Cranes8Gray Crowned Crane10
Crows9Hooded Crow1
Crows10Pied Crow10s
Doves11Red-Eyed Dove20
Ducks12Red-Billed Duck6
Eagles13Bateleur1
Eagles14Black-Chested Snake-Eagle1
Eagles15Long-Crested Eagle1
Eagles16Steppe Eagle1
Eagles17Tawny Eagle1
Egrets18Cattle Egret51
Fiscals19Northern Fiscal1
Flamingos20Greater Flamingo100s
Flamingos21Lesser Flamingo100s
Flycatchers22Paradise Flycatcher9
Flycatchers23White-Eyed Slaty-Flycatcher2
Flycatchers24White-Tailed Blue Flycathcer2
Francolins25Hildebrandt's Francolin6
Geese26Egyptian Goose10s
Greenshanks27Common Greenshank1
Guineafowl28Helmeted Guineafowl83
Gulls29Mew Gull1
Hamerkups30Hamerkop2
Herons31Black-Headed Heron21
Herons32Gray Heron1
Ibis33Glossy Ibis1
Ibis34Sacred Ibis8
Kestrels35Eurasian Kestrel1
Kestrels36Lesser Kestrel5
Kites37Black Kite2
Kites38Black-Winged Kite20
Lapwings39Blacksmith Lapwing3
Lapwings40Crowned Lapwing1
Larks41Red-Capped Lark1
Lovebirds42Fischer's Lovebirds9
Mannikins43Black-and-White Mannikin1
Mousebirds44Speckled Mousebird1
Nigrittas45Grey-Headed Nigritta1
Ostrich46Common Ostrich10
Oxpeckers47Yellow-Billed Oxpecker4
Pigeons48Speckled Pigeon1
Queleas49Cardinal Quelea1
Robins50White-Browed Robin-Chat1
Ruffs51Ruff33
Sandpipers52Marsh Sandpiper1
Secretary Birds 53Secretary Bird2
Shovelers54Northern Shoveler7
Sparrows55House Sparrow10
Starlings56Supurb Starling10s
Stilts57Black-Winged Stilt5
Stints58Little Stint1
Storks59Abdim's Stork2
Storks60Black Stork2
Storks61Marabou Stork6
Storks62Saddle-Billed Stork1
Storks63Yellow-Billed Stork1
Sunbirds64Beautiful Sunbird1
Sunbirds65Bronze Sunbird2
Sunbirds66Northern Double-Collared Sunbird 15
Sunbirds67Scarlet-Chested Sunbird1
Sunbirds68Variable Sunbird1
Swallows69Mosque Swallow23
Swallows70Red-Rumped Swallow3
Teals71Cape Teal1
Terns72Gull-Billed Tern1
Wagtails73African Pied Wagtail1
Wagtails74Western Yellow Wagtail1
Waxbills75Common Waxbill1
Weavers76Baglafecht Weaver6
Weavers77Lesser Masked Weaver1
Weavers78Rufous-Tailed Weaver1
Weavers79Speke's Weaver1
Weavers80White-Headed Buffalo Weaver10s
Wheatears81Abyssinian Wheatear1
White-Eyes82Yellow White-Eye1
Widowbirds83Fan-Tailed Widowbird1
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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #31 on: January 18, 2021, 11:27:11 PM »
Here's the full list:

POIDH :P (Read; TROIDH :) )

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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #32 on: January 18, 2021, 11:31:47 PM »
W.O.W.

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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #33 on: January 19, 2021, 07:11:29 AM »
And you likely saw the true נשר for the first time, the Griffon Vulture.
The rarest bird in Israel.

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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #34 on: October 17, 2021, 01:30:02 AM »
Finished bringing my life list up to date this week. 236 bird species altogether. See it here if you're bored.

Wow I've seen a bird or two or three since last year lol. Life list is now at 649.

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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #35 on: October 17, 2021, 01:32:43 AM »


#9 Golden-hooded tanager. Arenal Volcano NP, CR.

My take on this bird, Cerro Azul, Panama:

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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #36 on: October 17, 2021, 01:36:34 AM »
Couple from a recent trip to Belize:

Ferruginous pygmy owl;



Lineated Woodpecker:



Black-headed Trogon:



Collared Aracari:

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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #37 on: November 30, 2021, 11:03:20 AM »
Wow I've seen a bird or two or three since last year lol. Life list is now at 649.

750

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Re: Birds Of The World
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Re: Birds Of The World
« Reply #39 on: November 30, 2021, 11:30:50 AM »
Need to make a Cornell EDU account to view?

Beleive so. Very annoying.

(Ebird account technically, but the point stands.)
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