ZooChat Big Year 2015
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You have no idea how unbelievably jealous I am!!
Three days spent at Rutland allowed me to get three new species for my year list, as well as having a generally great time at the Rutland Birdfair.
145. Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis
146. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
147. Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
Birds:
1. House Sparrow
2. Lincoln Sparrow
3. Burrowing Owl
4. Northern Mockingbird
5. Great-tailed Grackle
6. Wood Duck
7. White-winged Dove
8. Cliff Swallow
9. Northern Cardinal
10. Swainson's Hawk
11. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
12. Black-crowned Night Heron
13. Trumpeter Swan
14. Scott's Oriole
15. House Finch
16. Common Nighthawk
17. Black-chinned Humingbird
18. Mourning Dove
19. Eurasian Collard Dove
20. Curve-billed Thrasher
21. Black-throated Sparrow
22. Turkey Vulture
23. Blue Jay
24. American Crow
23. Brewer's Blackbird
24. Rock Wren
25. Barn Swallow
26. Mexican Jay
27. Greater Roadrunner
28. Loggerhead Shrike
29. Ash-throated Flycatcher
30. Vermillion Flycatcher
31. Pyrrhuloxia
32. Barn Owl
33. Scaled Quail
34. Wild Turkey
35. Blue Grosbeak
36. Great-blue Heron
37. Neotropical Cormorant
38. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
39. Killdeer
40. Black Vulture
41. Snowy Egret
42. Cattle Egret
43. Brown-headed Cowbird
44. Black Guillemot
45. Great Egret
46. Black-bellied Whistling Duck
47. Lapland Longspur
48. Northern Shoveler
49. King Eider
50. Pectoral Sandpiper
51. Savannah Sparrow
52. Long-tailed Jaeger
53. Ruddy Turnstone
54. White-winged Crossbill
55. Common Raven
56. Black-billed Magpie
57. Rock Dove
58. Bohemian Waxwing
59. Black-capped Chickadee
60. Bald Eagle
61. Stellar Jay
62. European Starling
63. Semi-palmated Sandpiper
64. Parasitic Jaeger
65. Arctic Loon
66. Red-throated Loon
67. Tundra Swan
68. Red-necked Phalarope
69. Varied Thrush
70. Sandhill Crane
71. Whimbrel
72. Northwestern Crow
73. Hoary Redpoll
74. Orange-crowned Warbler
75. Common Loon
76. Arctic Tern
77. Rusty Blackbird
78. Greater Yellowlegs
79. Yellow Warbler
80. Tree Swallow
81. Violet Green Swallow
82. Snow Goose
83. Glaucous Gull
84. Greater White-fronted Goose
85. Snow Bunting
86. Bonaparte Gull
87. Mew Gull
88. Sabine Gull
89. Glaucous-winged Gull
90. Brant
91. Northern Pintail
92. American Robin
93. Spruce Grouse
94. Common Redpoll
95. American Wigeon
96. Green-winged Teal
97. Dark-eyed Junco
98. Greater Scaup
99. Blue Grosbeak
100. Pine Siskin
101. Red-breasted Nuthatch
102. Cackling Goose
103. Canada Goose
104. Common Goldeneye
105. Red-necked Grebe
106. Northern Harrier
107. Red-tailed Hawk
108. Snowy Owl
Uncounted:
Mute Swan (in Odessa, Texas which I believe is outside it's introduced range--likely domestic)
Chihuahaun Raven (Raven in Big Bend...smaller than Raven's in Alaska, bigger than a Crow...but I can't be sure)
Mexican Mallard (in Texas...subspecies of Common Mallard)
Blue Goose (in Alaska...color phase of Snow Goose).
1. House Sparrow
2. Lincoln Sparrow
3. Burrowing Owl
4. Northern Mockingbird
5. Great-tailed Grackle
6. Wood Duck
7. White-winged Dove
8. Cliff Swallow
9. Northern Cardinal
10. Swainson's Hawk
11. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
12. Black-crowned Night Heron
13. Trumpeter Swan
14. Scott's Oriole
15. House Finch
16. Common Nighthawk
17. Black-chinned Humingbird
18. Mourning Dove
19. Eurasian Collard Dove
20. Curve-billed Thrasher
21. Black-throated Sparrow
22. Turkey Vulture
23. Blue Jay
24. American Crow
23. Brewer's Blackbird
24. Rock Wren
25. Barn Swallow
26. Mexican Jay
27. Greater Roadrunner
28. Loggerhead Shrike
29. Ash-throated Flycatcher
30. Vermillion Flycatcher
31. Pyrrhuloxia
32. Barn Owl
33. Scaled Quail
34. Wild Turkey
35. Blue Grosbeak
36. Great-blue Heron
37. Neotropical Cormorant
38. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
39. Killdeer
40. Black Vulture
41. Snowy Egret
42. Cattle Egret
43. Brown-headed Cowbird
44. Black Guillemot
45. Great Egret
46. Black-bellied Whistling Duck
47. Lapland Longspur
48. Northern Shoveler
49. King Eider
50. Pectoral Sandpiper
51. Savannah Sparrow
52. Long-tailed Jaeger
53. Ruddy Turnstone
54. White-winged Crossbill
55. Common Raven
56. Black-billed Magpie
57. Rock Dove
58. Bohemian Waxwing
59. Black-capped Chickadee
60. Bald Eagle
61. Stellar Jay
62. European Starling
63. Semi-palmated Sandpiper
64. Parasitic Jaeger
65. Arctic Loon
66. Red-throated Loon
67. Tundra Swan
68. Red-necked Phalarope
69. Varied Thrush
70. Sandhill Crane
71. Whimbrel
72. Northwestern Crow
73. Hoary Redpoll
74. Orange-crowned Warbler
75. Common Loon
76. Arctic Tern
77. Rusty Blackbird
78. Greater Yellowlegs
79. Yellow Warbler
80. Tree Swallow
81. Violet Green Swallow
82. Snow Goose
83. Glaucous Gull
84. Greater White-fronted Goose
85. Snow Bunting
86. Bonaparte Gull
87. Mew Gull
88. Sabine Gull
89. Glaucous-winged Gull
90. Brant
91. Northern Pintail
92. American Robin
93. Spruce Grouse
94. Common Redpoll
95. American Wigeon
96. Green-winged Teal
97. Dark-eyed Junco
98. Greater Scaup
99. Blue Grosbeak
100. Pine Siskin
101. Red-breasted Nuthatch
102. Cackling Goose
103. Canada Goose
104. Common Goldeneye
105. Red-necked Grebe
106. Northern Harrier
107. Red-tailed Hawk
108. Snowy Owl
Uncounted:
Mute Swan (in Odessa, Texas which I believe is outside it's introduced range--likely domestic)
Chihuahaun Raven (Raven in Big Bend...smaller than Raven's in Alaska, bigger than a Crow...but I can't be sure)
Mexican Mallard (in Texas...subspecies of Common Mallard)
Blue Goose (in Alaska...color phase of Snow Goose).
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some additions to my year list. I've broken it into sections: first three birds from the Kuala Lumpur airport; next block from Vietnam; third block from Bukit Fraser in Malaysia; and the last block from a day in Melbourne yesterday. Same for the mammals except none from the KL airport, funnily enough.
BIRDS:
63) Tree sparrow Passer montanus
64) Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis
65) House crow Corvus splendens
66) Spot-necked dove Streptopelia chinensis
67) White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
68) Greater racquet-tailed drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
69) Oriental pied hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
70) Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
71) White-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus
72) Red and black broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus
73) Green-billed malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
74) Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
75) Blue-breasted bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
76) Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
77) Lineated barbet Megalaima lineata
78) Stripe-throated bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
79) Hair-crested drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
80) Great iora Aegithina lafresnayei
81) Racket-tailed treepie Crypsirina temia
82) Greater coucal Centropus sinensis
83) Black-headed bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps
84) Oriental darter Anhinga melanogaster
85) Chestnut-headed bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
86) Streaked spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
87) Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
88) Asian golden weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus
89) Cinnamon bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
90) Black bittern Dupetor flavicollis
91) Scarlet-backed flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
92) White-rumped munia Lonchura striata
93) White-breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
94) Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis
95) Green peafowl Pavo muticus
96) Blue-winged leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis
97) Lesser adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
98) Bronze-winged jacana Metopidius indicus
99) Purple heron Ardea purpurea
100) Golden-fronted leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
101) Golden-bellied gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
102) Common iora Aegithina tiphia
103) Yellow bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
104) Lesser whistling duck Dendrocygna javanica
105) White pigmy goose Nettapus coromandelianus
106) Ruby-cheeked sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
107) Siamese fireback pheasant Lophura diardi
108) Scaly-breasted partridge Arborophila chloropus
109) Plain prinia Prinia inornata
110) Indochinese bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala
111) Streak-eared bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi
112) Drongo cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
113) Pale-headed woodpecker Gecinclus grantia
114) Ochraceous bulbul Alophoixus ohraceus
115) Grey-faced tit-babbler Macronous kelleyi
116) Dark-necked tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
117) Indian roller Coracias benghalensis
118) Red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus
119) Sooty-headed bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
120) Black-hooded oriole Oriolus xanthornus
121) Yellow-bellied prinia Prinia flaviventris
122) Moustached parakeet Psittacula alexandri
123) Red collared dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
124) Chestnut-capped babbler Timalia pileata
125) Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
126) Heart-spotted woodpecker Hemicircus canente
127) Bronzed drongo Dicrurus aeneus
128) Collared falconet Microhierax caerulescens
129) Large-billed crowCorvus macrorhynchos
130) Yellow-billed nuthatch Sitta solangiae
131) White-bellied yuhina Erpornis zantholeuca
132) Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
133) Pale-capped pigeon Columba punicea
134) Grey-headed canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
135) Mountain fulvetta Alcippe peracensis
136) White-tailed leaf-warbler Phylloscopus davisoni
137) Hill prinia Prinia atrogularis
138) White-browed piculet Sasia ochracea
139) Black-throated sunbird Aethopyga saturata
140) Maroon oriole Oriolus traillii
141) Golden-throated barbet Megalaima franklinii
142) Silver-eared mesia Leiothrix argentauris
143) Rufous-faced warbler Abroscopus albogularis
144) Grey-crowned tit Aegithalos annamensis
145) Golden babbler Stachridopsis chrysaea
146) Ashy drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
147) Mountain hawk-eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
148) Black bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
149) Large cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei
150) Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
151) Long-tailed shrike Lanius schach
152) Red-headed trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
153) Mountain bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii
154) Pale blue flycatcher Cyornis unicolor
155) Yellow-cheeked tit Parus spilonotus
156) Black-collared starling Sturnus nigricollis
157) Black-winged cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos
158) Grey-headed parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis
159) Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
160) House swift Apus nipalensis
161) White-vented mynah Acridotheres grandis
162) Paddyfield pipit Anthus rufulus
163) Greater yellownape woodpecker Picus flavinucha
164) White-throated fantail Rhipidura albicollis
165) Striated yuhina Yuhina castaniceps
166) Black-throated laughing thrush Garrulax chinensis
167) Ratchet-tailed treepie Temnurus temnurus
168) Blue-rumped pitta Pitta soror
169) White-browed shrike-babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis
170) Plain flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor
171) Barred cuckoo-dove Macropygia unchall
172) Lesser necklaced laughing thrush Garrulax monileger
173) Orange-bellied leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
174) Grey-cheeked warbler Seicercus poliogenys
175) Blue whistling thrush Myophonus caeruleus
176) Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
177) Glossy (White-bellied) swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
178) Little spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
179) Little pied flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
180) Long-tailed sibia Heterophasia picaoides
181) Little cuckoo-dove Macropygia ruficeps
182) Chestnut-capped laughing thrush Garrulax mitratus
183) Black-browed barbet Megalaima oorti
184) Buff-breasted babbler Pellorneum tickelli
185) Mountain tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus
186) Fire-tufted barbet Psilopogon pyrolophus
187) Mountain imperial pigeon Ducula badia
188) Grey-chinned minivet Pericrocotus solaris
189) Lesser racquet-tailed drongo Dicrurus remifer
190) Speckled piculet Picumnus innominatus
191) Black-eared shrike-babbler Pteruthius melanotos
192) Slaty-backed forktail Enicurus schistaceus
193) Verditer flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
194) Jambu fruit dove Ptilinopus jambu
195) Pacific swallow Hirundo tahitica
196) Rufous-browed flycatcher Ficedula solitaris
197) Everett's white-eye Zosterops everetti
198) Common mynah Acridotheres tristis
199) Rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
200) Little raven Corvus mellori
201) Red wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
202) Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
203) Crimson rosella Platycercus elegans
204) Brown gerygone Gerygone mouki
205) Australian king parrot Alisteus scapularis
206) Superb blue wren Malurus cyaneus
207) Pied currawong Strepera graculina
208) Common kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
209) Grey shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
210) White-throated treecreeper Cormobates leucophaeus
211) Greater sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita
212) Long-billed corella Cacatua tenuirostris
213) White-browed scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
214) Striated thornbill Acanthiza lineata
215) Grey fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
216) Superb lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
217) Olive whistler Pachycephala olivacea
218) Eastern yellow robin Eopsaltria australis
219) Eastern spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
220) Australian wood duck Chenonetta jubata
221) Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa
222) Noisy miner Manorina melanocephala
223) Dusky moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
224) Willy wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
225) White-eyed duck Aythya australis
226) Australian little grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
227) Bell miner Manorina melanophrys
228) Chestnut teal Anas castanea
229) Little blue penguin Eudyptula minor
MAMMALS:
7) Pallas' (Red-bellied) squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus
8) Black-shanked douc Pygathrix nigripes
9) Lesser mouse deer Tragulus kanchil
10) Annamese silvered langur Trachypithecus margarita
11) Common palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
12) Cambodian striped squirrel Tamiops rodolphii
13) Northern pig-tailed macaque Macaca leonina
14) Crab-eating macaque Macaca fascicularis
15) Sambar Cervus unicolor
16) Gaur Bos gaurus
17) Burmese hare Lepus peguensis
18) Buff-cheeked gibbon Nomascus gabriellae
19) Northern slender-tailed tree shrew Dendrogale murina
20) Small Asian mongoose Herpestes javanicus
21) Maritime striped squirrel Tamiops maritimus
22) Black giant squirrel Ratufa bicolor
23) Red-cheeked ground squirrel Dremomys rufigenis
24) Chinese (Small-toothed) ferret-badger Melogale moschata
25) Grey-bellied squirrel Callosciurus caniceps
26) Southern pig-tailed macaque Macaca nemestrina
27) White-thighed langur Presbytis siamensis
28) Himalayan striped squirrel Tamiops macclellandi
29) Slender squirrel Sundasciurus tenuis
30) Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
31) Australian water rat Hydromys chrysogaster
BIRDS:
63) Tree sparrow Passer montanus
64) Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis
65) House crow Corvus splendens
66) Spot-necked dove Streptopelia chinensis
67) White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
68) Greater racquet-tailed drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
69) Oriental pied hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
70) Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
71) White-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus
72) Red and black broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus
73) Green-billed malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
74) Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
75) Blue-breasted bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
76) Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
77) Lineated barbet Megalaima lineata
78) Stripe-throated bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
79) Hair-crested drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
80) Great iora Aegithina lafresnayei
81) Racket-tailed treepie Crypsirina temia
82) Greater coucal Centropus sinensis
83) Black-headed bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps
84) Oriental darter Anhinga melanogaster
85) Chestnut-headed bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
86) Streaked spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
87) Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
88) Asian golden weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus
89) Cinnamon bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
90) Black bittern Dupetor flavicollis
91) Scarlet-backed flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
92) White-rumped munia Lonchura striata
93) White-breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
94) Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis
95) Green peafowl Pavo muticus
96) Blue-winged leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis
97) Lesser adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
98) Bronze-winged jacana Metopidius indicus
99) Purple heron Ardea purpurea
100) Golden-fronted leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
101) Golden-bellied gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
102) Common iora Aegithina tiphia
103) Yellow bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
104) Lesser whistling duck Dendrocygna javanica
105) White pigmy goose Nettapus coromandelianus
106) Ruby-cheeked sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
107) Siamese fireback pheasant Lophura diardi
108) Scaly-breasted partridge Arborophila chloropus
109) Plain prinia Prinia inornata
110) Indochinese bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala
111) Streak-eared bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi
112) Drongo cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
113) Pale-headed woodpecker Gecinclus grantia
114) Ochraceous bulbul Alophoixus ohraceus
115) Grey-faced tit-babbler Macronous kelleyi
116) Dark-necked tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
117) Indian roller Coracias benghalensis
118) Red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus
119) Sooty-headed bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
120) Black-hooded oriole Oriolus xanthornus
121) Yellow-bellied prinia Prinia flaviventris
122) Moustached parakeet Psittacula alexandri
123) Red collared dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
124) Chestnut-capped babbler Timalia pileata
125) Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
126) Heart-spotted woodpecker Hemicircus canente
127) Bronzed drongo Dicrurus aeneus
128) Collared falconet Microhierax caerulescens
129) Large-billed crowCorvus macrorhynchos
130) Yellow-billed nuthatch Sitta solangiae
131) White-bellied yuhina Erpornis zantholeuca
132) Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
133) Pale-capped pigeon Columba punicea
134) Grey-headed canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
135) Mountain fulvetta Alcippe peracensis
136) White-tailed leaf-warbler Phylloscopus davisoni
137) Hill prinia Prinia atrogularis
138) White-browed piculet Sasia ochracea
139) Black-throated sunbird Aethopyga saturata
140) Maroon oriole Oriolus traillii
141) Golden-throated barbet Megalaima franklinii
142) Silver-eared mesia Leiothrix argentauris
143) Rufous-faced warbler Abroscopus albogularis
144) Grey-crowned tit Aegithalos annamensis
145) Golden babbler Stachridopsis chrysaea
146) Ashy drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
147) Mountain hawk-eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
148) Black bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
149) Large cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei
150) Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
151) Long-tailed shrike Lanius schach
152) Red-headed trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
153) Mountain bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii
154) Pale blue flycatcher Cyornis unicolor
155) Yellow-cheeked tit Parus spilonotus
156) Black-collared starling Sturnus nigricollis
157) Black-winged cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos
158) Grey-headed parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis
159) Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
160) House swift Apus nipalensis
161) White-vented mynah Acridotheres grandis
162) Paddyfield pipit Anthus rufulus
163) Greater yellownape woodpecker Picus flavinucha
164) White-throated fantail Rhipidura albicollis
165) Striated yuhina Yuhina castaniceps
166) Black-throated laughing thrush Garrulax chinensis
167) Ratchet-tailed treepie Temnurus temnurus
168) Blue-rumped pitta Pitta soror
169) White-browed shrike-babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis
170) Plain flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor
171) Barred cuckoo-dove Macropygia unchall
172) Lesser necklaced laughing thrush Garrulax monileger
173) Orange-bellied leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
174) Grey-cheeked warbler Seicercus poliogenys
175) Blue whistling thrush Myophonus caeruleus
176) Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
177) Glossy (White-bellied) swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
178) Little spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
179) Little pied flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
180) Long-tailed sibia Heterophasia picaoides
181) Little cuckoo-dove Macropygia ruficeps
182) Chestnut-capped laughing thrush Garrulax mitratus
183) Black-browed barbet Megalaima oorti
184) Buff-breasted babbler Pellorneum tickelli
185) Mountain tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus
186) Fire-tufted barbet Psilopogon pyrolophus
187) Mountain imperial pigeon Ducula badia
188) Grey-chinned minivet Pericrocotus solaris
189) Lesser racquet-tailed drongo Dicrurus remifer
190) Speckled piculet Picumnus innominatus
191) Black-eared shrike-babbler Pteruthius melanotos
192) Slaty-backed forktail Enicurus schistaceus
193) Verditer flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
194) Jambu fruit dove Ptilinopus jambu
195) Pacific swallow Hirundo tahitica
196) Rufous-browed flycatcher Ficedula solitaris
197) Everett's white-eye Zosterops everetti
198) Common mynah Acridotheres tristis
199) Rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
200) Little raven Corvus mellori
201) Red wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
202) Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
203) Crimson rosella Platycercus elegans
204) Brown gerygone Gerygone mouki
205) Australian king parrot Alisteus scapularis
206) Superb blue wren Malurus cyaneus
207) Pied currawong Strepera graculina
208) Common kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
209) Grey shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
210) White-throated treecreeper Cormobates leucophaeus
211) Greater sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita
212) Long-billed corella Cacatua tenuirostris
213) White-browed scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
214) Striated thornbill Acanthiza lineata
215) Grey fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
216) Superb lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
217) Olive whistler Pachycephala olivacea
218) Eastern yellow robin Eopsaltria australis
219) Eastern spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
220) Australian wood duck Chenonetta jubata
221) Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa
222) Noisy miner Manorina melanocephala
223) Dusky moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
224) Willy wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
225) White-eyed duck Aythya australis
226) Australian little grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
227) Bell miner Manorina melanophrys
228) Chestnut teal Anas castanea
229) Little blue penguin Eudyptula minor
MAMMALS:
7) Pallas' (Red-bellied) squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus
8) Black-shanked douc Pygathrix nigripes
9) Lesser mouse deer Tragulus kanchil
10) Annamese silvered langur Trachypithecus margarita
11) Common palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
12) Cambodian striped squirrel Tamiops rodolphii
13) Northern pig-tailed macaque Macaca leonina
14) Crab-eating macaque Macaca fascicularis
15) Sambar Cervus unicolor
16) Gaur Bos gaurus
17) Burmese hare Lepus peguensis
18) Buff-cheeked gibbon Nomascus gabriellae
19) Northern slender-tailed tree shrew Dendrogale murina
20) Small Asian mongoose Herpestes javanicus
21) Maritime striped squirrel Tamiops maritimus
22) Black giant squirrel Ratufa bicolor
23) Red-cheeked ground squirrel Dremomys rufigenis
24) Chinese (Small-toothed) ferret-badger Melogale moschata
25) Grey-bellied squirrel Callosciurus caniceps
26) Southern pig-tailed macaque Macaca nemestrina
27) White-thighed langur Presbytis siamensis
28) Himalayan striped squirrel Tamiops macclellandi
29) Slender squirrel Sundasciurus tenuis
30) Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
31) Australian water rat Hydromys chrysogaster
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Wow! Out of no where or what?
Funny definition of 'done' you've got down there in New Zealand
I look forward to some pictures!
okay, now I'm done for the year! I actually hadn't expected to get anywhere this year, but I saved and hoarded and managed a very short trip (just three weeks) - which was largely unsuccessful really ... I'll write a trip thread some time soonish.
Barely any photos unfortunately; the animals in Vietnam are not happy about seeing people for some reason, possibly to do with being shot if they sit still for too long. Most are too bad for the gallery, so I'll include them in the thread when it is written.
End of the year/start of next year, Air Asia is coming back to NZ which should mean another trip then (because airfares will be much reduced).
Barely any photos unfortunately; the animals in Vietnam are not happy about seeing people for some reason, possibly to do with being shot if they sit still for too long. Most are too bad for the gallery, so I'll include them in the thread when it is written.
End of the year/start of next year, Air Asia is coming back to NZ which should mean another trip then (because airfares will be much reduced).
Hevden
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Its been a while since I updated this mainly because I haven't seen much. I'm not sure what 228 should be, it must be a common migrant that i forgot to post but i cant work out what I've missed, the total is correct though.
228. ?
229. Kingfisher
230. Wood Warbler
231. Icterine Warbler
232. Green Sandpiper
233. Lesser Whitethroat
234. Yellow Wagtail
235. Sabines Gull
109. Common Merganser
After a whole day of meetings in Addis Abeba I can only add one bird with certainty to my list, though it is an endemic of the region...
261. Brown-rumped seedeater
Hevden
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A long awaited life tick today
236. Black stork
237. Red-backed shrike
238. Garden warbler
239. Little stint
Birds:
110. Peregrine Falcon
Mammals:
34. Ermine
35. Musk Ox
110. Peregrine Falcon
Mammals:
34. Ermine
35. Musk Ox
jbnbsn99
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423 Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus
424 Olive-sided Flycatcher - Contopus cooperi
425 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Empidonax flaviventris
426 Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax alnorum
427 Mourning Warbler - Geothlypis philadelphia
428 Wood Stork - Mycteria americana
429 Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens
430 Brown-headed Nuthatch - Sitta pusilla
424 Olive-sided Flycatcher - Contopus cooperi
425 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Empidonax flaviventris
426 Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax alnorum
427 Mourning Warbler - Geothlypis philadelphia
428 Wood Stork - Mycteria americana
429 Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens
430 Brown-headed Nuthatch - Sitta pusilla
how many more birds are you anticipating/hoping for this year?
A good part of a 700 year in the USA must be vagrants and stragglers, yes? (Like, maybe a tenth? I don't actually know). So how close would you already be to seeing the bulk of "standard" birds for the country? Two-thirds?
jbnbsn99
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According to standard numbers, there's ~675 species resident in the US. With splits and whatnot, that's gone up I'm sure. 749 is the highest ever Big Year. If I don't do any more trips out of state, right now, I could maybe add 15-20 more tops. There's a few winter birds I missed this year and a few fall migrants.
My 430 only comes from 3 states (Texas, Arizona, and California). If I could work in the Pacific Northwest, I could go a bit higher.
Note, I am only counting ABA countable species. If I used another checklist, like IOU, my count would be higher.
My 430 only comes from 3 states (Texas, Arizona, and California). If I could work in the Pacific Northwest, I could go a bit higher.
Note, I am only counting ABA countable species. If I used another checklist, like IOU, my count would be higher.
The list of birds you have seen by far is remarkable and even if you would not go out of your region anymore, it would still be though to beat. Even when I will spend most of the remainder of the year in Africa, but working and birding does not always combine ....
Currently I am at +- 300 bird and 35 mammal species, so there is still some work to do
....Currently I am at +- 300 bird and 35 mammal species, so there is still some work to do
it is the first of September in NZ, so time for a round-up of the stats so far. (I haven't topped up lintworm's birds and mammals yet - see his post above - until he has a list and definite numbers).
BIRDS:
jbnbsn99 – 430
LaughingDove – 268
Ituri – 263
lintworm – 261
Hevden – 239
Chlidonias – 229
mstickmanp – 224
robmv – 205
boof – 196
Maguari – 183
Hix – 177
TeaLovingDave – 155
DesertRhino150 – 147
nanoboy – 138
adrian1963 – 125
Pleistohorse – 110
zooboy28 – 103
vogelcommando – 50
ThylacineAlive – 47
BeardsleyZooFan – 31
AverageWalrus – 29
Javan Rhino – 19
MAMMALS:
Ituri – 41
jbnbsn99 – 41
LaughingDove – 39
Pleistohorse – 35
Maguari – 31
Chlidonias – 31
lintworm – 28
TeaLovingDave - 26
DesertRhino150 – 20
Hix – 14
zooboy28 – 9
BeardsleyZooFan – 7
ThylacineAlive – 6
AverageWalrus – 3
mstickmanp – 2
HERPTILES:
TeaLovingDave - 15 Herptiles total (8 Reptiles, 7 Amphibians)
lintworm – 13 Herptiles total (10 Reptiles, 3 Amphibians)
Ituri – 12 Herptiles total (8 Reptiles, 4 Amphibians)
LaughingDove – 8 Herptiles total (2 Reptiles, 6 Amphibians)
Hix – 8 Herptiles total (8 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
DesertRhino150 – 5 Herptiles total (3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians)
AverageWalrus – 4 Herptiles total (4 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
Maguari – 5 Herptiles total (2 Reptiles, 3 Amphibians)
ThylacineAlive – 5 Herptiles total (3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians)
BeardsleyZooFan – 1 Herptiles total (0 Reptiles, 1 Amphibians)
FISH:
lintworm – 10
DesertRhino150 – 6
LaughingDove – 5
AverageWalrus – 3
BUTTERFLIES:
lintworm – 9
BIRDS:
jbnbsn99 – 430
LaughingDove – 268
Ituri – 263
lintworm – 261
Hevden – 239
Chlidonias – 229
mstickmanp – 224
robmv – 205
boof – 196
Maguari – 183
Hix – 177
TeaLovingDave – 155
DesertRhino150 – 147
nanoboy – 138
adrian1963 – 125
Pleistohorse – 110
zooboy28 – 103
vogelcommando – 50
ThylacineAlive – 47
BeardsleyZooFan – 31
AverageWalrus – 29
Javan Rhino – 19
MAMMALS:
Ituri – 41
jbnbsn99 – 41
LaughingDove – 39
Pleistohorse – 35
Maguari – 31
Chlidonias – 31
lintworm – 28
TeaLovingDave - 26
DesertRhino150 – 20
Hix – 14
zooboy28 – 9
BeardsleyZooFan – 7
ThylacineAlive – 6
AverageWalrus – 3
mstickmanp – 2
HERPTILES:
TeaLovingDave - 15 Herptiles total (8 Reptiles, 7 Amphibians)
lintworm – 13 Herptiles total (10 Reptiles, 3 Amphibians)
Ituri – 12 Herptiles total (8 Reptiles, 4 Amphibians)
LaughingDove – 8 Herptiles total (2 Reptiles, 6 Amphibians)
Hix – 8 Herptiles total (8 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
DesertRhino150 – 5 Herptiles total (3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians)
AverageWalrus – 4 Herptiles total (4 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
Maguari – 5 Herptiles total (2 Reptiles, 3 Amphibians)
ThylacineAlive – 5 Herptiles total (3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians)
BeardsleyZooFan – 1 Herptiles total (0 Reptiles, 1 Amphibians)
FISH:
lintworm – 10
DesertRhino150 – 6
LaughingDove – 5
AverageWalrus – 3
BUTTERFLIES:
lintworm – 9
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