All The Birds of the World: Review

Shades of that old cold war question: ‘Who has the best Germans?’ Who has the most creative taxonomists?

 

From: Birding-Aus <birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org&gt; On Behalf Of Phil GregorySent: Monday, 9 November 2020 10:12 AMTo: Noel Luff <noelluff@gmail.com&gt;Cc: Birding Aus <birding-aus@birding-aus.org&gt;Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] All The Birds of the World: Review

 

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All The Birds of the World: Review

Hmm, I don’t agree with those endemic totals no matter which checklist you follow, Papua New Guinea actually has something like 415 and the whole New Guinea region 481, and that’s not with the BirdLife taxonomy which would be higher, I’d place Australia third after Indonesia then PNG. Phil Gregory oreornis@gmail.com ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator . . . → Read More: All The Birds of the World: Review

All The Birds of the World: Review

Further to Jason's comments I would like to add to his comments. There were a couple of other features which he did not cover. I do not own any of the previous publications from Lynx which preceded this one (17 volume Handbook or 2 volume Checklist). I do, however, subscribe to Cornell's Birds of the . . . → Read More: All The Birds of the World: Review

soaring Goshawk

Hi all,

The Noisy Miners at my place (Como, on the Woronora River, South of Sydney) just drew my attention to  a Brown Goshawk, probably female based on size, circling above.

I realised it was carrying what I assume to be prey: looked like a small bird, but hard to get . . . → Read More: soaring Goshawk

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, November 2, 2020 to Sunday, November 8, 2020:

Area: SA

Location: Near Tolderol Game reserve Langhorne Creek

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis) (1) After leaving the reserve we heard and then saw the bird first on the power lines and then calling . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

Trends in books and lists

I am engaged in a little project for which I am seeking information about the taxonomic treatment of Australian birds for everyday purposes, that is in field guides and regional lists and personal recording.  The eBird recording system is one example, but I know about the basis for that.  There has been a . . . → Read More: Trends in books and lists

Stephen Davies

Dear Birding-aussers,

 

About one hour ago I was informed by Stephen Davies’ daughter, Fran, that Stephen died peacefully in Perth around 10 am yesterday. Stephen would be well-known to many as a former President of the RAOU, its first Director, an RAOU Fellow, and a former . . . → Read More: Stephen Davies

Three Bird Books Among This Year’s RZS NSW Whitley Book Award Winners

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Cooper, R.M., McAllan, I.A.W., Brandis, C.C.P. & Curtis, B.R. (2020). An Atlas of the Birds of the NSW and the ACT, Volume 3 (NSW Bird Atlassers Inc., Woolgoolga).

 

Darby, A. (2020). Flight Lines (Allen & Unwin, Sydney).

 

Gregory, P. (2020). Birds of Paradise . . . → Read More: Three Bird Books Among This Year’s RZS NSW Whitley Book Award Winners

Sulphur-crested cockatoos can be noisy and destructive, but they’re also very clever. Here are some facts you may not know – Science – ABC News

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NEW BIRDS IN TROMSØ, NORTHERN NORWAY

 

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