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Birding Lodges of the World: Kanon Private Nature Reserve, South Africa

Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? Blue Crane What is the name of your lodge, and since when has yo...

Three Photos: Abstract Birds

Spotted Wood Kingfisher Streaked Spiderhunter Oriental Pied Hornbill Black-throated Sunbird Art by J. W.

8 birds every South African should see at least once

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Three Photos: Iconic Birds of Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus)- Photographer Javier Chaves King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) – Photographer Luis Solano Pochet Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) – Photograp...

The Unwavering Martial Eagle

I recently had an incredible sighting of a Martial Eagle in the northern parts of the reserve. It was peacefully perched on a dead tree, unwavering and looking magnificent. For .....

Three Photos: Abstract Birds (Part 2)

Silver-eared Mesia Brown-breasted Kingfisher White-winged Magpie Red-whisked Bulbul Indochinese Green Magpie Art by JW.

Three Photos: Malkohas

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, Sepilok, Jul 2023 Raffles Malkoha, Sepilok, Jul 2023 Red-billed Malkoha, Kaeng Krachan NP, Jul 2025 Green-billed Malkoha, Kaeng Krachan NP, Jul 2025 Red-...

The 10 Most Colorful Bird Species (according to ChatGPT)

While I asked myself this question, it was not really one I wanted to spend much time answering. So, below is what ChatGPT suggested. 1. Wilson’s Bird-of-Paradise 2. Gouldian Finch...

Bird Guides of the World: Adarsh Nagda, Kenya

What is your favorite bird species? The Narina Trogon. I even feel like it could be a good candidate for our national bird, carrying all the colours of the Kenyan flag. It’s not a...

Birding Lodges of the World: Maquenque Lodge, Costa Rica

Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus) – one of Costa Rica’s most icon...

A Flash of Gold in the Pines

There are birds you hear before you see, birds that announce themselves with a familiar call or a burst of movement. And then there is the Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana). A...

Species Spotlight: Common Yellowthroat

The Common Yellowthroat is another bird that looks surprisingly stunning for a bird breeding in a temperate climate. Apparently, it is very common – the Audubon Society claims that...

Birding Lodges of the World: Nature’s Nest Goa, India

Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? Malabar Trogon What is the name of your lodge, and since when ha...

Look up: Where to see South Africa’s incredible vultures

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Bird Guides of the World: Mwangi Gitau, Kenya

1What is your favorite bird species? While I don’t have a single favorite bird, coursers have always fascinated me, particularly the elegant and secretive Three-banded Courser. Its...

The Colorful Guest That Never Left

Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) are one of the world’s most popular game birds, prized as a culinary delicacy and for their beautiful plumage. Although this species is...

Nanegal Cloud Forest, Ecuador – Profile for Birders

Highlights Nestled on the northwestern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, just 1.5 to 2 hours from Quito, Nanegal Cloud Forest is one of Ecuador’s best-kept secrets. Located within th...

New monkey species with bright orange lips discovered in DR Congo forest

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A shy bird found only in Nepal is waiting for the world to notice

Nepal’s shrubby hillsides are home to a medium-sized bird with brownish upperparts, distinctive black streaks from the shafts of its feathers and, sometimes, a chalky white facial...

Three Photos: Storks

Asian Openbill, Kaeng Krachan area, Jul 2025 Black-necked Stork, Delhi, Apr 2019 Marabu Stork, Pafuri, Kruger, South Africa, Nov 2018 Oriental Stork, Tiaozini, China, Sep 2020 Pain...

Malabar pied hornbills sighted in Kannur

Moth mig and Ring-necked Parakeet

There was probably only 150 individuals of 40 or so species of moth last night but proportionally quite a few were migrants with the first Scarce Bordered Straw of the year, anothe...

First albatross chicks fly from Pukekura/Tairaoa Head

The seabirds are one of the biggest in the world, with wingspans of up to three metres, and the Otago colony is the only mainland site where toroa breed.

A Mega Day in Kakamega

By Daniel Lien Daniel Lien is a birder from southern Norway, and he thinks about birds most of the time, when not playing with his two daughters and wife. His true passion is trave...