Merry Christmas

Hope all our surfers & supporters have a lovelly Christmas
We have completed the Scolopacidae Family.
Over the next few days we will be working on the rest of the Charadriiformes order.
Hope you get some birding in over the break and don't fprget to give your gardeb birds a treat.
Merry Christmas.

Nearly Christmas. Hope you can all have a wonderful time & whatever your religion embrace the Christmas spirit.
We have a checklist for Bonin  "The Galapagos of the Orient" Three of it's unique birds are lost forever. We must protect what's left.

We have almost finished the Scolopacidae family, we do still need photos/paintings/video/sound recordings of.

2966	Sulawesi Woodcock	Scolopax celebensis	Near Threatened	TSN: 176582
2967	Moluccan Woodcock	Scolopax rochussenii	Endangered	TSN: 176583

Please help if you can.

 

The fabulous photos keep coming. This one from Some rights reserved by Cláudio Timm

 



We have completed all counties in The United Kingdom & The Republic of Ireland, all regions of France & The Netherlands.
We now have working Guestbook & comments pages. We look forward to your comments.

The Friends of WorldBirds keep providing inspiration in the form pf great photos of superb birds from exotic locations.

 

By David Cook Wildlife Photography © all rights reserved

Short-legged Ground-Roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus)



More Pages

We have been busy. New pages for Russia & Siberia. We have completed pages for all the English counties and are working hard to finish all the Scottish regions. The Sheltland and Orkney Isles have amazing lists. Visit Great Britain.

 

The Friends of WorldBirds continue to grow and provide inspiration in the the form of spectacular photos of great birds.

 

Photo by By Cláudio Timm  © all rights reserved

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Still paddling through the waders.

Bogged down but still managed a few more pages:-

2990	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Least concern	TSN: 176687
2991	Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Least concern	TSN: 176686
2992	Little Curlew	Numenius minutus	Least concern	TSN: 176606
2993	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Extinct	TSN: 176605
2994	Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Least concern	TSN: 176600
2995	Bristle-thighed Curlew	Numenius tahitiensis	Vulnerable	TSN: 176604
2996	Slender-billed Curlew	Numenius tenuirostris	Critically Endangered	TSN: 176607
2997	Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Near Threatened	TSN: 176596
2998	Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus	Least concern	TSN: 176593
2999	Far Eastern Curlew	Numenius madagascariensis	Vulnerable	TSN: 176598
3000	Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Least concern	TSN: 176610
3001	Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Least concern	TSN: 176621
3002	Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	Least Concern	TSN: 176622
3003	Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	Least Concern	TSN: 176633
3004	Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Least Concern	TSN: 176624
3005	Nordmann's Greenshank	Tringa guttifer	Endangered	TSN: 176629
3006	Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Least Concern	TSN: 176619
3007	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Least Concern	TSN: 176620
3008	Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Least Concern	TSN: 176615
3009	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Least Concern	TSN: 176632
3010	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Least Concern	TSN: 176618
3011	Terek Sandpiper	Tringa cinerea - Xenus cinereus	Least Concern	TSN: 176718
3012	Common Sandpiper	Tringa hypoleucos	Least Concern	TSN: 176613
3013	Spotted Sandpiper	Tringa macularia
3014	Grey-tailed Tattler	Tringa brevipes	Least Concern	TSN: 176626
3015	Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana
3016	Willet	Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
3017	Tuamotu Sandpiper	Prosobonia cancellata	Endangered	TSN: 562479
3018	Tahitian Sandpiper	Prosobonia leucoptera
3019	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
3020	Black Turnstone	Arenaria melanocephala
3021	Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus
3022	Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus
3023	Asian Dowitcher	Limnodromus semipalmatus	Near Threatened	TSN: 176680

Still wading through the Scolopacidae family

We have finished editing the Snipes and the Godwits some very cosmopolitan travellers many of wihich could turn up almst anywhere.

 By f_snarfel Frans Vandewalle April 27, 2010 © all rights reserved
Frans has many great photo's on Flickr, well worth a look.

Solitary Snipe	Gallinago solitaria	Least concern	TSN: 176709
2970	Latham's Snipe	Gallinago hardwickii	Least concern	TSN: 176701
2971	Wood Snipe	Gallinago nemoricola	Vulnerable	TSN: 176706
2972	Pintail Snipe	Gallinago stenura	Least concern	TSN: 176710
2973	Swinhoe's Snipe	Gallinago megala	Least concern	TSN: 176705
2974	Great Snipe	Gallinago media	Near Threatened	TSN: 176704
2975	Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Least concern	TSN: 726054
2976	African Snipe	Gallinago nigripennis	Least concern	TSN: 176707
2977	Madagascan Snipe	Gallinago macrodactyla	Vulnerable	TSN: 176703
2978	South American Snipe	Gallinago paraguaiae	Least concern	TSN: 560142
	Magellanic Snipe	Gallinago magellanica	No Data	TSN: 560142
2979	Puna Snipe	Gallinago andina	Least concern	TSN: 176699
2980	Noble Snipe	Gallinago nobilis	Near Threatened	TSN: 176708
2981	Giant Snipe	Gallinago undulata	Least concern	TSN: 176712
2982	Andean Snipe	Gallinago jamesoni	Least concern	TSN: 560141
2983	Fuegian Snipe	Gallinago stricklandii	Near Threatened	TSN: 176711
2984	Imperial Snipe	Gallinago imperialis	Near Threatened	TSN: 176702
2985	Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Least concern	TSN: 176591
2986	Chatham Islands Snipe	Coenocorypha pusilla	Vulnerable	TSN: 559383
2987	Subantarctic Snipe	Coenocorypha aucklandica	Near Threatened	TSN: 176714
2988	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Near Threatened	TSN: 176691
2989	Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Least concern	TSN: 176690
2990	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Least concern	TSN: 176687
2991	Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Least concern	TSN: 176686

Woodcocks & some snipe

World No	NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	STATUS	TAXOMIC NUMBER
2963	Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	Least concern	TSN: 176578
2964	Amami Woodcock	Scolopax mira	Vulnerable	TSN: 176581
2965	Rufous Woodcock	Scolopax saturata	Near Threatened	TSN: 176584
2966	Sulawesi Woodcock	Scolopax celebensis	Near Threatened	TSN: 176582
2967	Moluccan Woodcock	Scolopax rochussenii	Endangered	TSN: 176583
2968	American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	Least concern	TSN: 176580
	New Guinea Woodcock	Scolopax rosenbergii	Near Threatened	TSN: 176584
2969	Solitary Snipe	Gallinago solitaria	Least concern	TSN: 176709
2970	Latham's Snipe	Gallinago hardwickii	Least concern	TSN: 176701
2971	Wood Snipe	Gallinago nemoricola	Vulnerable	TSN: 176706
2972	Pintail Snipe	Gallinago stenura

We still need some photos, videos & sound recordings.

The Wonderful World of Waders

We have edited the following families, more data, photos, video & sound recordings: Thinocoridae, Burhinidae, Haematopodidae, Charadriidae, Pedionomidae, and covered many species in the Scolopacidae & Laridae family.

 

One of my all time favourite photos.

Photo by Changhua Coast Conservation Action (TWSG) © all rights reserved

Falcons

We are continueing the edit of the Falcon pages  and have now completed all the Caracaras, Falconets, the Forest-falcons & the Kestrels.

3546	Black Caracara	Daptrius ater	Least Concern	TSN: 175660
3547	Red-throated Caracara	Ibycter americanus	Least Concern	TSN: 668596
3548	Carunculated Caracara	Phalcoboenus carunculatus	Least Concern	TSN: 175664
3549	Mountain Caracara	Phalcoboenus megalopterus	Least Concern	TSN: 175665
3550	White-throated Caracara	Phalcoboenus albogularis	Least Concern	TSN: 175662
3551	Striated Caracara	Phalcoboenus australis	Near Threatened	TSN: 175663
3552	Guadalupe Caracara	Polyborus lutosus	Extinct	TSN: 175597
3553	Crested Caracara	Polyborus cheriway	Least Concern	TSN: 175595
N/A	Southern Caracara	Caracara plancus	Least Concern	TSN: 554146
3554	Yellow-headed Caracara	Milvago chimachima	Least Concern	TSN: 175667
3555	Chimango Caracara	Milvago chimango	Least Concern	TSN: 175668
3556	Laughing Falcon	Herpetotheres cachinnans	Least Concern	TSN: 175670
3557	Barred Forest-Falcon	Micrastur ruficollis	Least Concern	TSN: 175675
3558	Plumbeous Forest-Falcon	Micrastur plumbeus	Vulnerable	TSN: 175674
3559	Lined Forest-Falcon	Micrastur gilvicollis	Least Concern	TSN: 561103
3560	Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon	Micrastur mirandollei	Least Concern	TSN: 175673
3561	Collared Forest-Falcon	Micrastur semitorquatus	Least Concern	TSN: 175676
3562	Buckley's Forest-Falcon	Micrastur buckleyi	Least Concern	TSN: 175672
N/A	Cryptic Forest-Falcon	Micrastur mintoni	Least Concern	TSN: 668597
3563	Spot-winged Falconet	Spiziapteryx circumcinctus	Least Concern	TSN: 668600
3564	Pygmy Falcon	Polihierax semitorquatus	Least Concern	TSN: 175681
3565	White-rumped Falcon	Polihierax insignis	Near Threatened	TSN: 175680
3566	Collared Falconet	Microhierax caerulescens	Least Concern	TSN: 175683
3567	Black-thighed Falconet	Microhierax fringillarius	Least Concern	TSN: 175685
3568	White-fronted Falconet	Microhierax latifrons	Near Threatened	TSN: 175686
3569	Philippine Falconet	Microhierax erythrogenys	Least Concerns	TSN: 175684
3570	Pied Falconet	Microhierax melanoleucus	Least Concerns	TSN: 668598
3571	Brown Falcon	Falco berigora	Least Concerns	TSN: 175630
3572	Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	Least Concern	TSN: 175646
3573	Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Least Concern	TSN: 175621
N/A	Greater Cape Verde Kestrel	Falco alexandri	No data	TSN: 175620
	Lesser Cape Verde Kestrel	Falco neglectus	No data	TSN: 175620
N/A	Rock Kestrel	Falco rupicolus	Least Concern	TSN: 175620
3574	Madagascar Kestrel	Falco newtoni	Least Concern	TSN: 175647
3575	Mauritius Kestrel	Falco punctatus	Vulnerable	TSN: 175650
3576	Seychelles Kestrel	Falco araea	Vulnerable	TSN: 668603
3577	Spotted Kestrel	Falco moluccensis	Least Concern	TSN: 175645
3578	Australian Kestrel	Falco cenchroides	Least Concern	TSN: 175632
3579	American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Least Concern	TSN: 175622
3580	Greater Kestrel	Falco rupicoloides	Least Concern	TSN: 175652
3581	Fox Kestrel	Falco alopex	Least Concern	TSN: 175627
3582	Grey Kestrel	Falco ardosiaceus	Least Concern	TSN: 175629
3583	Dickinson's Kestrel	Falco dickinsoni	Least Concern	TSN: 175638
3584	Banded Kestrel	Falco zoniventris	Least Concern	TSN: 175657

Caracaras

We have created a new page for all the Caracaras. You can view them from the Falconidae  page.

Chimango Caracara

March 11, 2007 by pablo_caceres_c all rights reserved

Venezuela

We have completed bird checklists for all the Regions & States of Venezuela

Visit Venezuelan_Regions.

National Bird Troupial

 

Photo by Ciro Albano - NE Brazil Birding Ciro Albano July 26, 2009

We have edited all the buteos (The buzzards)

Red Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

By Minkn October 30, 2009  © all rights reserved

More photos, videos, slide shows, sound recordings and data. Don't forget to have your sound on.

We have included checklists for all the Colombian Regions
( Colombia:- Colombian Regions - Amazonia - Atlantica - Andina Norte - Andina Sur - Bogotá - Orinoquia - Pacífica -

( Amazonas - Arauca - Atlantico - Bogotá - Bogotá Capital District - Bolívar - Boyacá - Caldas - Caquetá - Casanare - Cauca - Cesar - Chocó - Cordoba - Cundinamarca - Guainía - Guaviare - Huila - La Guajira - Magdalena - Meta - Narino - Norte de Santander - Providencia - Putumayo - Quindío - Risaralda - San Andres - Santander - Sucre - Tolima - Valle del Cauca - Vaupés - Vichada - )

There is some fantastic birding in Colombia, hope this helps you enjoy it.