OzHorine – Page 13 – Bird Families of the World

milestone 08 | USA 1996-2002 | families 99-108/250

Posted on May, 2002January, 2024

America: Land of (birding) Opportunity

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 108/250

44%

My first visits to US were business and family trips (not “bird families trips”… ). So, as an accidental birder, I used this opportunity to get some new birds and families.

One family to be mentioned is Silky-flycatchers: Phainopepla is common bird in south-west US and probably the first member of this family to be seen by most birders. The other three members occur in Mexico and central America.

This is my first catch from the new world:

99. Family #29: Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) | Broad-tailed Hummingbird

100. Family #75: New World Vultures (Cathartidae) | Black Vulture

101. Family #126: Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) | Black Phoebe

102. Family #246: Troupials and Allies (Icteridae) | Western Meadowlark

103. Family #249: Cardinals and Allies (Cardinalidae) | Northern Cardinal

104. Family #12: New World Quail (Odontophoridae) | California Quail

105. Family #212: Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae) | Long-billed Thrasher

106. Family #216: Silky-flycatchers (Ptiliogonatidae) | Phainopepla

107. Family #238: New World Sparrows (Passerellidae) | White-crowned Sparrow

108. Family #250: Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae) | Bananaquit (photographed in Brazil)

# World Bird Families

milestone 07 | Kenya 1983 | families 72-98/250

Posted on December, 1983January, 2024

Out to Africa!

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 98/250

40%

Thanks to my friend Martin Meir, we experienced my first overseas birding adventure – Kenya! And here I am, on the foothills of the Kilimanjaro writing my field notes. Armed with basic field guide and some rumors, we wandered on some East African nature reserves, doubling my life list and gain a fruitful milestone on bird families quest:

72. Family #1: Ostriches (Struthionidae) | Common Ostrich (photographed in Tanzania)

73. Family #11: Guineafowl (Numididae) | Helmeted Guineafowl (photographed in South Africa)

74. Family #20: Turacos (Musophagidae) | Great Blue Turaco (photographed in Uganda)

75. Family #48: Jacanas (Jacanidae) | African Jacana (photographed in South Africa)

76. Family #50: Buttonquail (Turnicidae) | Madagascan Buttonquail (photographed in Madagascar, Small Buttonquail ticked in Kenya)

77. Family #51: Crab Plover (Dromadidae) | Crab Plover (photographed in Madagascar)

78. Family #68: Anhingas (Anhingidae) | Oriental Darter (photographed in India, African Darter ticked in Kenya)

79. Family #72: Hamerkop (Scopidae) | Hamerkop (photographed in Uganda)

80. Family #76: Secretarybird (Sagittariidae) | Secretarybird (photographed in South Africa)

81. Family #81: Mousebirds (Coliidae) | White-backed Mousebird (photographed in South Africa, Speckled Mousebird ticked in Kenya)

82. Family #85: Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills (Phoeniculidae) | Green Woodhoopoe (photographed in South Africa)

83. Family #87: Hornbills (Bucerotidae) | African Gray Hornbill (photographed in South Africa)

84. Family #96: African Barbets (Lybiidae) | Double-toothed Barbet (photographed in Uganda, a few others ticked in Kenya)

85. Family #101: Honeyguides (Indicatoridae) | Greater Honeyguide (photographed in Tanzania, Greater Honeyguide ticked in Kenya)

86. Family #108: New World and African Parrots (Psittacidae) | African Gray Parrot (photographed in Uganda, Yellow-collared Lovebird ticked in Kenya)

87. Family #153: Wattle-eyes and Batises (Platysteiridae) | Brown-throated Wattle-eye(photographed in Ghana, Chin-spotted Batis ticked in Kenya)

88. Family #154: Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies (Vangidae) | White-crested Helmet-Shrike (photographed in South Africa)

89. Family #157: Bushshrikes and Allies (Malaconotidae) | Papyrus Gonolek (photographed in Uganda, Brubru ticked in Kenya)

90. Family #139: Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae) | Black Cuckooshrike (female, photographed in South Africa)

91. Family #159: Drongos (Dicruridae) | Fork-tailed Drongo (photographed in South Africa)

92. Family #162: Monarch Flycatchers (Monarchidae) | African Paradise-Flycatcher (photographed in South Africa)

93. Family #183: African Warblers (Macrosphenidae) | Long-billed Crombec (photographed in South Africa, Northern Crombec ticked in Kenya)

94. Family #198: White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies (Zosteropidae) | Cape White-eye (photographed in South Africa, African Yellow White-eye ticked in Kenya)

95. Family #210: Oxpeckers (Buphagidae) | Red-billed Oxpecker (photographed in South Africa)

96. Family #228: Weavers and Allies (Ploceidae) | Village Weaver (photographed in Uganda)

97. Family #229: Waxbills and Allies (Estrildidae) | Red-billed Firefinch (photographed in Tanzania)

Family species list (Clements)

Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	..
Hill Pigeon	Columba rupestris
Snow Pigeon	Columba leuconota
Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea	..
White-collared Pigeon	Columba albitorques	..
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	.
Yellow-eyed Pigeon	Columba eversmanni	.
Somali Pigeon	Columba oliviae
Common Wood-Pigeon	Columba palumbus	..
Trocaz Pigeon	Columba trocaz
Bolle’s Pigeon	Columba bollii
Afep Pigeon	Columba unicincta
Laurel Pigeon	Columba junoniae
Rameron Pigeon	Columba arquatrix	..
Cameroon Pigeon	Columba sjostedti
Maroon Pigeon	Columba thomensis
Delegorgue’s Pigeon	Columba delegorguei
Bronze-naped Pigeon	Columba iriditorques
Sao Tome Pigeon	Columba malherbii
Mauritius Wood-Pigeon	Columba thiriouxi	(Extinct)
Lemon Dove	Columba larvata	..
Comoro Pigeon	Columba pollenii
Speckled Wood-Pigeon	Columba hodgsonii	..
White-naped Pigeon	Columba albinucha
Ashy Wood-Pigeon	Columba pulchricollis	.
Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon	Columba elphinstonii
Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon	Columba torringtoniae
Pale-capped Pigeon	Columba punicea
Silvery Wood-Pigeon	Columba argentina
Andaman Wood-Pigeon	Columba palumboides
Japanese Wood-Pigeon	Columba janthina
Ryukyu Pigeon	Columba jouyi	(Extinct)
Bonin Pigeon	Columba versicolor	(Extinct)
Metallic Pigeon	Columba vitiensis	..
White-headed Pigeon	Columba leucomela	..
Yellow-legged Pigeon	Columba pallidiceps
Pale-vented Pigeon	Patagioenas cayennensis	..
Scaled Pigeon	Patagioenas speciosa
Scaly-naped Pigeon	Patagioenas squamosa	..
Picazuro Pigeon	Patagioenas picazuro	..
Bare-eyed Pigeon	Patagioenas corensis
Spot-winged Pigeon	Patagioenas maculosa	.
White-crowned Pigeon	Patagioenas leucocephala	..
Red-billed Pigeon	Patagioenas flavirostris	.
Plain Pigeon	Patagioenas inornata	..
Band-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas fasciata	..
Chilean Pigeon	Patagioenas araucana
Ring-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas caribaea
Peruvian Pigeon	Patagioenas oenops	..
Plumbeous Pigeon	Patagioenas plumbea	..
Ruddy Pigeon	Patagioenas subvinacea	..
Short-billed Pigeon	Patagioenas nigrirostris	..
Dusky Pigeon	Patagioenas goodsoni	.
Passenger Pigeon	Ectopistes migratorius	(Extinct)
Pink Pigeon	Nesoenas mayeri
Reunion Pigeon	Nesoenas duboisi	(Extinct)
Mauritius Turtle-Dove	Nesoenas cicur	(Extinct)
Rodrigues Turtle-Dove	Nesoenas rodericanus	(Extinct)
European Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia turtur	..
Dusky Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia lugens	..
Adamawa Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Oriental Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia orientalis	..
Island Collared-Dove	Streptopelia bitorquata
Philippine Collared-Dove	Streptopelia dusumieri
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	..
African Collared-Dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea	..
White-winged Collared-Dove	Streptopelia reichenowi
Mourning Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decipiens	..
Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata	..
Ring-necked Dove	Streptopelia capicola	..
Vinaceous Dove	Streptopelia vinacea	..
Red Collared-Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica	..
Madagascar Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia picturata	..
Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis	..
Laughing Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	..
Barred Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia unchall	.
Brown Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia phasianella	..
Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia macassariensis
Timor Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia magna
Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia timorlaoensis
Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia amboinensis
Sultan’s Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia doreya
Andaman Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia rufipennis
Philippine Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia tenuirostris
Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia emiliana
Enggano Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia cinnamomea
Barusan Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia modiglianii
Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia nigrirostris
Mackinlay’s Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia mackinlayi
Little Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia ruficeps
Great Cuckoo-Dove	Reinwardtoena reinwardti
Pied Cuckoo-Dove	Reinwardtoena browni
Crested Cuckoo-Dove	Reinwardtoena crassirostris
White-faced Cuckoo-Dove	Turacoena manadensis
Sula Cuckoo-Dove	Turacoena sulaensis
Slaty Cuckoo-Dove	Turacoena modesta
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove	Turtur chalcospilos	..
Black-billed Wood-Dove	Turtur abyssinicus	..
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove	Turtur afer	.
Tambourine Dove	Turtur tympanistria	..
Blue-headed Wood-Dove	Turtur brehmeri	.
Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis	..
Asian Emerald Dove	Chalcophaps indica	.
Pacific Emerald Dove	Chalcophaps longirostris	..
Stephan’s Dove	Chalcophaps stephani
New Guinea Bronzewing	Henicophaps albifrons
New Britain Bronzewing	Henicophaps foersteri
Wetar Ground Dove	Alopecoenas hoedtii
Shy Ground Dove	Alopecoenas stairi
Santa Cruz Ground Dove	Alopecoenas sanctaecrucis
Thick-billed Ground Dove	Alopecoenas salamonis	(Extinct)
Tanna Ground Dove	Alopecoenas ferrugineus	(Extinct)
Bronze Ground Dove	Alopecoenas beccarii
Palau Ground Dove	Alopecoenas canifrons
White-bibbed Ground Dove	Alopecoenas jobiensis
Marquesas Ground Dove	Alopecoenas rubescens
Caroline Islands Ground Dove	Alopecoenas kubaryi
Polynesian Ground Dove	Alopecoenas erythropterus
White-throated Ground Dove	Alopecoenas xanthonurus
Norfolk Ground Dove	Alopecoenas norfolkensis	(Extinct)
Common Bronzewing	Phaps chalcoptera	..
Brush Bronzewing	Phaps elegans
Flock Bronzewing	Phaps histrionica
Crested Pigeon	Ocyphaps lophotes	..
Spinifex Pigeon	Geophaps plumifera
Squatter Pigeon	Geophaps scripta	.
Partridge Pigeon	Geophaps smithii
Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon	Petrophassa rufipennis	.
White-quilled Rock-Pigeon	Petrophassa albipennis
Wonga Pigeon	Leucosarcia melanoleuca	..
Diamond Dove	Geopelia cuneata	..
Zebra Dove	Geopelia striata	..
Peaceful Dove	Geopelia placida	..
Barred Dove	Geopelia maugeus
Bar-shouldered Dove	Geopelia humeralis	..
Inca Dove	Columbina inca	..
Common Ground Dove	Columbina passerina	..
Plain-breasted Ground Dove	Columbina minuta
Ruddy Ground Dove	Columbina talpacoti	..
Ecuadorian Ground Dove	Columbina buckleyi	..
Scaled Dove	Columbina squammata	..
Picui Ground Dove	Columbina picui	..
Croaking Ground Dove	Columbina cruziana	..
Blue-eyed Ground Dove	Columbina cyanopis
Blue Ground Dove	Claravis pretiosa	.
Maroon-chested Ground Dove	Paraclaravis mondetoura
Purple-winged Ground Dove	Paraclaravis geoffroyi
Bare-faced Ground Dove	Metriopelia ceciliae	..
Bare-eyed Ground Dove	Metriopelia morenoi
Black-winged Ground Dove	Metriopelia melanoptera
Golden-spotted Ground Dove	Metriopelia aymara
Long-tailed Ground Dove	Uropelia campestris	..
Blue-headed Quail-Dove	Starnoenas cyanocephala
Purple Quail-Dove	Geotrygon purpurata
Sapphire Quail-Dove	Geotrygon saphirina
Crested Quail-Dove	Geotrygon versicolor
Ruddy Quail-Dove	Geotrygon montana	.
Violaceous Quail-Dove	Geotrygon violacea
Gray-fronted Quail-Dove	Geotrygon caniceps
White-fronted Quail-Dove	Geotrygon leucometopia	..
Key West Quail-Dove	Geotrygon chrysia
Bridled Quail-Dove	Geotrygon mystacea
Olive-backed Quail-Dove	Leptotrygon veraguensis
White-tipped Dove	Leptotila verreauxi	..
Caribbean Dove	Leptotila jamaicensis
Gray-chested Dove	Leptotila cassinii
Tolima Dove	Leptotila conoveri
Ochre-bellied Dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris
Gray-headed Dove	Leptotila plumbeiceps
Gray-fronted Dove	Leptotila rufaxilla	..
Grenada Dove	Leptotila wellsi
Pallid Dove	Leptotila pallida	.
Large-tailed Dove	Leptotila megalura
Tuxtla Quail-Dove	Zentrygon carrikeri
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove	Zentrygon costaricensis
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove	Zentrygon lawrencii
White-faced Quail-Dove	Zentrygon albifacies
White-throated Quail-Dove	Zentrygon frenata	..
Lined Quail-Dove	Zentrygon linearis
Chiriqui Quail-Dove	Zentrygon chiriquensis
Russet-crowned Quail-Dove	Zentrygon goldmani
West Peruvian Dove	Zenaida meloda	.
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	..
Zenaida Dove	Zenaida aurita	..
Galapagos Dove	Zenaida galapagoensis
Eared Dove	Zenaida auriculata	..
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	..
Socorro Dove	Zenaida graysoni
Nicobar Pigeon	Caloenas nicobarica
Spotted Green Pigeon	Caloenas maculata	(Extinct)
Dodo	Raphus cucullatus	(Extinct)
Rodrigues Solitaire	Pezophaps solitaria	(Extinct)
Sulawesi Ground Dove	Gallicolumba tristigmata
Cinnamon Ground Dove	Gallicolumba rufigula
Mindoro Bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba platenae
Negros Bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba keayi
Sulu Bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba menagei
Luzon Bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba luzonica
Mindanao Bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba crinigera
Choiseul Pigeon	Microgoura meeki	(Extinct)
Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon	Trugon terrestris
Pheasant Pigeon	Otidiphaps nobilis
Western Crowned-Pigeon	Goura cristata
Sclater’s Crowned-Pigeon	Goura sclaterii
Scheepmaker’s Crowned-Pigeon	Goura scheepmakeri
Victoria Crowned-Pigeon	Goura victoria
Tooth-billed Pigeon	Didunculus strigirostris
White-eared Brown-Dove	Phapitreron leucotis
Amethyst Brown-Dove	Phapitreron amethystinus
Mindanao Brown-Dove	Phapitreron brunneiceps
Tawitawi Brown-Dove	Phapitreron cinereiceps
Little Green-Pigeon	Treron olax
Pink-necked Green-Pigeon	Treron vernans
Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon	Treron fulvicollis
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon	Treron bicinctus
Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon	Treron pompadora
Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon	Treron affinis
Andaman Green-Pigeon	Treron chloropterus
Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon	Treron phayrei
Philippine Green-Pigeon	Treron axillaris
Buru Green-Pigeon	Treron aromaticus
Thick-billed Green-Pigeon	Treron curvirostra	.
Gray-cheeked Green-Pigeon	Treron griseicauda
Sumba Green-Pigeon	Treron teysmannii
Flores Green-Pigeon	Treron floris
Timor Green-Pigeon	Treron psittaceus
Large Green-Pigeon	Treron capellei
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon	Treron phoenicopterus	..
Bruce’s Green-Pigeon	Treron waalia	..
Comoros Green-Pigeon	Treron griveaudi
Madagascar Green-Pigeon	Treron australis	..
Pemba Green-Pigeon	Treron pembaensis
Sao Tome Green-Pigeon	Treron sanctithomae
Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon	Treron seimundi
Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon	Treron apicauda	..
African Green-Pigeon	Treron calvus	..
Green-spectacled Green-Pigeon	Treron oxyurus
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon	Treron sphenurus	..
White-bellied Green-Pigeon	Treron sieboldii
Whistling Green-Pigeon	Treron formosae
Black-backed Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus cinctus
Black-banded Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus alligator
Red-naped Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus dohertyi
Pink-headed Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus porphyreus
Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus occipitalis
Flame-breasted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus marchei
Cream-breasted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus merrilli
Red-eared Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus fischeri
Jambu Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus jambu
Maroon-chinned Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus epius
Banggai Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus subgularis
Sula Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus mangoliensis
Black-chinned Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus leclancheri
Scarlet-breasted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus bernsteinii
Wompoo Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus magnificus
Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus perlatus
Ornate Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus ornatus
Tanna Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus tannensis
Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
Wallace’s Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus wallacii
Superb Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus superbus
Many-colored Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus perousii
Purple-capped Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus ponapensis
Kosrae Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus hernsheimi
Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Palau Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus pelewensis
Cook Islands Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus rarotongensis
Mariana Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus roseicapilla
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus regina	..
Silver-capped Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus richardsii
Gray-green Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus purpuratus
Makatea Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus chalcurus
Atoll Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus coralensis
Red-bellied Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus greyi	..
Rapa Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus huttoni
White-capped Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii
Red-moustached Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus mercierii	(Extinct)
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus insularis
Coroneted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus coronulatus
Beautiful Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus pulchellus
Blue-capped Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus monacha
White-breasted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus rivoli
Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus solomonensis
Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus viridis
White-headed Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus eugeniae
Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus iozonus
Knob-billed Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus insolitus
Gray-headed Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus hyogastrus
Carunculated Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus granulifrons
Black-naped Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus melanospilus
Dwarf Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus nainus
Negros Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus arcanus
Orange Dove	Ptilinopus victor
Golden Dove	Ptilinopus luteovirens
Velvet Dove	Ptilinopus layardi
Cloven-feathered Dove	Drepanoptila holosericea	..
Mauritius Blue-Pigeon	Alectroenas nitidissimus	(Extinct)
Rodrigues Blue-Pigeon	Alectroenas payandeei	(Extinct)
Madagascar Blue-Pigeon	Alectroenas madagascariensis	..
Comoro Blue-Pigeon	Alectroenas sganzini
Seychelles Blue-Pigeon	Alectroenas pulcherrimus
Pink-bellied Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula poliocephala
White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula forsteni
Mindoro Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula mindorensis
Gray-headed Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula radiata
Spotted Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula carola
Green Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula aenea	..
Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula nicobarica
Spectacled Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula perspicillata
Seram Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula neglecta
Elegant Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula concinna
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula pacifica
Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula rubricera
Micronesian Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula oceanica
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula aurorae
Marquesas Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula galeata
Spice Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula myristicivora
Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula rufigaster
Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula basilica
Finsch’s Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula finschii
Rufescent Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula chalconota
Island Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula pistrinaria
Pink-headed Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula rosacea
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula whartoni
Gray Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula pickeringii
Peale’s Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula latrans
Chestnut-bellied Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula brenchleyi
Baker’s Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula bakeri
New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula goliath	..
Pinon’s Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula pinon
Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula melanochroa
Collared Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula mullerii
Zoe’s Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula zoeae
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula badia	..
Dark-backed Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula lacernulata
Timor Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula cineracea
Pied Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula bicolor
Yellowish Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula subflavescens
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula spilorrhoa	.
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula luctuosa
Topknot Pigeon	Lopholaimus antarcticus	.
New Zealand Pigeon	Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae	..
Chatham Island Pigeon	Hemiphaga chathamensis
Sombre Pigeon	Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa
Papuan Mountain-Pigeon	Gymnophaps albertisii
Buru Mountain-Pigeon	Gymnophaps mada
Seram Mountain-Pigeon	Gymnophaps stalkeri
Pale Mountain-Pigeon	Gymnophaps solomonensis

98. Family #230: Indigobirds (Viduidae) | Pin-tailed Whydah (photographed in Ethiopia)

trip's bird list

Ostrich	Struthio camelus
White-faced Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna viduata
White-backed Duck	Thalassornis leuconotus
Knob-billed Duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-winged Goose	Plectropterus gambensis
Yellow-billed Duck	Anas undulata
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata
Red-billed Duck	Anas erythrorhyncha
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Hottentot Teal	Anas hottentota
Cape Teal	Anas capensis
Southern Pochard	Netta erythrophthalma
Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris
Vulturine Guineafowl	Acryllium vulturinum
Crested Francolin	Francolinus sephaena
Shelley’s Francolin	Francolinus shelleyi
Scaly Francolin	Francolinus squamatus
Yellow-necked Francolin	Francolinus leucoscepus
Harlequin Quail	Coturnix delegorguei
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo	Phoenicopterus minor
African Openbill	Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra
Abdim’s Stork	Ciconia abdimii
Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia
Saddle-billed Stork	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis
White-breasted Cormorant	Phalacrocorax lucidus
Long-tailed Cormorant	Phalacrocorax africanus
African Darter	Anhinga rufa
Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican	Pelecanus rufescens
Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron	Ardea goliath
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
Intermediate Egret	Mesophoyx intermedia
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
Western Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides
Striated Heron	Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadada Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash
African Spoonbill	Platalea alba
Secretary-bird	Sagittarius serpentarius
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus
African Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides typus
White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis
Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotus
White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus
Rueppell’s Griffon	Gyps rueppellii
Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus
Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus
Black-breasted Snake-Eagle	Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinereus
Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested Eagle	Lophaetus occipitalis
Greater Spotted Eagle	Clanga clanga
Wahlberg’s Eagle	Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis
Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca
Verreaux’s Eagle	Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk-Eagle	Aquila spilogaster
Dark Chanting-Goshawk	Melierax metabates
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk	Melierax poliopterus
Gabar Goshawk	Micronisus gabar
Grasshopper Buzzard	Butastur rufipennis
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
African Marsh-Harrier	Circus ranivorus
Montagu’s Harrier	Circus pygargus
Shikra	Accipiter badius
Yellow-billed Kite	Milvus aegyptius
African Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo
Augur Buzzard	Buteo augur
Jackal Buzzard	Buteo rufofuscus
Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori
White-bellied Bustard	Eupodotis senegalensis
Buff-crested Bustard	Eupodotis gindiana
Black-bellied Bustard	Lissotis melanogaster
Black Crake	Amaurornis flavirostra
Red-knobbed Coot	Fulica cristata
Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
Long-toed Lapwing	Vanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith Plover	Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Plover	Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing	Vanellus tectus
Black-winged Lapwing	Vanellus melanopterus
Crowned Lapwing	Vanellus coronatus
Lesser Sand-Plover	Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sand-Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii
Kittlitz’s Plover	Charadrius pecuarius
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Three-banded Plover	Charadrius tricollaris
African Jacana	Actophilornis africanus
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Ruff	Calidris pugnax
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina
Little Stint	Calidris minuta
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Small Buttonquail	Turnix sylvaticus
Crab Plover	Dromas ardeola
Double-banded Courser	Smutsornis africanus
Slender-billed Gull	Chroicocephalus genei
Gray-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Sooty Gull	Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Saunders’s Tern	Sternula saundersi
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii
White-cheeked Tern	Sterna repressa
Great Crested Tern	Thalasseus bergii
Lesser Crested Tern	Thalasseus bengalensis
Black-faced Sandgrouse	Pterocles decoratus
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea
Rameron Pigeon	Columba arquatrix
Mourning Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked Dove	Streptopelia capicola
Laughing Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove	Turtur chalcospilos
Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis
Hartlaub’s Turaco	Tauraco hartlaubi
White-bellied Go-away-bird	Corythaixoides leucogaster
Pied Cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius
Red-chested Cuckoo	Cuculus solitarius
Dideric Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx caprius
White-browed Coucal	Centropus superciliosus
Spotted Eagle-Owl	Bubo africanus
Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl	Bubo lacteus
Sombre Nightjar	Caprimulgus fraenatus
Nubian Nightjar	Caprimulgus nubicus
Donaldson-Smith’s Nightjar	Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Abyssinian Nightjar	Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Slender-tailed Nightjar	Caprimulgus clarus
Alpine Swift	Apus melba
Common Swift	Apus apus
Nyanza Swift	Apus niansae
Little Swift	Apus affinis
African Palm-Swift	Cypsiurus parvus
Speckled Mousebird	Colius striatus
Blue-naped Mousebird	Urocolius macrourus
Malachite Kingfisher	Corythornis cristatus
African Pygmy-Kingfisher	Ispidina picta
Gray-headed Kingfisher	Halcyon leucocephala
Woodland Kingfisher	Halcyon senegalensis
Brown-hooded Kingfisher	Halcyon albiventris
Striped Kingfisher	Halcyon chelicuti
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis
White-fronted Bee-eater	Merops bullockoides
Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus
White-throated Bee-eater	Merops albicollis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus
Madagascar Bee-eater	Merops superciliosus
Northern Carmine Bee-eater	Merops nubicus
European Roller	Coracias garrulus
Lilac-breasted Roller	Coracias caudatus
Rufous-crowned Roller	Coracias naevius
African Hoopoe	Upupa africana
Green Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitar-bill	Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitar-bill	Rhinopomastus minor
Northern Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus erythrorhynchus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill	Tockus flavirostris
Jackson’s Hornbill	Tockus jacksoni
Von der Decken’s Hornbill	Tockus deckeni
Crowned Hornbill	Tockus alboterminatus
Hemprich’s Hornbill	Tockus hemprichii
African Gray Hornbill	Tockus nasutus
Red-and-yellow Barbet	Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
D’Arnaud’s Barbet	Trachyphonus darnaudii
Red-fronted Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus pusillus
Spot-flanked Barbet	Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-throated Barbet	Tricholaema melanocephala
Black-collared Barbet	Lybius torquatus
Greater Honeyguide	Indicator indicator
Rufous-necked Wryneck	Jynx ruficollis
Nubian Woodpecker	Campethera nubica
Golden-tailed Woodpecker	Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker	Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker	Dendropicos namaquus
African Gray Woodpecker	Dendropicos goertae
Pygmy Falcon	Polihierax semitorquatus
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni
Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Greater Kestrel	Falco rupicoloides
Dickinson’s Kestrel	Falco dickinsoni
Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
Yellow-collared Lovebird	Agapornis personatus
Chinspot Batis	Batis molitor
Pygmy Batis	Batis perkeo
Brubru	Nilaus afer
Black-backed Puffback	Dryoscopus cubla
Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegalus
Brown-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra australis
Three-streaked Tchagra	Tchagra jamesi
Tropical Boubou	Laniarius aethiopicus
Slate-colored Boubou	Laniarius funebris
Rosy-patched Bushshrike	Rhodophoneus cruentus
Black-fronted Bushshrike	Telophorus nigrifrons
Gray-headed Bushshrike	Malaconotus blanchoti
Black Cuckooshrike	Campephaga flava
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio
Gray-backed Fiscal	Lanius excubitorius
Long-tailed Fiscal	Lanius cabanisi
Taita Fiscal	Lanius dorsalis
Northern Fiscal	Lanius humeralis
White-rumped Shrike	Eurocephalus rueppelli
African Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus larvatus
Square-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus ludwigii
Fork-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus adsimilis
African Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis
House Crow	Corvus splendens
Pied Crow	Corvus albus
Fan-tailed Raven	Corvus rhipidurus
Red-winged Lark	Mirafra hypermetra
Rufous-naped Lark	Mirafra africana
Flappet Lark	Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Pink-breasted Lark	Calendulauda poecilosterna
Foxy Lark	Calendulauda alopex
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix leucotis
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix signatus
Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix leucopareia
Red-capped Lark	Calandrella cinerea
Brown-throated Martin	Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia
Banded Martin	Riparia cincta
Rock Martin	Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica
Lesser Striped-Swallow	Cecropis abyssinica
Common House-Martin	Delichon urbicum
White-bellied Tit	Melaniparus albiventris
Red-throated Tit	Melaniparus fringillinus
Somali Tit	Melaniparus thruppi
Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit	Anthoscopus musculus
Sombre Greenbul	Andropadus importunus
Yellow-bellied Greenbul	Chlorocichla flaviventris
Northern Brownbul	Phyllastrephus strepitans
Fischer’s Greenbul	Phyllastrephus fischeri
Common Bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus
White-browed Crombec	Sylvietta leucophrys
Northern Crombec	Sylvietta brachyura
Red-faced Crombec	Sylvietta whytii
Somali Crombec	Sylvietta isabellina
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna pallida
Lesser Swamp-Warbler	Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Yellow-breasted Apalis	Apalis flavida
Black-headed Apalis	Apalis melanocephala
Gray Apalis	Apalis cinerea
Green-backed Camaroptera	Camaroptera brachyura
Red-fronted Warbler	Urorhipis rufifrons
Gray Wren-Warbler	Calamonastes simplex
Hunter’s Cisticola	Cisticola hunteri
Rattling Cisticola	Cisticola chiniana
Winding Cisticola	Cisticola galactotes
Stout Cisticola	Cisticola robustus
Tiny Cisticola	Cisticola nana
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis
Pectoral-patch Cisticola	Cisticola brunnescens
Gray-capped Warbler	Eminia lepida
Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava
Yellow-bellied Eremomela	Eremomela icteropygialis
African Yellow White-eye	Zosterops senegalensis
Rufous Chatterer	Turdoides rubiginosa
Black-lored Babbler	Turdoides sharpei
Northern Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hypoleuca
Silverbird	Empidornis semipartitus
Pale Flycatcher	Bradornis pallidus
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher	Melaenornis fischeri
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
Ashy Flycatcher	Muscicapa caerulescens
Red-backed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas leucophrys
Cape Robin-Chat	Cossypha caffra
White-browed Robin-Chat	Cossypha heuglini
Spotted Morning-Thrush	Cichladusa guttata
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush	Monticola saxatilis
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
Northern Anteater-Chat	Myrmecocichla aethiops
Mocking Cliff-Chat	Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
Schalow’s Wheatear	Oenanthe lugubris
Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka
Capped Wheatear	Oenanthe pileata
Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina
Abyssinian Thrush	Turdus abyssinicus
African Thrush	Turdus pelios
African Bare-eyed Thrush	Turdus tephronotus
Wattled Starling	Creatophora cinerea
Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Rueppell’s Glossy-Starling	Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Golden-breasted Starling	Lamprotornis regius
Black-bellied Glossy-Starling	Lamprotornis corruscus
Superb Starling	Lamprotornis superbus
Hildebrandt’s Starling	Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Fischer’s Starling	Spreo fischeri
Red-winged Starling	Onychognathus morio
Bristle-crowned Starling	Onychognathus salvadorii
Magpie Starling	Speculipastor bicolor
Red-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus africanus
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird	Anthreptes orientalis
Collared Sunbird	Hedydipna collaris
Green-headed Sunbird	Cyanomitra verticalis
Amethyst Sunbird	Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird	Chalcomitra senegalensis
Hunter’s Sunbird	Chalcomitra hunteri
Tacazze Sunbird	Nectarinia tacazze
Bronze Sunbird	Nectarinia kilimensis
Beautiful Sunbird	Cinnyris pulchellus
Variable Sunbird	Cinnyris venustus
Western Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
African Pied Wagtail	Motacilla aguimp
African Pipit	Anthus cinnamomeus
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
Golden Pipit	Tmetothylacus tenellus
Yellow-throated Longclaw	Macronyx croceus
Golden-breasted Bunting	Emberiza flaviventris
Somali Bunting	Emberiza poliopleura
Yellow-fronted Canary	Serinus mozambicus
Black-throated Canary	Serinus atrogularis
White-bellied Canary	Serinus dorsostriatus
Streaky Seedeater	Serinus striolatus
Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow	Passer griseus
Chestnut Sparrow	Passer eminibey
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver	Bubalornis niger
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver	Dinemellia dinemelli
Speckle-fronted Weaver	Sporopipes frontalis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver	Plocepasser mahali
Red-headed Weaver	Anaplectes rubriceps
Baglafecht Weaver	Ploceus baglafecht
Little Weaver	Ploceus luteolus
Spectacled Weaver	Ploceus ocularis
Golden Palm Weaver	Ploceus bojeri
Taveta Golden-Weaver	Ploceus castaneiceps
Northern Masked-Weaver	Ploceus taeniopterus
Lesser Masked-Weaver	Ploceus intermedius
Speke’s Weaver	Ploceus spekei
Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus
Golden-backed Weaver	Ploceus jacksoni
Chestnut Weaver	Ploceus rubiginosus
Compact Weaver	Pachyphantes superciliosus
Red-billed Quelea	Quelea quelea
Northern Red Bishops	Euplectes franciscanus
Yellow-crowned Bishop	Euplectes afer
Yellow Bishop	Euplectes capensis
White-winged Widowbird	Euplectes albonotatus
Red-collared Widowbird	Euplectes ardens
Grosbeak Weaver	Amblyospiza albifrons
Gray-headed Nigrita	Nigrita canicapillus
Crimson-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda rhodopyga
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild
Black-cheeked Waxbill	Estrilda erythronotos
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus angolensis
Purple Grenadier	Granatina ianthinogaster
Green-winged Pytilia	Pytilia melba
Red-billed Firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala
African Firefinch	Lagonosticta rubricata
Cut-throat	Amadina fasciata
Gray-headed Silverbill	Odontospiza griseicapilla
Bronze Mannikin	Spermestes cucullatus
African Silverbill	Euodice cantans
Pin-tailed Whydah	Vidua macroura
Eastern Paradise-Whydah	Vidua paradisaea

# World Bird Families

milestone 06 | Israel 1979-1983 | families 62-71/250

Posted on November, 1983January, 2024

from birdwatcher to birder in ten families

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 71/250

29%

Twitching was not a common term in the early 80’s, but some surveys like autumn raptors migration in Kafer Kasem fields, or spring migration survey in Eilat (photo above with Hadoram Shirihai & Yaron Baser) along with other trips through out the country, contributed some good bird families to the list. Bearded Reedling and Wallcreeper are worth mentioned as they are half of the 4 Palearctic endemic (monotype) families.

62. Family #47: Painted-Snipes (Rostratulidae) | Greater Painted-Snipe

63. Family #52: Pratincoles and Coursers (Glareolidae) | Collard Pratincole

64. Family #179: Grassbirds and Allies (Locustellidae) | Savi’s Warbler

65. Family #203: Wallcreeper (Tichodromidae) | Wallcreeper

66. Family #59: Loons (Gaviidae) | Arctic Loon

67. Family #62: Southern Storm-Petrels (Oceanitidae) | Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (photographed in Australia, Wilson’s Storm-Petrel ticked in Israel)

68. Family #63: Northern Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae) | Leachs Storm-Petrel

69. Family #181: Bearded Reedling (Panuridae) | Bearded Reedling (photographed in Spain)

70. Family #207: Wrens (Troglodytidae) | Eurasian Wren (photographed in Spain)

71. Family #202: Kinglets (Regulidae) | Firecrest (photographed in Italy, Goldcrest ticked in Israel)

# World Bird Families

milestone 05 | Israel 1978 | families 47-61/250

Posted on November, 1978January, 2024

exploring the desert, the nights, the seas and all around

Project Progress - Bird Families of the world 61/250

25%

There are other birder around! Learning from others experience, especially from the legendary Ehud Dovrat – these bird families have been added:

47. Family #18: Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae) | Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse

48. Family #19: Bustards (Otididae) | Macqueens-Bustard

49. Family #21: Cuckoos (Cuculidae) | Great-Spotted Cuckoo

50. Family #23: Nightjars and Allies (Caprimulgidae) | Nubian Nightjar

51. Family #67: Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae) | Northern Gannet (photographed in Ireland)

52. Family #79: Barn-Owls (Tytonidae) | Barn Owl

53. Family #80: Owls (Strigidae) | Long-eared Owl

54. Family #149: Old World Orioles (Oriolidae) | Eurasian Golden Oriole

55. Family #179: Penduline-Tits (Remizidae) | Eurasian Penduline Tit

56. Family #204: Nuthatches (Sittidae) | Western Rock Nuthatch

57. Family #194: Bush Warblers and Allies (Scotocercidae) | Streaked Scrub-Warbler

58. Family #185: Reed Warblers and Allies (Acrocephalidae) | Eurasian Reed Warbler

59. Family #201: Laughingthrushes and Allies (Leiothrichidae) | Arabian Babbler

60. Family #231: Accentors (Prunellidae) | Alpine Accentor (photographed in Switzerland)

61. Family #237: Old World Buntings (Emberizidae) | Striolated Bunting

# World Bird Families

milestone 04 | Egypt, Sinai 1977 | families 44-46/250

Posted on September, 1977January, 2024

first bird migration survey

Project progress - Bird Families of the World 46/250

19%

Autumn 1977, Migration survey at Zaranik, North Sinai. Mediterranean shore contributed 3 new bird families:

44. Family #14: Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) | Greater Flamingo

45. Family #53: Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae) | Parasitic Skua

46. Family #64: Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae) | Sooty Shearwater

# World Bird Families

milestone 03 | Israel, 1976-1977 | families 33-43/250

Posted on June, 1977January, 2024

there are birds all over…

Project Progress - Bird Families of the world 43/250

17%

Visiting wet sites, especially fish ponds, opened my mind to 11 new common bird families. During years Ma’agan Michael ponds provide some “firsts for Israel” and other rarities.

33. Family #8: Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl (Anatidae) | Eurasian Teal

34. Family #15: Grebes (Podicipedidae) | Little Grebe

35. Family #32: Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) | Eurasian Coot

36. Family #36: Cranes (Gruidae) | Common Crane

37. Family #69: Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae) | Great Cormorant

38. Family #70: Pelicans (Pelecanidae) | Great White Pelican

39. Family #77: Osprey (Pandionidae) | Western Osprey

40. Family #41: Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae) | Pied Avocet

41. Family #49: Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae) | Curlew Sandpiper

42. Family #43: Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae) | Eurasian Oystercatcher (photographed in Denmark)

43. Family #92: Rollers (Coraciidae) | Eurasian Roller

# World Bird Families

milestone 02 | Israel, hometown fields birds 1976 | families 19-32/250

Posted on September, 1976January, 2024

out and about – exploring field birds nearby

Project Progress - Bird Families of the world 32/250

13%

Wandering around home, I discovered my next new 14 bird families:

19. Family #13: Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies (Phasianidae) | Chukar

20. Family #27: Swifts (Apodidae) | Common Swift

21. Family #39: Thick-knees (Burhinidae) | Eurasian Thick-knee

22. Family #44: Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae) | Northern Lapwing

23. Family #65: Storks (Ciconiidae) | White Stork

24. Family #73: Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns (Ardeidae) | Cattle Egret

25. Family #74: Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) | Glossy Ibis

26. Family #78: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites (Accipitridae) | Common Buzzard

27. Family #91: Bee-eaters (Meropidae) | European Bee-eater

28. Family #55: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) | Black-headed Gull

29. Family #104: Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae) | Eurasian Kestrel

30. Family #180: Larks (Alaudidae) | Crested Lark

31. Family #211: Starlings (Sturnidae) | European Starling

32. Family #196: Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies (Sylviidae) | Lesser Whitethroat

# World Bird Families

milestone 01 | Israel, home backyard birds 1976 | families 1-18/250

Posted on April, 1976January, 2024

Discovery on our backyard – first birds

Project Progress - Bird Families of the world 18/250

Like many other kids, who saved their pennies in children saving program, I received an encouraging gift from the bank: Our County’s Birds Guide, with the beautiful paintings of Walter Ferguson, describing the 100 commonest birds of Israel, and this White-breasted Kingfisher on the cover:

Like many other Kids’ book shelves, this booklet was laying there useless. But one day, as I wondered around my parents’ garden, I noticed a colorful bird. I urged into the house, picked the booklet, and probably identified my first Great Tit, without understanding that this moment will change my life forever.

At that times of course, I had no idea what is a species, genus or a family, but actually, all these early birds, were the foundations of my life project – Bird Families of the World.

These are my first 18 families: