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| Topic Started: Dec 27 2017, 08:05 PM (7,780 Views) | |
| Anton | Dec 27 2017, 08:05 PM Post #1 |
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King of Cotingas
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![]() If there's one thing that brings all of the TRT members together, it's the love of animals. For most members this probably means an interest in zoos and animals in captivity in general, but there are a lot of members interested in observing wild animals as well. Those that do are probably familiar with the "big year" concept: keeping track of all animals you see within a single calendar year. This can be done within a certain region (which is how the idea and name came to existence, after birders aimed to see as many species within the USA in one single year), but because we have members from all over the world we decided world listing would be more interesting. Basically, the idea is as follows; from the 1st of January until the 31st of December, everyone who participates keeps track of the animals they see and identify, and lists them all in the order of seeing them. Every time you see a new species, you add onto that list by posting a new post in this topic. At the end of the year you can then easily compile a total list of the animals you saw that year, and keep the memories of seeing those species forever! Of course, we'll add a little extra competition by bringing pointies into the mix. You'll be rewarded in pointies for every few animals you see, and at the end of each month the person with the most new species will be given a silhouette! Rules:
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| Danny | Mar 24 2018, 05:38 AM Post #226 |
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AMPHIBIANS 2 - Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera) Total
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Mar 24 2018, 10:44 AM Post #227 |
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#Lithopédion
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While trying to take pictures of birds with my new camera, I saw this rare species! 41 - Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos Third time I see this species in my whole life. |
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| caviar | Mar 24 2018, 12:26 PM Post #228 |
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Hey! I'm back and i'l be posting my list tonite and it is huge haha i think over the past 2 weeks i've been on field, i gathered over one hundred new birds, so stay tuned. |
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| Anton | Mar 24 2018, 04:18 PM Post #229 |
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Seems like I'll have to start catching up then! Here's a few from today. BIRDS: 166) Long-eared owl, Asio otus INVERTEBRATES: 1) Common brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni 2) Early bumblebee, Bombus pratorum Total ![]() There were also a few other photogenic birds, like these barnacle geese and this great spotted woodpecker: ![]()
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| caviar | Mar 24 2018, 05:38 PM Post #230 |
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Ok, because of the length of my list i'll post first the non passerines birds and mammals. March 12-22, 2018 BIRDS 89 - tawny-breasted tinamou Nothocercus Julius 90 - sickle-winged guan Chamaepetes goudotii 91 - white-tailed hawk Buteo albicaudatus 92 - broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus 93 - short-tailed hawk Buteo brachyurus 94 - plain-breasted hawk Accipiter ventralis 95 - swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus 96 - lined quail-dove Zentrygon linearis 97 - band-tailed pigeon Patagioneas fasciata 98 - scaly-naped amazon Amazona mercenaria 99 - flame-winged parakeet Pyrrhura calliptera 100 - yellow-eared parrot Ognorhynchus icteroris 101 - Barn owl Tyto alba 102 - white-throated screech owl Megascops albogularis 103 - lyre-tailed nightjar Uropsalis lyra 104 - band-winged nightjar Systellura longirostris 105 - Chestnut-collared swift Streptoprocne rutila 106 - short-tailed emerald Chlorostilbon poortmani 107 - green-fronted lancebill Doryfera ludovicae 108 - speckled hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys 109 - great sapphirewing Metallura tyrianthina 110 - amethyst-throated sunangel Heliangelus amethysticolis 111 - blue-throated starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea 112 - bronzy inca Coeligena coeligena 113 - collared inca Coeligena torquata 114 - buff-tailed coronet Boissoneaua flavescens 115 - glowing puffleg Eriocnemis vestita 116 - long-tailed sylph Aglaiocercus kingi 117 - masked trogon Trogon personatus 118 - golden-headed quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps 119 - white-throated toucanet Aulachorhynchus albivitta 120 - black-billed mountain toucan Andigena nigrirostis 121 - smoky-brown woodpecker Venilliornis fumigatus Mammals 1 - Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) 2 - White Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus ) 3 - Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) Highlights of San Juanitos include the yellow eared parrots and flame winged parrots, such beautiful endangered animals that are very very rare. Also the quetzal, which i had never seen, and let me tell you is one of the most beautiful animals ever, like a glistering flying emerald in the middle of the forest. |
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Mar 25 2018, 08:34 AM Post #231 |
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#Lithopédion
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Birding in Issen as usual but this time I tried to reach remote areas and it seems like it paid off: a lifer! 42 - Common linnet, Linaria cannabina 43 - European greenfinch, Carduelis chloris EDIT: Completely forgot my first mammal as well! ![]() MAMMALS: 1 - Barbary ground squirrel, Atlantoxerus getulus Edited by Zoo Tycooner FR, Mar 25 2018, 10:09 AM.
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| Anton | Mar 25 2018, 11:35 AM Post #232 |
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Went chasing another North American vagrant today, and found my first garganeys of the year as well. ![]() BIRDS: 167) Green-winged teal, Anas carolinensis 168) Garganey, Spatula querquedula Total
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| caviar | Mar 25 2018, 02:25 PM Post #233 |
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March 12-22, 2018 BIRDS 121-Azara's spinetail Synallaxis azarae 122- lineated foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris 123-montane foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis 124-pearled treerunner Margarornis squamiger 125-plain-brown woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa 126- rusty-winged barbtail Premnornis guttuliger 127-spotted barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens 128-montane woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger 129- Cundinamarca antpitta Grallaria kaestneri 130-slaty-crowned antpitta Grallaricula nana 131-blackish tapaculo Scytalopus latrans 132-rufous-breasted flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus 133-smoke-colored pewee Contopus fumigatus 134-golden-crowned flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalum 135- handsome flycatcher Myiophobus pulcher 136-flavescent flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans 137-rufous-headed pygmy tyrant Pseudotriccus ruficeps 138-streak-necked flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis 139- black-capped tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus 140-plumbeous-crowned tyrannulet Phyllomyias plumbeiceps 141-white-banded tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus 142-yellow-bellied chat-tyrant Ochthoeca diadema 143-slaty-backed chat-tyrant Ochthoeca cinamomeiventris 144-mountain elaenia Elaenia frantzii 145-smoky bush tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus 146-streak-throated bush tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis 147-golden-faced tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops 148-cinnamon flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinammomeus 149- green-and-black fruiteater Pipreola riefferii 150-Andean cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana Next on my list are the suboscine passerines, i saw 30 species of these somewhat rare birds, but most notably i was able to catch a glimpse of the Cundinamarca antpitta, a bird that previous to our study was only reported in other 2 localities. Edited by caviar, Mar 25 2018, 02:25 PM.
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| Danny | Mar 26 2018, 10:20 PM Post #234 |
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BIRDS 146 - Yellow-Billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) 147 - Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Total Oh... and look who just flew into my backyard...
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| caviar | Mar 27 2018, 10:47 PM Post #235 |
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March 12-22, 2018 BIRDS 151- brown-capped vireo Vireo leucophrys 152- green jay Cyanocorax yncas 153- black-collared jay Cyanolyca armillata 154- rufous wren Cinnycerthia unirufa 155- grey-breasted wood wren Henicorhina leucophrys 156- Andean solitaire Myiadestes ralloides 157- slaty-backed nightingale-thrush Catharus fuscater 158- glossy-black thrush Turdus serranus 159- chestnut-bellied thrush Turdus fulviventris 160- common bush tanager Chlorospingus flavopectus 161- short-billed bush-tanager Chlorospingus parvirostris 162- black-capped hemispingus Kleinothraupis atropileus 163- oleaginous hemispingus Sphenopsis frontalis 164- grass-green tanager Chlorornis riefferii 165- golden-crowned tanager Iridosornis rufivertex 166- fawn-breasted tanager Pipraeidea melanonota 167- orange-eared tanager Chlorochrysa calliparea 168- blue-capped tanager Thraupis cyanocephala 169- blue-and-black tanager Tangara vassorii 170- flame-faced tanager Tangara parzudakii 171- saffron-crowned tanager Tangara xanthocephala 172- beryl-spangled tanager Tangara nigroviridis 173- black-capped tanager Tangara heinei 174- scarlet-bellied mountain tanager Anisognathus igniventris 175- capped conebill Conirostrum albifrons 176- purple honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus 177- masked flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea 178- bluish flowerpiercer Diglossa caerulescens 179- chestnut-capped brush finch Arremon brunneinucha 180- ochre-breasted brush finch Atlapetes semirufus 181- slaty brush finch Atlapetes schistaceus 182- scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea 183- russet-crowned warbler Myiothlypis coronata 184- golden-fronted whitestart Myioborus ornatus 185- slate-throated whitestart Myioborus miniatus 186- yellow-billed cacique Amblycercus holosericeus 187- mountain cacique Cacicus chrysonotus |
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Mar 28 2018, 07:58 AM Post #236 |
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#Lithopédion
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I'm jealous, again
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| Keniafan | Mar 30 2018, 06:29 AM Post #237 |
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My list for the remainder of March, I hope I will see something tomorrow but I doubt it. 120 - Common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) 121 - Corn bunting (Emberiza calandra) 122 - Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) 123 - Little bunting (Emberiza pusilla) MAMMALS 6 - Bank vole (Myodes glareolus) |
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| Kevin | Mar 31 2018, 03:24 AM Post #238 |
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Stepped up my game a bit over the last month, passing the number of hundred birds. Also saw my first amphibians of the year during this month. March 1st - 31st: BIRDS 76. Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) 77. Common Gull (Larus canus) 78. Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) 79. Common Goosander (Mergus merganser) 80. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) 81. Eurasian Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 82. European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) 83. Woodlark (Lullula arborea) 84. Parrot Crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus) 85. Red Kite (Milvus milvus) 86. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) 87. Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) 88. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) 89. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) 90. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) 91. Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) 92. Redwing (Turdus iliacus) 93. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) 94. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) 95. Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) 96. Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) 97. Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) 98. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) 99. Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) 100. Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) 101. Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina) 102. Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 103. Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) 104. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 105. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) MAMMALS 5. European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) HERPTILES 1. Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) 2. Common Frog (Rana temporaria) 3. Common Toad (Bufo bufo) INVERTS 3. Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) 4. Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria) 5. Zebra Back Spider (Salticus scenicus) Total
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| Anton | Mar 31 2018, 07:30 AM Post #239 |
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First swallow of the year! I'm hoping to be able to add a bunch more of these soon. BIRDS: 169) Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica Total
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| Furka | Mar 31 2018, 09:49 AM Post #240 |
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MAMMALS 4 -Coypu (Myocastor coypus) BIRDS 46 - Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 47 - Northern Shoveler (Anas clipeata) 48 - Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 49 - Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 50 - Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 51 - Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) 52 - Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 53 - Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 54 - European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) 55 - Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) 56 - Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 57 - Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 58 - Ringneck Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 59 - Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) 60 - Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) 61 - Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 62 - Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum) 63 - Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) REPTILES 4- Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis sicula) Managed to get some nice birds, although I couldn't go out as much as I wanted. And while I did see them in January already, I saw my largest cranes flock yet, def more than 120 birds. Also found the first amphibian of the year, but since I can't tell if it's Rana dalmatina or Rana italica unless I can catch one that will have to wait until I can confirm it. And I'm not counting the cockatiel that flew in my garden because I'm like 100% sure it was an escaped pet. I need more fish in my life rn
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