There is a Page on this blog called Life List of All the Birds We Have Seen. It has needed to be updated, plus with all the broken links that I have been repairing, this is going to be the main emphasis for a while. The Avian and Attributes articles will continue to be produced also. As the links are fixed and updated, the Parts will grow longer.
There is a reason for using the Life List of All the Birds We Have Seen, because it has the Families of the Birds of the World in Taxonomic order. As I find the birds we have seen, I will also be fixing the broken links on the Family pages. [So far, almost 1/3 to 1/2 of the family member page has broken links. It is becoming more obvious that the site WAS hacked.] This helps to fix each Family page in order, without jumping around.
Most of the page is self-explanatory. This is a list of ALL birds we, Dan and I, have SEEN. With photos where possible, because we did not take a picture of EVERY bird. Whether out in the wild, or in a zoo or similar place, THEY COUNT as far as this list is concerned. [Most bird counts are only for wild/free birds.]
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“And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” (Genesis 2:3 KJV)
Under Construction – Still Finding Our Pictures to put with the Birds
[The best photos are at Dan’s Photo Site USNDANSPIX or just Dan’s Pix]
I’ve decided to not only include wild birds we have seen, but also birds we have seen in zoos also. Most lists don’t let you include them, but still, I have seen them in person, so, they count to me. Going to put these in Taxonomic order and use the IOC names.
The ones we have seen in the wild (264 species[edit]) have a “*” and the ones we saw at zoos are marked with the following code. A name in parenthesis is what they call them. The two numbers in brackets [ total birds in family – our count ]
Zoo Abbreviations (BZ=Brevard Zoo, CZ=Cincinnati Zoo, HZ=Houston Zoo, LPZ=Lowry Park Zoo, JZ=Jacksonville Zoo, NA=National Aviary, NZ=National Zoo, MZ=Memphis Zoo, PB=Palm Beach Zoo, RZ=Riverbanks Zoo (SC), SAZ=San Antonio Zoo, SDZ=San Diego Zoo, TBF=Titusville Birding Festival, WA=Wings of Asia (at MetroZoo before Hurricane Andrew and new Wings of Asia at Zoo Miami or ZM=Zoo Miami),
Names with an extra name in (parenthesis) are what the Zoos calls them. Listed by Families:
Ostriches – Struthionidae [2-2]
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) MZ RZ
Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) SDZ
Rheas – Rheidae [2-0 ]
Kiwis – Apterygidae [5-0]
Cassowaries, Emus – Casuariidae [4- ]
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) BZ by Lee HZ
Emu Photos (Dromaius novaehollandiae) LPZ by Lee, BZ by Dan
Tinamous – Tinamidae [47-1]
Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans) ZM by Dan, by Lee, HZ by Lee
Screamers – Anhimidae [3-1]
Magpie Goose – Anseranatidae [1-1]
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Ducks, Geese and Swans – Anatidae [173- ]
Megapodes (Family Megapodiidae) [21- ]
Australian Brushturkey (Alectura lathami) NA
Wattled Brushturkey (Aepypodius arfakianus) WA
To see the rest of this page, Life List of All the Birds We Have Seen
You have seen a LOT of birds! I had no idea.
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Yes, they weren’t all in the wild, but we did see them in person. Because of my back problems, we have visited quite a few zoos along with our birdwatching. I just found some photos that I haven’t sorted through from our trip out to Calif. and back two years ago. Stay tuned for maybe an even greater count. :)
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Wow! Your blog inspires me, Lee. Look at all of God’s creative handiwork that we have witnesses through birds alone! It is quite staggering when I think on it.
Looking forward to more pictures. :)
I hope you are feeling better these days!
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Somewhat. Going on a birdwatching trip soon, Lord willing.
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I will pray for safe travels. Hopefully you’ll come back with more pictures, too! :)
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