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  1. zooboy28

    zooboy28 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks Chli, now that I've had a chance to get the birds and mammals identified over Christmas, I will hopefully be able to add another day to the blog this week. As well as the new bird species, I also added four new bird families in Borneo that I'd never seen before (wild or captive) so that was a definite highlight too.
     
  2. Hix

    Hix Wildlife Enthusiast and Lover of Islands 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Where can one find this blog?

    :p

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  4. KevinVar

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    Even though a few Ghanaian songbirds remain unidentified, I suppose it's time to post my final and fully-updated lists as well.

    BIRDS
    01. Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
    02. Great Tit (Parus major)
    03. Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
    04. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
    05. Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
    06. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
    07. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
    08. Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
    09. Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
    10. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
    11. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
    12. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
    13. Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
    14. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
    15. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
    16. Canadian Goose (Branta canadensis)
    17. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
    18. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
    19. Gadwall (Anas strepera)
    20. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
    21. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
    22. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
    23. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
    24. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    25. Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
    26. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
    27. Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
    28. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
    29. European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
    30. Eurasian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
    31. Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
    32. Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
    33. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
    34. Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
    35. Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)
    36. Common Gull (Larus canus)
    37. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    38. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
    39. Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
    40. Common Goosander (Mergus merganser)
    41. Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
    42. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
    43. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
    44. Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
    45. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
    46. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
    47. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
    48. European Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
    49. Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
    50. Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
    51. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
    52. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
    53. Eurasian Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
    54. Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
    55. Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
    56. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
    57. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
    58. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
    59. Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
    60. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
    61. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
    62. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
    63. Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
    64. Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
    65. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
    66. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
    67. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)

    68. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
    69. Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
    70. Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
    71. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
    72. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
    73. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
    74. European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
    75. Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
    76. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
    77. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
    78. Common Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
    79. Brant Goose (Branta bernicla)
    80. Nothern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

    81. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
    82. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
    83. Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
    84. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
    85. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
    86. Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)

    87. Sanderling (Calidris alba)
    88. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
    89. Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
    90. Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
    91. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
    92. Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
    93. Bean Goose (Anser serrirostris)
    94. Common Swift (Apus apus)
    95. European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
    96. Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
    97. Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)

    98. House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
    99. Little Owl (Athene noctua)
    100. Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
    101. Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
    102. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
    103. Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
    104. Common Crane (Grus grus)
    105. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

    106. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
    107. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
    108. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

    109. European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
    110. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
    111. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
    112. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
    113. Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)

    114. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
    115. Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes)
    116. Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

    117. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    118. Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
    119. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
    120. Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
    121. Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)
    122. Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
    123. Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus)
    124. Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura)
    125. Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps)
    126. Blue-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata)
    127. Bar-breasted Firefinch (Lagonosticta rufopicta)
    128. Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis caudatus)
    129. Yellow-crowned Gonolek (Laniarius barbarus)
    130. Southern Fiscal (Lanius collaris)
    131. Black-and-white Mannikin (Lonchura bicolor)
    132. Bronze Mannikin (Lonchura cucullata)
    133. Northern Black Flycatcher (Melaenornis edolioides)
    134. African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp)
    135. Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
    136. Northern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus)
    137. Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
    138. Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia subflava)
    139. Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
    140. Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus)
    141. Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegala)
    142. African Thrush (Turdus pelios)
    143. Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus)
    144. Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)
    145. Wilson's Indigobird (Vidua wilsoni)
    146. African Yellow White-eye (Zosterops senegalensis)
    147. Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti)
    148. Olive-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius)
    149. Beautiful Sunbird (Cinnyris pulchellus)
    150. Superb Sunbird (Cinnyris superbus)
    151. Splendid Sunbird (Cinnyris coccinigastrus)
    152. Little Swift (Apus affinis)
    153. African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus)
    154. Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius)
    155. Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)
    156. Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis)
    157. Western Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator)
    158. Green Turaco (Tauraco persa)
    159. Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
    160. Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)
    161. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
    162. Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus)
    163. Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)
    164. African Pied Hornbill (Tockus fasciatus)
    165. African Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus)
    166. Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bulocki)
    167. Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia microscelis)
    168. Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
    169. Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
    170. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
    171. White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
    172. African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    173. Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
    174. Double-spurred Francolin (Pternistis bicalcaratus)
    175. Stone Partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus)
    176. Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)
    177. Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)
    178. Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar)
    179. Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius)
    180. Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
    181. Long-tailed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus)
    182. African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus)
    183. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
    184. Black-necked Weaver (Ploceus nigricollis)
    185. Red-faced Cisticola (Cisticola erythrops)
    186. Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans)
    187. Splendid Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis splendidus)

    188. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

    MAMMALS
    01. Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
    02. European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
    03. European Hare (Lepus europaeus)
    04. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
    05. European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
    06. Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    07. Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
    08. European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    09. Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
    10. Common Vole (Microtus arvalis)
    11. Reeves' Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
    12. Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
    13. Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
    14. Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
    15. Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
    16. Striped Field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius)
    17. African Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus)
    18. Straw-coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)
    19. Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomops franqueti)
    20. Lowe's Monkey (Cercopithecus lowei)
    21. Green Monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus)
    22. Geoffroy's Black-and-white Colobus (Colobus vellerosus)
    23. Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas)
    24. Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)
    25. Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
    26. Kob (Kobus kob)
    27. Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
    28. Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)
    29. African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana)


    HERPTILES
    01. Common Toad (Bufo Bufo)
    02. Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
    03. Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
    04. Natterjack Toad (Bufo calamita)
    05. Edible Frog (Pelophylax kl. esculentus)
    06. Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis)
    07. Flat-backed Toad (Amietophrynus maculatus)
    08. Common Agama (Agama Agama)
    09. Tropical House Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia)
    10. Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus)
    11. Five-lined Mabuya (Trachylepis quinquetaeniata)
    12. Senegal Mabuya (Trachylepis affinis)
    13. Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

    Sadly enough a few herptiles form Ghana remain identified. If I had been able to identify these species I would've surpassed Lintworm in this category! :p
     
  5. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    And here's my total list, as well :D

    MAMMALS

    1) European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
    2) Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
    3) House mouse, Mus musculus
    4) Stoat, Mustela nivalis
    5) European hare, Lepus europaeus
    6) Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus
    7) Lesser dog-faced fruit bat, Cynopterus brachyotis
    8) Dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi
    9) Malayan colugo, Galeopteris variegatus
    10) Crab-eating macaque, Macaca fascicularis
    11) Plantain squirrel, Callosciurus notatus
    12) Slender squirrel, Sundasciurus tenuis
    13) Smooth-coated otter, Lutrogale perspicillata
    14) Wild boar, Sus scrofa
    15) Javan langur, Trachypithecus auratus
    16) Indian muntjac, Muntiacus muntjak
    17) Javan rusa, Rusa timorensis

    18) Bank vole, Myodes glareolus
    19) Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus
    20) Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
    21) Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
    22) Common shrew, Sorex araneus

    23) Coypu, Myocastor coypus

    BIRDS
    1) Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
    2) Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
    3) Great egret, Ardea alba
    4) Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
    5) White stork, Ciconia ciconia
    6) Canada goose, Branta canadensis
    7) Mute swan, Cygnus olor
    8) Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca
    9) Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
    10) Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
    11) Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
    12) Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
    13) Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
    14) Herring gull, Larus argentatus
    15) Mew gull, Larus canus
    16) Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
    17) Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo
    18) Rock pigeon, Columba livia
    19) Common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus
    20) Eurasian collared pigeon, Streptopelia decaocto
    21) Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
    22) Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
    23) Common blackbird, Turdus merula
    24) Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
    25) Savi's warbler, Locustella luscinioides
    26) Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus

    27) Blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
    28) Great tit, Parus major
    29) Carrion crow, Corvus corone
    30) Jackdaw, Corvus monedula
    31) Common magpie, Pica pica
    32) Common starling, Sturnus vulgaris
    33) House sparrow, Passer domesticus
    34) Eurasian goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
    35) Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
    36) Eurasian teal, Anas crecca
    37) Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
    38) Little egret, Egretta garzetta
    39) Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
    40) Common buzzard, Buteo buteo buteo
    41) Common swift, Apus apus
    42) Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
    43) Striated heron, Butorides striata
    44) Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
    45) Milky stork, Mycteria cinerea (EN)
    46) Painted stork, Mycteria leucocephala
    47) Lesser whistling duck, Dendrocygna javanica
    48) White-breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus
    49) White-bellied sea-eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
    50) Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus

    51) Spotted dove, Spilopelia chinensis
    52) Zebra dove, Geopelia striata
    53) Pied imperial pigeon, Ducula bicolor
    54) Red-breasted parakeet, Psittacula alexandri
    55) Long-tailed parakeet, Psittacula longicauda
    56) Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis
    57) Black-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus maximus
    58) Sunda pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus moluccensis
    59) Yellow-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus goiavier
    60) Olive-winged bulbul, Pycnonotus plumosus
    61) Cream-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus simplex
    62) Straw-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus zeylanicus
    63) Asian fairy-bluebird, Irena puella
    64) White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus
    65) Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
    66) Brown-throated sunbird, Anthreptes malacensis

    67) Olive-backed sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis
    68) Javan myna, Acridotheres javanicus
    69) Asian glossy starling, Aplonis panayensis
    70) Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
    71) Intermediate egret, Ardea intermedia
    72) Great-billed heron, Ardea sumatrana
    73) Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
    74) Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
    75) Little tern, Sternula albifrons
    76) Common emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica
    77) Pink-necked pigeon, Treron vernans
    78) Savanna nightjar, Caprimulgus affinis

    79) House swift, Apus nipalensis
    80) Cave swiftlet, Collocalia linchi
    81) Blue-tailed bee-eater, Merops philippinus

    82) Collared kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris
    83) White-shouldered triller, Lalage sueurii
    84) Small minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
    85) Pacific swallow, Hirundo tahitica
    86) Black-crested bulbul, Pycnonotus flaviventris
    87) Sooty-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus aurigaster
    88) Common iora, Aegithina tiphia
    89) Grey-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis
    90) Pied fantail, Rhipidura javanica
    91) Cinereous tit, Parus cinereus
    92) Scarlet-headed flowerpecker, Dicaeum trochileum
    93) Long-tailed shrike, Lanius schach
    94) Ashy drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus
    95) Large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos
    96) Bali myna, Leucopsar rothschildi (CR)
    97) Streaked weaver, Ploceus manyar
    98) Chestnut munia, Lonchura atricapilla
    99) Javan munia, Lonchura leucogastroides
    100) Scaly-breasted munia, Lonchura punctulata

    101) Greylag goose, Anser anser
    102) Bean goose, Anser fabalis
    103) Common crane, Grus grus

    104) Ring-necked parakeet, Psittacula krameri
    105) White wagtail, Motacilla alba
    106) Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea
    107) Common raven, Corvus corax
    108) Hooded crow, Corvus cornix
    109) Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis
    110) European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus

    111) Northern gannet, Morus bassanus
    112) European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis
    113) Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
    114) Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
    115) Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus
    116) Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus
    117) Black guillemot, Cepphus grylle

    118) Merlin, Falco columbarius
    119) Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
    120) Coal tit, Periparus ater
    121) Rook, Corvus frugilegus
    122) Dunnock, Prunella modularis
    123) Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
    124) Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
    125) Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
    126) Greater spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
    127) Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata
    128) Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
    129) Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis
    130) Red kite, Milvus milvus
    131) Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
    132) Common merganser, Mergus merganser
    133) Water rail, Rallus aquaticus
    134) Common myna, Acridotheres tristis
    135) House crow, Corvus splendens
    136) European Robin, Erithacus rubecula

    REPTILES

    1) Green iguana, Iguana iguana
    2) Brown anole, Norops sagrei
    3) Oriental garden lizard, Calotes versicolor
    4) Common gliding lizard, Draco sumatranus
    5) Common house gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus
    6) Asian water monitor, Varanus salvator
    7) Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (EN)
    8) Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricate (CR)
    9) Olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea
    10) Sand lizard, Lacerta agilis


    AMPHIBIANS
    1) Common toad, Bufo bufo
    2) Asian common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus
    3) Edible frog, Pelophylax kl. Esculentus

    It has been a really fun year, and I really enjoyed listing up everything I saw this year. I'll definitely be joining again next year, hopefully with a higher total in at least some sections!
     
    Last edited: 2 Jan 2017
  6. baboon

    baboon Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Hi, it was for work but all the animals were photographed near roads. For chiru and other ungulates, the easiest way is sitting in a train from Xining to Lhasa, and there are also some travel agencies having the permission of taking foreigners to some animal sites.
     
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  7. BeardsleyZooFan

    BeardsleyZooFan Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Location:
    CT, United States
    Apologies for the lateness of my list. A few birds remain unidentified, but it's a bit late for that now. :rolleyes:

    BIRDS:
    1. Canada Goose
    2. Herring Gull
    3. American Crow
    4. Mourning Dove
    5. Blue Jay
    6. House Sparrow
    7. Dark-Eyed Junco
    8. Northern Cardinal
    9. Mallard
    10. Mute Swan
    11. Yellow-Crowned Sparrow
    12. American Robin
    13. Wild Turkey
    14. Northern Mockingbird
    15. Eastern Bluebird
    16. Great Blue Heron
    17. European Starling
    18. Great Egret
    19. Osprey
    20. Warbling Vireo
    21. Baltimore Oriole
    22. Gray Catbird
    23. Chimney Swift
    24. Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
    25. Black-and-White Warbler
    26. Black-Throated Green Warbler
    27. Black-Crowned Night Heron
    28. Eastern Kingbird
    29. White-Breasted Nuthatch
    30. Wood Duck
    31. Red-Winged Blackbird
    32. Yellow Warbler
    33. Common Grackle
    34. Canada Warbler
    35. Chipping Sparrow
    36. Redheaded Woodpecker
    37. Northern Flicker
    38. Magnolia Warbler
    39. Blackburnian Warbler
    40. Wood Thrush
    41. Killdeer
    42. Turkey Vulture
    43. House Finch
    44. Black-Capped Chickadee
    45. Purple Martin
    46. Common Tern
    47. Double-Crested Cormorant
    48. Tree Swallow
    49. Song Sparrow
    50. Common Raven*
    51. Western Scrub Jay*
    52. Barn Swallow*
    53. Western Tanager*
    54. Dusky Grouse*
    55. Green-Tailed Towhee*
    56. Mountain Bluebird*
    57. Broad-Tailed Hummingbird*
    58. Hairy Woodpecker*
    59. Black Vulture
    60. Red-Shouldered Hawk
    61. Red-Bellied Woodpecker
    62. American Goldfinch
    63. Tufted Titmouse

    MAMMALS:
    1. Gray Squirrel
    2. White-Tailed Deer
    3. Eastern Chipmunk
    4, Eastern Cottontail
    5. Red Fox
    6. Groundhog
    7. Coyote
    8. Meadow Vole
    9. Black-Tailed Prairie Dog*
    10. Fox Squirrel*
    11. Common Raccoon*
    12. Mule Deer*
    13. Desert Cottontail*
    14. Black-Tailed Jackrabbit*
    15. Abert's Squirrel*
    16. Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel*
    17. Yellow-Bellied Marmot*
    18. Cliff Chipmunk*
    19. Pronghorn*
    20. Virginia Opossum

    REPTILES:
    1. Common Box Turtle
    2. Common Garter Snake

    AMPHIBIANS:
    1. Green Frog

    INSECTS:
    1. Rainbow Grasshopper*
    2. Monarch Butterfly
    3. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


    *Was seen on a trip to Colorado and New Mexico
     
  8. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I think everyone has had long enough to provide their final totals, so here is the list:



    BIRDS:

    LaughingDove – 600
    lintworm – 543
    Chlidonias – 421
    jbnbsn99 – 412
    robmv – 372
    Ituri – 350
    Maguari – 345
    boof – 331
    Hevden – 223
    TeaLovingDave – 209
    KevinVar – 188
    DesertRhino150 – 156
    zooboy28 – 155
    ThylacineAlive – 147
    Vision – 136
    Hix – 134
    Zoo Tycooner FR – 123
    Macaw16 – 104
    Fireplume – 101
    BeardsleyZooFan - 63
    Mr. Zootycoon – 60
    canaryboy2 – 28
    Pleistohorse – 9


    MAMMALS:

    lintworm – 101
    Chlidonias – 76
    LaughingDove – 68
    Maguari – 55
    Pleistohorse – 40
    TeaLovingDave – 35
    Ituri – 33
    KevinVar – 29
    zooboy28 – 28
    Zoo Tycooner FR – 27
    Fireplume – 26
    ThylacineAlive – 25
    jbnbsn99 – 23
    Vision – 23
    baboon – 22
    DesertRhino150 – 22
    BeardsleyZooFan – 20
    Macaw16 – 9
    Hix – 8
    Mr. Zootycoon – 7


    HERPTILES:

    Ituri – 33 Herptiles total (25 Reptiles, 8 Amphibians)
    LaughingDove – 30 Herptiles total (22 Reptiles, 8 Amphibians)
    Zoo Tycooner FR – 24 Herptiles total (18 Reptiles, 6 Amphibians)
    lintworm – 19 Herptiles total (14 Reptiles, 5 Amphibians)
    ThylacineAlive – 17 Herptiles total (6 Reptiles, 11 Amphibians)
    TeaLovingDave – 16 Herptiles total (6 Reptiles, 10 Amphibians)
    KevinVar - 13 Herptiles total (7 Reptiles, 6 Amphibians)
    Vision – 13 Herptiles total (10 Reptiles, 3 Amphibians)
    Maguari – 13 Herptiles total (7 Reptiles, 6 Amphibians)
    Fireplume – 11 Herptiles total (8 Reptiles, 3 Amphibians)
    DesertRhino150 – 6 Herptiles total (3 Reptiles, 3 Amphibians)
    Hix – 6 Herptiles total (6 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
    Macaw16 – 5 Herptiles total (1 Reptiles, 4 Amphibians)
    BeardsleyZooFan – 3 Herptiles total (2 Reptiles, 1 Amphibians)
    Mr. Zootycoon – 2 Herptiles total (2 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)


    FISH:

    Hix – 307
    DesertRhino150 – 11
    Maguari – 10
    Fireplume – 2
    TeaLovingDave – 1


    INVERTEBRATES:

    Maguari – 96 various
    Hix – 52 various
    lintworm – 45 various
    DesertRhino150 – 20 Butterflies, 15 Damsel/Dragonflies, 6 Bumblebees, 1 Hornet
    robmv – 10 Butterflies, 6 Damsel/Dragonflies
    ThylacineAlive – 3 insects
    BeardsleyZooFan – 3 insects
     
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  9. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    Full 2016 Big Year Mammal List = 385 species (incl. various splits)

    2016: 385 species
    2015: 252 species
    2014: 332 species
    2013: 219 species


    Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
    Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus

    Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana
    Musky Rat Kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
    Red-necked Pademelon Thylogale thetis
    Red-legged Pademelon Thylogale stigmatica
    Quokka Setonix brachyurus
    Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus lumholtzi
    Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus
    Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus
    Agile Wallaby Macropus agilis
    Whiptail Wallaby Macropus parryi
    Western Brush Wallaby Macropus irma
    Swamp Wallaby Wallabia bicolor
    Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
    Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus
    Green Ringtail Possum Pseudochirops archeri
    Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula
    Coppery Brushtail Possum Trichosurus johnstonii
    Short-eared Brushtail Possum Trichosurus caninus
    Long-nosed Bandicoot Perameles nasuta
    Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus
    Brown Antechinus Antechinus stuartii

    Nine-Banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
    Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni

    Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
    Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
    Western Grey Squirrel Sciurus griseus
    Eastern Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger
    Abert's squirrel Sciurus aberti
    Variegated Squirrel Sciurus variegatoides
    American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
    Douglas Squirrel Tamiasciurus douglasii
    Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus
    Uinta Chipmunk Tamias umbrinus
    Yellow Pine Chipmunk Tamias amoenus
    Cliff Chipmuunk Tamias dorsalis
    Townsend's Chipmunk Neotamias townsendii
    Variable Giant Squirrel Ratufa affinis
    Malabar Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica
    Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura
    Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus
    Ear-spot Squirrel Callosciurus adamsi
    Bornean Black-banded Squirrel Callosciurus orestes
    Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii
    Grey-bellied Squirrel Callosciurus caniceps
    Red-bellied (Pallas') Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus
    Red-bellied Sculptor Squirrel Glyphodes simus
    Slender Squirrel Sundasciurus tenuis
    Low's Squirrel Sundasciurus lowii
    Brooke's Squirrel Sundasciurus brookei
    Plain Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus exilis
    Five-striped Palm Squirrel Funambulus pennantii
    Three-striped Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum
    Flame-striped (Layard's) Squirrel Funambulus layardi
    Jungle Striped Squirrel Funambulus tristriatus
    Indian Dusky Squirrel Funambulus sublineatus
    Sri Lankan Dusky Squirrel Funambulus obscurus
    Himalayan Striped Squirrel Tamiops macclellandii
    Arctic Ground Squirrel Spermophilus parryii
    Piute Ground Squirrel Spermophilus mollis
    Mexican Ground Squirrel Spermophilus mexicanus
    Columbian Ground Squirrel Spermophilus columbianus
    California Ground Squirrel Otospermophilus beecheyi
    Franklin's Ground Squirrel Poliocitellus franklinii
    Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Callospermophilus lateralis
    Ochre Bush Squirrel Paraxerus ochraceus
    Smith's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus cepapi
    Red-bellied Bush Squirrel Paraxerus palliatus
    Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus
    Zanj Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus undulatus
    Striped Ground Squirrel Xerus erythropus
    Unstriped Ground Squirrel Xerus rutilus
    Barbary Ground Squirrel Atlantoxerus getulus
    Black-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus
    Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota
    Groundhog Marmota monax
    Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris
    Himalayan Marmot Marmota himalayana
    Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista
    Red-and-White Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista alborufus
    Grey-headed Flying Squirrel Petaurista elegans
    Complex-toothed Flying Squirrel Trogopterus xanthipes
    Thomas's Flying Squirrel Aeromys thomasi
    Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans
    Common Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
    House Mouse Mus musculus/domesticus
    Barbary Striped Grass Mouse Lemniscomys barbarus
    Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
    Striped Field Mouse Apodemus agrarius
    Cairo Spiny Mouse Acomys cahirinus
    White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus
    Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat Sigmodon ochrognathus
    Black Rat Rattus rattus
    Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
    Eastern Giant Pouched Rat Cricetomys ansorgei
    Giant White-tailed Rat Uromys caudimaculatus
    Long-tailed Giant Rat Leopoldamys sabanus
    Abyssinian Grass Rat Arvicanthis abyssinicus
    African (Nile) Grass Rat Arvicanthis niloticus
    Bank Vole Myodes glareolus
    Southern Red-backed Vole Myodes gapperi
    Northern Collared Lemming Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
    Common Vole Microtus arvalis
    Field Vole Microtus agrestis
    Tundra Vole Microtus oeconomus
    European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius / terrestris
    North African Gerbil Dipodillus campestris
    Giant Mole Rat Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
    North African Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristata
    North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
    Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata
    Coypu/Nutria Myocastor coypus
    American Beaver Castor canadensis

    Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
    Mountain Hare Lepus timidus
    Woolly Hare Lepus oiostolus
    Black-naped Hare Lepus nigricollis
    Starck's Hare Lepus starcki
    Abyssinian Hare Lepus habessinicus
    African Savannah Hare Lepus microtis
    Cape Hare Lepus capensis
    Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus
    Scrub Hare Lepus saxatilis
    Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus
    European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
    Swamp Rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus
    Marsh Rabbit Sylvilagus palustris
    Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani
    Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus nuttallii
    Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii
    Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
    New England Cottontail Sylvilagus transitionalis
    American Pika Ochotona princeps
    Large-eared Pika Ochotona macrotis
    Black-lipped Pika Ochotona curzoniae
    Pallas' Pika Ochotona pallasi

    Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus
    Grey-headed Flying Fox Pteropus poliocephalus
    Little Red Flying Fox Pteropus scapulatus
    Christmas Island Flying Fox Pteropus melanotus natalis
    Giant Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus
    Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus
    Straw-coloured Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum
    Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat, Cynopterus brachyotis
    Dusky Fruit Bat Penthetor lucasi
    Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus wahlbergi
    Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus franqueti
    Angolan Fruit Bat Lissonycteris angolensis
    Lesser False Vampire Bat Megaderma spasma
    Rufous Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus rouxi
    Sundevall's roundleaf bat Hipposideros caffer
    Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
    Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
    Serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus
    Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
    Common Noctule Nyctalus noctula
    Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii
    Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri
    Large-footed Myotis (Australian Fishing Bat) Myotis macropus
    Little Bent-wing Bat Miniopterus australis
    Gould's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi
    Common Slit-nosed Bat Nycteris thebaica
    Yellow-winged Bat Lavia frons
    Heart-nosed Bat (African False Vampire Bat) Cardioderma cor
    Mexican Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis
    White-striped Free-tailed Bat Tadarida australis
    Greater White-Lined Bat Saccopteryx bilineata
    Honduran White Bat Ectophylla alba

    European Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
    Desert Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus
    Common Shrew Sorex araneus
    Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus
    Greater White-toothed Shrew Crocidura russula
    Water Shrew Neomys fodiens

    Greater Tree Shrew Tupaia glis
    Mountain Tree Shrew Tupaia montanus

    Malayan Colugo Galeopterus variegatus

    Sunda Slow Loris Nycticebus coucang
    Grey Slender Loris Loris lydekkerianus
    Senegal Bushbaby Galago senegalensis
    Mountain Dwarf Galago Galagoides orinus
    Garnett's Galago Otolemur garnettii
    Gelada Theropithecus gelada
    Olive Baboon Papio anubis
    Yellow Baboon Papio cyncocephalus
    Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus
    Hamadryas Baboon Papio hamadryas
    Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas
    Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus
    Grivet Monkey Chlorocebus aethiops
    Bale Green Monkey Chlorocebus djamdjamensis
    Green Monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus
    Mona Monkey Cercopithecus mona
    Syke's (White-throated) Guenon Cercopithecus (mitis) albogularis
    Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus ascanius
    Eastern Black-and-white Colobus Colobus guereza
    Angolan Colobus Colobus angolensis
    Geoffroy's Black-and-white Colobus Colobus vellerosus
    Central African Red Colobus Procolobus foai
    Zanzibar Red Colobus Procolobus kirkii
    Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus
    Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta
    Bonnet Macaque Macaca radiata
    Toque Macaque Macaca sinica
    Crab-eating Macaque Macaca fascicularis
    Southern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca nemestrina
    Lion-tailed Macaque Macaca silenus
    Tufted Grey Langur Semnopithecus priam
    Southern Plains Grey Langur Semnopithecus dussumieri
    Black-footed Grey Langur Semnopithecus hypoleucos
    Dusky Langur Trachypithecus obscurus
    Javan Langur Trachypithecus auratus
    Purple-faced Langur Trachypithecus vetulus
    Nilgiri Langur Trachypithecus johnii
    Red Leaf Monkey Presbytis rubicunda
    Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus
    Geoffroy's Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi
    Bornean Gibbon Hylobates muelleri
    Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
    Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus
    Common Chimpanzee Pan paniscus

    Przewalski's Horse Equus (ferus) przewalksii
    Kiang Equus kiang
    Common Zebra Equus quagga

    Southern White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
    Eastern Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis michaeli

    Wild Bactrian Camel Camelus ferus

    Reeves' Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
    Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak
    Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis
    European Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
    Fallow Deer Dama dama
    White-Tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
    Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus
    European Red Deer Cervus elaphus
    Wapiti Cervus canadensis
    Sika Cervus nippon
    Sambar Cervus unicolor
    Rusa Cervus timorensis
    Chital (Spotted Deer) Axis axis
    Caribou Rangifer tarandus
    Moose Alces americanus

    Greater Mousedeer Tragulus napu
    Sri Lankan Mouse Deer Moschiola meminna

    Pronghorn Antilocapra americana

    Chiru (Tibetan Antelope) Pantholops hodgsonii
    Przewalski's Gazelle Procapra przewalskii
    Tibetan Gazelle Procapra picticaudata
    Goitered Gazelle Gazella subgutturosa
    Cuvier's Gazelle Gazella cuvieri
    Dorcas Gazelle Gazella dorcas
    Thomson's Gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii
    Grant's Gazelle Nanger granti
    *Bright's Gazelle Nanger granti granti
    Impala Aepyceros melampus
    Gerenuk Litocranius walleri
    Salt's Dik-dik Madoqua saltiana
    Kirk's Dik-dik Madoqua kirkii
    *Naivasha Dik-dik (Cavendish's Dik-dik) Madoqua kirkii cavendishi
    Common Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia
    Steenbok Raphicerus campestris
    Bohor Reedbuck Redunca redunca
    Southern Reedbuck Redunca arundinium
    Oribi Ourebia ourebi
    Kob Kobus kob
    Defassa Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa
    *Ellipsen Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus
    Red Lechwe Kobus leche
    Coke's Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii
    *Swayne's Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei
    Western Tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus lunatus
    *Topi Damaliscus lunatus jimela
    Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros
    Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbis
    Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
    *Menelik's Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus meneliki
    Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus
    Beisa Oryx Oryx beisa beisa
    *Fringe-eared Oryx Oryx beisa callotis
    Eland Taurotragus oryx
    Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus

    African Buffalo Syncerus caffer
    American Bison Bison bison
    Feral Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis
    Gaur Bos gaurus

    Feral Goat Capra hircus
    Alpine Ibex Capra ibex
    Dall Sheep Ovis dalli
    Bharal (Blue Sheep) Pseudois nayaur
    Ladakh Urial Ovis orientalis (vignei)
    Alpine Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra
    Nilgiri Tahr Hemitragus (Nilgiritragus) hylocrius
    American Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus
    Musk Ox Ovibos moschatus

    Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu

    Wild (European) Pig Sus scrofa (scrofa)
    *Wild (SE Asian) Pig Sus scrofa (vittatus)
    *Wild (Indian) Pig Sus scrofa (cristatus)
    *Feral Pig Sus scrofa
    Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus

    Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius

    Masai Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi
    *Rothschild's Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi
    *South African Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa

    Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
    African Elephant Loxodonta africana

    Cape Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis
    *Abyssinian Rock Hyrax Procavia (capensis) habessinica
    *Black-necked Rock Hyrax Procavia (capensis) johnstoni
    Southern Tree Hyrax Dendrohyrax arboreus

    North African Elephant Shrew Petrosaltator rozeti

    West Indian Manatee Trichechus manatus

    Coyote Canis latrans
    African Golden Wolf Canis anthus
    Ethiopian Wolf Canis simensis
    Golden Jackal Canis aureus
    Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas
    African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus
    Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
    Tibetan Fox Vupes ferrilata
    Arctic Fox Vulpes lagopus
    American Black Bear Ursus americanus
    Brown Bear Ursus arctos
    Polar Bear Ursus maritimus
    (African) Lion Panthera leo
    Leopard Panthera pardus
    Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
    (African) Wild Cat Felis silvestris
    Pallas Cat Otocolobus manul
    Rusty-spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus
    Serval Leptailurus serval
    Caracal Caracal caracal
    Bobcat Lynx rufus
    European Polecat Mustela putorius
    Steppe Polecat Mustela eversmanii
    Stoat Mustela erminea
    Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata
    Mountain Weasel Mustela altaica
    Least Weasel Mustela nivalis
    Chinese Ferret-badger Melogale moschata
    Eurasian Badger Meles meles
    Ratel Mellivora capensis
    Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
    Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra
    North American River Otter Lontra canadensis
    Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata
    Sea Otter Enhydra lutris
    Common Genet Genetta genetta
    Servaline Genet Genetta servalina
    African (Two-spotted) Palm Civet Nandinia binotata
    Small-toothed Palm Civet Arctogalidia trivirgata
    Masked Palm Civet Paguma larvata
    Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica
    Indian Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii
    Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithii
    Stripe-necked Mongoose Herpestes vitticollis
    Egyptian Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon
    White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda
    Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo
    Slender Mongoose Galerella sanguinea
    Bushy-tailed Mongoose Bdeogale crassicauda
    Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula
    Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta
    Common Raccoon Procyon lotor

    Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina
    Spotted Seal Phoca largha
    Ringed Seal Pusa hispida
    Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
    Californian Sealion Zalophus californianus
    Steller's Sea Lion Eumetopias jubatus
    NZ Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri

    Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris
    Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
    Short-beaked Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
    Long-beaked Common Dolphin Delphinus capensis
    Atlantic Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
    Burrunan Dolphin Tursiops australis
    Risso’s Dolphin Grampus griseus
    Dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus
    Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena
    Dall's Porpoise Phocoenoides dalli
    Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
    Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
    Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    Grey Whale Eschrichtius robustus
    Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
     
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  10. Macaw16

    Macaw16 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Hevden Well-Known Member

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    Although i have never counted mammals or even birds outside the uk i couldve added blue duiker to that list following a short trip to kwazulu-natal late last year along with around 80 species of bird
     
  12. zoogiraffe

    zoogiraffe Well-Known Member

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    Speak for yourself,if I had known I would have stopped and seen if I could see it!!
     
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    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    I disagree, I was on holiday with blessfully little internet connection :). My totals did not change a lot birds should be 544 I think and mammals 101 or 102, herptiles I have about 11 additions for 2016, but that will take some browsing time ;)

    The mammal lists will thus get 4 or 5 new additions and I see that beisa oryx (Oryx (beisa) beisa) and the South African giraffes (from Maguari) are missing as well ;).
     
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    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Final Herp update:

    20. Kreft's secret frog
    21. Blue-headed tree agama
    22. Striped mabuya
    23. Usambara three-horned chameleon
    24. Flap-necked chameleon
    25. Yellow-headed dwarf gecko
    26. Coral-rag skink
    27. Great plated lizard

    28. Spotted reed frog
    29. Plain grass frog
    30. Amani forest tree frog
    31. Usambara two-horned chameleon


    Additionally there is an unidentified green snake and I have yet to put a name on the Dwarf chameleons I have seen...

    The last few mammals and birds will follow soon.
     
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    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Final update from Zanzibar:

    541. Bearded scrub robin
    542. Red-headed robin chat

    Mammals
    98. Black & rufous giant sengi

    Now only one update remaining from western Tanzania for 2016...
     
  16. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    my humblest apologies. I should have known you were still somewhere seeing mammals...

    Have you got the post numbers for Beisa and SA Giraffe? I have a feeling the giraffe was missed because there was some confusion over which one it was, but I may be mixing that up with some other post.
     
  17. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    543. Southern white-faced scops owl

    Mammals
    99. Red-tailed monkey
    100. Central-African red colobus
    101. Chimpanzee

    That was it for 2016 ;)
     
  18. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    That would be post 510.
     
  19. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I added in Beisa, and the above three. Is the Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus ascanius? It would make my job easier if you'd give the scientific names as well. :p
     
  20. Maguari

    Maguari Never could get the hang of Thursdays. 15+ year member Premium Member

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    The Southern Giraffes were mine - I listed them as just G. camelopardalis and then got roasted for not splitting them yet splitting kudu - all HMW's fault! :D

    The relevant posts are #391 and #395.
     
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