Complete families of birds seen (1 Viewer)

Phil Hill · Dec 6, 2017

Probably one for the big world listers this. What is the largest complete family of birds you have seen or indeed how close are you to completing a set.

Most birders have seen Osprey for example which is in a family of its own, lots of people have probably seen all the Divers, Chris Gooddie went to see all the Pittas in one year but there are lots of families out there with much larger numbers.

Will be very interested in your answers.

lewis20126 · Dec 6, 2017

No really impress big sets but have seen all Penguins,Cranes, Storks.

cheers, a

Nutcracker · Dec 6, 2017

Phil Hill said:
Most birders have seen Osprey for example which is in a family of its own,

Not any more! Split into Western Osprey (most of the world) and Eastern [Australasian] Osprey (Australia, New Guinea, and parts of the far southeast of Asia).

Jim M. · Dec 6, 2017

Nutcracker said:
Not any more! Split into Western Osprey (most of the world) and Eastern [Australasian] Osprey (Australia, New Guinea, and parts of the far southeast of Asia).

Only split by IOC iirc.

Jeff Hopkins · Dec 7, 2017

lewis20126 said:
No really impress big sets but have seen all Penguins,Cranes, Storks.

cheers, a

Cranes and storks are targets for me. Missing 2 cranes (blue and black crowned) and one stork (Abdim's).

Farnboro John · Dec 7, 2017

Jeff hopkins said:
Cranes and storks are targets for me. Missing 2 cranes (blue and black-crowned) and one stork (Abdim's).[/QUOTE

Surely its Black Crowned isn't it? Bird black, not crown?

Good luck with it, anyway.

John

Welsh Peregrine · Dec 7, 2017

Think Divers are the largest complete so far - only one short for Pelicans (Spot-billed).

Andrew Whitehouse · Dec 7, 2017

Think my best is all ten Stone Curlews. Have also seen all the pelicans and skuas.

Andy Adcock · Dec 7, 2017

Farnboro John said:
Jeff hopkins said:

Cranes and storks are targets for me. Missing 2 cranes (blue and black-crowned) and one stork (Abdim's).[/QUOTE

Surely its Black Crowned isn't it? Bird black, not crown?

Good luck with it, anyway.

John

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Correct John,

some of he big listers must have all the Nuthatches, Woodpeckers and Buntings.......?

A

lewis20126 · Dec 7, 2017

andyadcock said:
Farnboro John said:

Correct John,

some of he big listers must have all the Nuthatches, Woodpeckers and Buntings.......?

A

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All the woodpeckers is very difficult, especially now, eg Arabian, Sulu and others. It is possible to see most of them though. One remote Piculet in Bolivia is off the beaten track.

cheers, alan

McMadd · Dec 7, 2017

Who was it that has seen all the waders?

lewis20126 · Dec 7, 2017

McMadd said:
Who was it that has seen all the waders?

Dave Rosair - and unless he's been to Obi, he hasn't. he was very lucky with Strickland's Snipe and Sulawesi Woodcock.

cheers, a

McMadd · Dec 7, 2017

lewis20126 said:
Dave Rosair - and unless he's been to Obi, he hasn't. he was very lucky with Strickland's Snipe and Sulawesi Woodcock.

cheers, a

Close enough for BF...happy twitching...

Paul Longland · Dec 7, 2017

As stated at the top, divers are not a big family, but I, along with quite a few others I would image, did manage to bag them all this year and in the UK too. Not a feat that is likely to be repeated too often.

Andy Adcock · Dec 7, 2017

Paul Longland said:
As stated at the top, divers are not a big family, but I, along with quite a few others I would image, did manage to bag them all this year and in the UK too. Not a feat that is likely to be repeated too often.

I think with the new awareness of the ID features of Pacific Diver, this scenario could now be achieved almost annually?

Must get off my 'arris' and go for a Pacific Diver this winter somewhere

A

Andy Adcock · Dec 7, 2017

Anatidae must be do'able and that's a decent sized list ditto Accipitridae, Falconidae and Cuckoos?

Anyone got all the Laughingthrushes?

A

lewis20126 · Dec 7, 2017

andyadcock said:
Anatidae must be do'able and that's a decent sized list ditto Accipitridae, Falconidae and Cuckoos?

Anyone got all the Laughingthrushes?

A

Ducks etc, Eaton's pintail! Laysan teal both very hard; rest generally viewable

Cheers, a

jurek · Dec 7, 2017

Tetrakas perhaps. Especially that they are all conveniently in just one country.

Larger families which might be doable include: Herons, Storks, Ibises-Spoonbills, Bustards, Gulls-Terns, Auks, Drongos, Tits, Wagtails-Pipits and Longspurs.

Nutcracker · Dec 7, 2017

andyadcock said:
I think with the new awareness of the ID features of Pacific Diver, this scenario could now be achieved almost annually?

Quite a few local birders (not me) had all 5 divers in Northumbs this year

Jeff Hopkins · Dec 7, 2017

Farnboro John said:
Jeff hopkins said:

Cranes and storks are targets for me. Missing 2 cranes (blue and black-crowned) and one stork (Abdim's).[/QUOTE

Surely its Black Crowned isn't it? Bird black, not crown?

Good luck with it, anyway.

John

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Yeah, knew it when I wrote it, but didn't go back to fix it. Now fixed.

And for the record, I've got all the loons (including 4 of 5 in PA - missing arctic), all the pelicans, and 4 or 5 todies (missing Cuban, of course). Freakin' Republicans.

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