West End Birder
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Slight digression but the three ears story reminded me of it. In the Shell Guide from 1983 the outline of the Surf Scoter is a bit feint and for some while I thought it actually had a sort of tower on its head.
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Incorrect bird names (2 Viewers)
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Tiraya
San Diego CA
Balearic Shearwater. I don't say it for a few months and then I have to learn it again.
Gerygone was one that got me -- I thought it was Jerry-goan but turns out it is Jer-ig-oh-nee.
On another note when I hear someone say skua on a pelagic for some reason I think of the kitchen utensil first...no idea why.
Gerygone was one that got me -- I thought it was Jerry-goan but turns out it is Jer-ig-oh-nee.
On another note when I hear someone say skua on a pelagic for some reason I think of the kitchen utensil first...no idea why.
Mark Lew1s
My real name is Mark Lewis
I once left a message with a birding friends partner about an Ivory gull that I was heading off to see. When the news made it's way to him, it took him a while to work out why I was going to look for Ivor Eagle....
SlowLowFlyingTurkey
Well-known member
Just yesterday I was invited to sign an epetition to prevent a cull of Double-breasted Cormorants.
Jeff Hopkins
Just another...observer
Did they come with two pairs of pants?
Allen S. Moore
Well-known member
Just call it a Black Vulture. I do. I have only seen Black Vultures twice, both times in central Spain where the American species does not occur.
chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
Just seen Redied Video in a public logbook for a reserve. I really can't think of anything to add.
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Barred Wobbler
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The American one isn't even a real vulture anyway.
No doubt someone will be along with a differing view.
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
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Ask him to make a submission to IOC for them to change the name! They might just listen to an expert on the species (I hope!)
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Aye, maybe we should start a campaign to call it Black Condor o
Larry Lade
Moderator
There a New World vultures and Old World vultures. If the American Black Vulture is not a vulture, then what is it?
Barred Wobbler
Well-known member
It's a stork gone wrong
Larry Lade
Moderator
I realize that there was some discussion a while back about putting the American vultures in the same classification as the storks, but I do not think that ever came about. They are still vultures as far as I know.
chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
Larry's right. They are vultures, just on a different clade to OW vultures, but still related to all other diurnal raptors, except Falcons, which are deformed Parrots. http://jboyd.net/Taxo/List9.html#accipitriformes
http://jboyd.net/Taxo/List9.html#accipitriformes
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LabradorDuck
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My wife enjoys saying "Paradigm Falcon" and "Prometheus Warbler" to taunt me.
Using "vulture" to refer to the New World vultures does render the term paraphyletic, but "condor" sounds too impressive for the smaller ones. Maybe "Black Mini-condor?"
Using "vulture" to refer to the New World vultures does render the term paraphyletic, but "condor" sounds too impressive for the smaller ones. Maybe "Black Mini-condor?"
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West End Birder
Well-known member
Velvet Scrotum - I think there was a hidden desire there
foresttwitcher
Virtually unknown member
Vicious Sparrow Lark was head from an older tour group member whilst in East Africa - I suppose there might also have been a particularly violent Lovebird in the area also!
