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  1. Colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    Colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    Colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin, on the sand at Boulder Beach. Visitor viewing platform can be seen in the background. South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3...
    • Carole-Anne
    • Media item
    • animals beach beak birds black boulder beach boulders endemic feathers native nature pink eye rocks so spheniscus demersus striking travel white wildlife
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Africa
  2. Pair of South African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    Pair of South African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    Pair of adults from the colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin, on the rocks at Boulder Beach. South Africa.
    • Carole-Anne
    • Media item
    • animals beak birds black blue sky boulder beach boulders endemic feathers native nature pink eye rocks spheniscus demersus striking travel white wildlife
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Africa
  3. Buff-throated Purpletuft

    Buff-throated Purpletuft

    Thanks to Rick and Elis Simpson for showing me this and many other birds.
    • simmojunior
    • Media item
    • buff-throated purpletuft endemic purpletuft ubatuba
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  4. Scale-feathered Malkoha

    Scale-feathered Malkoha

    Scale-feathered Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus cumingi) Philippine endemic Makiling, Los Baos, Laguna
    • markrgli
    • Media item
    • endemic malkoha philippines
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. White-bellied Shortwing

    White-bellied Shortwing

    Photographed in Eravikulam National Park (Kerala, India) in April 2011
    • shreeram
    • Media item
    • brachypteryx major endemic india kerala muscicapidae white-bellied shortwing
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Black-and-Orange Flycatcher - female

    Black-and-Orange Flycatcher - female

    This "Near Threatened" flycatcher is endemic to the Western Ghats in India.
    • shreeram
    • Media item
    • black-and-orange flycatcher endemic ficedula nigrorufa flycatcher india muscicapidae
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Striped Sparrow

    Striped Sparrow

    Striped Sparrow (Oriturus superciliosus superciliosus). Known in Mexico as Sabanero Rayado. This sparrow is a Mexican endemic. Two subspecies are recognized which includes the nominate, both are endemic. Subspecies palliatus is restricted to the states Nayarit and Sonora. Photographed around...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • endemic guayangareo valley mexico michoacan morella sabanero rayado striped sparrow
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  8. Banded Wattle-eye

    Banded Wattle-eye

    Sorry for poor quality but noticed this species lacking in database. Photographed by Lake Oku.
    • wingless
    • Media item
    • bamenda cameroon endemic platysteira laticincta wattle-eye
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Africa
  9. Spink Spink - I think!

    Spink Spink - I think!

    This is a Brown Treecreeper - which I call my Spink Spink bird on account of its contact call. Australia is one of the few places in the world where there are no woodpeckers. But their niche is occupied by a variety of treecreepers - old endemics whose nearest relations are probably lyrebirds...
    • nightparrot
    • Media item
    • australia brown treecreeper climacteris picumnus endemic menindee lakes treecreeper western nsw
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Formosan Whistling-Thrush

    Formosan Whistling-Thrush

    • Nolan.Hwang
    • Media item
    • endemic formosan whistling-thrush taiwan
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Everett's White-eye

    Everett's White-eye

    • Bobby6425
    • Media item
    • endemic everett\'s white-eye
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Critically Endangered-Pryer's Woodpecker

    Critically Endangered-Pryer's Woodpecker

    Had nice views of this critically endangered bird today. They are tough to find, tougher still to get in the open and even tougher to photograph! This one was in thick cover, but I managed to get a few shots of him. Still waiting for that "one" shot of these guys!
    • DaninJapan
    • Media item
    • critically endangered. endemic okinawa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Lidth's Jay

    Lidth's Jay

    Another shot of the Lidth's Jay in front of her (or his?) nest. Leaning forward a bit and fortunately during a few minute break in the cloudy weather, the light and angle really show the amazing colors of this Jay. Cobalt Blue and Chestnut Brown, what an odd combination to develop in a...
    • DaninJapan
    • Media item
    • amami endemic lidth's jay
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Okinawa Robin Female

    Okinawa Robin Female

    Here's the partner of the male bird, both of these birds gave great views today. I had promised my guests we would see them today and they didn't dissapoint us and made the day even though it rained all day.
    • DaninJapan
    • Media item
    • endemic larvivora namiyei okinawa
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Okinawa Robin Male

    Okinawa Robin Male

    Went up to Yambaru today with a German film crew doing a documentary on the wildlife of Japan. Had brief views of the Okinawa Rail, fair views of Pryer's Woodpecker but great views of the Ryukyu Robin as witnessed by this picture.
    • DaninJapan
    • Media item
    • endemic larvivora namiyei okinawa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Hawaiian Black-necked Stilt

    Hawaiian Black-necked Stilt

    This is and endemic species on the island of Maui and is on the Federal List of Endangered Species. I was fortunate to get this shot on a quiet lagoon of the Kealia Pond Wildlife Area.
    • Lejun40
    • Media item
    • black-necked endangered endemic stilt waterbird
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  17. Black Metaltail

    Black Metaltail

    Endemic hummingbird of the highlands of Peru
    • WilsonDiaz
    • Media item
    • andes endemic hummingbird peru
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  18. Andropadus montanus, Cameroon Greenbul

    Andropadus montanus, Cameroon Greenbul

    This is forest endemic birds. Live in mountain forest in Bamenda highlands in Cameroon.
    • Indiana
    • Media item
    • andropadus arizelocichla montanus cameroon bird cameroon greenbul endemic
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Africa
  19. No photo's no photo's

    No photo's no photo's

    Falkland Flightless Steamer Duck at Bertha's Beach, Falkland Islands
    • Scamp123
    • Media item
    • duck endemic falklands flightless steamer
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  20. It's my rock

    It's my rock

    Rock Shag taken at Gypsy Cove, Falkland Islands.
    • Scamp123
    • Media item
    • endemic falklands phalacrocorax magellanicus shag
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  21. Proud Steamer

    Proud Steamer

    Falkland Flightless Steamer Duck from the jetty at Goose Green, Falkland Islands.
    • Scamp123
    • Media item
    • duck endemic falkland flightless steamer
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  22. Falkland Thrush

    Falkland Thrush

    Falkland Thrush in the gorse bushes at San Carlos. Endemic subspecies of Austral Thrush.
    • Scamp123
    • Media item
    • endemic falklands thrush turdus falklandii falklandii
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  23. Ruffled Thrush

    Ruffled Thrush

    Falkland Thrush at San Carlos, Falkland Islands. Endemic subspecies of Austral Thrush.
    • Scamp123
    • Media item
    • endemic falklands thrush turdus falklandii falklandii
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  24. Asio capensis tingitanus

    Asio capensis tingitanus

    The African marsh owl Asio capensis occur mainly in tropical africa. the north african march owl Asio capensis tingitanus is an endemic subspecies witch isolated in a very small population in the North of Morocco. he prefers wetland with large and hight grassland as Scirpus sp and Juncus sp...
    • jynxtorquilla
    • Media item
    • endemic north african marsh owl wetland
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Africa
  25. Island Scrub-Jay

    Island Scrub-Jay

    Island Scrub-Jay atop the roof finial of the tiny museum on Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of southern California. That's an acorn he is holding.
    • Charles Harper
    • Media item
    • california endemic santa cruz island
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
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