When Nathan Young asked “What’s the difference between an emu and an ostrich?” Weird Animal Question of the Week decided to explore the whole group to which those birds belong, the flightless ratites. As you’ll see, these birds are odd ducks (though there isn’t a duck in the bunch). Big Birds Don’t Fly The ratites […]
Tag: Greater Rhea
Ñandú (Greater Rhea) Rhea americana
Recorrer el Sur de la Provincia de Misiones ofrece mas que interesantes oportunidades de poder observar aves de distintos ambientes debido a las particularidades de este ambiente de transición; es común encontrar aves de pastizales, aves acuáticas, y aves selváticas. Una de las mejores experiencias en el campo es el encontrarse con el imponente Ñandú […]
Bolivia Trip Report Part I
Bolivia is an extremely diverse country when it comes to birds. In fact, some say that if it wasn’t land-locked it would have more species than any other country. Endemism is not especially high but there are some stunners to search for such as the Red-fronted Macaw and Black-hooded Sunbeam. The country lacks a field […]