#the birds of asia

[vintageartrestored]

Amur Falcon

An illustration of the Amur Falcon by John Gould and William Hart, originally published in The Birds of Asia, Volume I (1850-1883).

Prints of this art are available on Redbubble.

Hi-res download of this art available on Ko-Fi.

[herpsandbirds]

Scarlet-rumped Trogon (Harpactes duvaucelii), male, family Trogonidae, found in SE Asia

photograph by ardpixtures

[snototter]

A male and female Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii) cross the street on Balang Mountain, Sichuan, China

by Tim Melling

[inatungulates]

Lesser mouse-deer Tragulus kanchil

With red junglefowl Gallus gallus

Observed by gussoni, CC BY-NC

[lionofchaeronea]

Kingfisher, Ogata Kōrin (1658-1716)

[bumblebeeappletree]

In the northeastern part of India, the greater adjutant stork has been considered an ill omen for generations, and the endangered bird has paid the price. Its breeding population here fell to just 115 birds by the 1990s.

But when biologist Purnima Devi Barman witnessed villagers chop down a tree crowned with the storks’ nests — and chicks — she launched a grassroots effort to do something about it. Today, 10,000 women across the region have banded together to protect nests, raise fledglings, and run educational programs for children and adults explaining the benefits the storks bring to their communities. They even produce textiles that celebrate the giant bird — and bring critical income and empowerment to the local women who are safeguarding its future.

These efforts have been a resounding success for greater adjutant stork conservation. A recent survey found 1,830 of the distinctive birds in Assam, and the species’ status on the IUCN Red List has been changed from “endangered” to “near threatened” — a testament to what can be achieved with community conservation.

[haveyouseenthisbirdpoll]

photo source

[todaysbird]

the great-eared nightjar is one of the largest nightjar species, found in southwestern india along with other portions of southern asia. they are discerned by their large, barred wings, small white throat patch, and pointed ‘ear’-shaped tufts. they prefer tropical and subtropical forest habitats. like other nightjars, they are active at dusk & night. they make an incredibly simple nest - a scrape on the ground - where they incubate a single egg per clutch. they feed almost entirely on insects caught in flight, primarily moths and beetles.

[tinylongwing]

I'm super excited about the upcoming board game Nature by NorthStar Games! I've already shown some teasers, but here's the original art for the cover of the Flight expansion set, now in better resolution than what I could show off before.

The cards focus on the birds of Nepal through Vietnam! The bird on the cover art is an Indochinese Green-Magpie, Cissa hypoleuca, an incredibly colorful relative of the crows, jays, and magpies, from Southeast Asia.

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

May I suggest the humble Eurasian Kingfisher?

Absolutely! I've always had a soft-spot for these because we dress the same way.

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

You know I'm in trouble when there aren't any photographs of me.

Himalayan Quail (Ophrysia superciliosa)

Western Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India

Status: Critically Endangered, possibly extinct

Threats: unknown

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It hasn't been recorded by Western science since 1876 but hey, maybe nobody has asked the locals? (that's actually very possible)

[vintageartrestored]

Laggar Falcon

An illustration of the Laggar Falcon by Joseph Wolf and H. C. Richter, originally published in The Birds of Asia, Volume I (1850-1883).

Prints of this art are available on Redbubble.

Hi-res download of this art available on Ko-Fi.

[herpsandbirds]

Large Frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus), parent with chick, family Podargidae, order Podargiformes, Malaysia

photograph by Yfang Lim

[snototter]

A bearded vulture or lammergier (Gypaetus barbatus) nests in Mongolia

by Tumendelger Khumbaa

[disneytva]

Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Yellow Two Shoes & Disney Television Animation wish you a happy new year and happy #DisneyTVA40.

This new New Year's card features all the WDW Passholder Magnets 2022-2023 redesings from Asia Ellington (“The Wonderful World Of Mickey Mouse” franchise, “Primos”) and Paul Rudish. (“The Wonderful World Of Mickey Mouse” franchise)

The piece features a hint of Walt Disney World Passholder Magnet redesings from José, Michael, Pierre and Fritz from The Enchanted Tiki Room

[lionofchaeronea]

Pine, Plum, and Cranes, Shen Quan, 1759