The World's Iconic Birds - Your most wanted. (2 Viewers)

[borealowl47]

iconic birds

North America-IVORY GULL,CLARKS NUTCRACKER
South America-OILBIRD,VOLCANO JUNCO

more continents to follow!

 

[OwlTalon]

More i think on it, I change the Sprawk to Capercaillie.

 

[prairiemerlin]

Europe: [Common] Kingfisher and [Eurasian] Dotterel
Asia: Spoon-billed Sandpiper and Gurney's Pitta
Africa: Secretary Bird and Shoebill
North America: Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel and Lewis's Woodpecker
South America Zigzag Heron and Sunbittern
Australasia/Oceania Kiwi and Laughing Kookaburra
Antarctica: Emperor Penguin and Chinstrap Penguin

So hard to choose!

Neil G.

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

How to choose?

N. America: Ivory Gull, Craveri's Murrelet
S. America: Harpy Eagle, Hyacinth Macaw
Europe: Lammergeier, Wallcreeper
Asia: Steller's Sea Eagle, Siberian Rubythroat
Africa: Shoebill, Kori Bustard (missed it last month!)
Oceania: Superb Lyrebird, Kiwi
Antarctia: Emperor Penguin, Snowy Sheathbill


Mammals

N. America: Puma/Cougar/Mtn. Lion
S. America: Giant Anteater
Europe: Wolverine
Asia: Snow Leopard
Africa: Pangolin
Oceania: Tasmanian Devil
Antarctia: Orca

 

[Jacana]

Europe: European Bee-eater & Capercaille

North America: Steller's Jay & Eastern Bluebird

Asia: Mandarin Duck & Siberian Thrush

South America: Marvellous Spatuletail & Guyanan Cock-of-the-Rock

Africa: Ostrich & Bateleur

Australasia: Rainbow Lorrikeet & Gouldian Finch

mammals... snore

Amphibians:

Europe: Hyla arborea & Salamandra salamandra

North America: Ambystoma annulatum & Notophthalmus meridionalis

Asia: oh so many!! Hynobius stejnegeri & Tylototriton shanjing

South America: Dendrobates tinctorius & Typhlonectes natans

Africa: Trichobarachus robustus & Schistometopum thomense

Australasia: Litorea caerulea & Rheobatrachus silus

 

[Chris Galvin]

Europe: [Common] Kingfisher and [Eurasian] Dotterel
Asia: Spoon-billed Sandpiper and Gurney's Pitta
Africa: Secretary Bird and Shoebill
North America: Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel and Lewis's Woodpecker
South America Zigzag Heron and Sunbittern
Australasia/Oceania Kiwi and Laughing Kookaburra
Antarctica: Emperor Penguin and Chinstrap Penguin

So hard to choose!

Neil G.

For you Prairiemerlin,

A Dotterel I took on Pendle Hill in May 2006

 

[Chris Galvin]

And a picture of me taking pictures of a juvenile bird in 2004.

 

[kittykat23uk]

Europe: Capercaille and White tailed eagle (ideally in the UK)
Asia: Lammergeir and Indian Skimmer
Africa: Shoebill Harpy eagle
North America: Not too sure as I don't really know the north american birds, but I'll go with Bald eagle and roadrunner for starters
South America: Some sort of toucan and hyacinth macaw
Australasia/Oceania: Lyrebird, bowerbird sp. at its bower and any of the birds of paradise.
Antarctica: Emperor Penguin and Chinstrap Penguin


Mammals

Europe: iberian lynx (or eurasian lynx) Wolverine Grey wolf
Asia: Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard
Africa: Leopard & African Hunting dog
North America: Bobcat and Cougar
South America: Jaguar and margay or ocelot
Australasia/Oceania: Tasmanian devil
Antarctica/Oceanic: Orca, Humpback whale.

 

[prairiemerlin]

Great shots Chris! Very beautiful birds...

Oh, and can I change Zigzag Heron to Diademed Sandpiper-Plover for South American please?

Neil G.

 

[AlanR]

I will stick to some simple aims.
The two UK birds I would most like to see are:
Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus
Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus
I've seen Tree Sparrows in the East but I don't treat my worldwide list as seriously as the domestic one.
Alan

 

[Terry O'Nolley]

Africa: Ostrich, Marabou Stork
Antarctica: Emperor Penguin, any other penguin
Asia: Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Indian Peafowl (in the wild)
Australasia/Oceania: Lyrebird, Great Spotted Kiwi
Europe: Nightingale, Rook
North America: Varied Thrush, Mountain Bluebird
South America: American Harpy Eagle, Andean Condor

 

[Xenospiza]

Europe (sensu lato): Zino's Petrel, Rüppell's Warbler
Asia: Malaysian Rail-babbler, Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
Africa: White-necked Rockfowl, Prince Ruspoli's Turaco
North America: Gunnison's Sage Grouse, Akiapola‘au
South America: Strange-tailed Tyrant, Point-tailed Palmcreeper
Oceania: Rifleman, Fatuhiva Monarch

 

[Jacana]

Europe: Nightingale, Rook

surely you don't think so little of our birds to choose rook as one of our most iconic!! :smoke:

 

[Jacana]

changine my South America to:

Bearded Helmetcrest & Velvet-purple Coronet

 

[Vultur]

So many to choose from...

North America: Gyrfalcon and Ivory Gull
Central and South America: Harpy Eagle and Lovely Cotinga
Europe:: Eagle Owl and Black Woodpecker
Asia: Sarus Crane and Rainbow Pitta
Africa: Ostrich and Paradise Whydah
Australia/Oceania: Blue Bird of Paradise and Southern Cassowary
Antarctica:Emperor Penguin and any Sheathbill

as for mammals:
North America: Black Bear, Wolf
Central and South America: Jaguar, Tapir
Europe:: European Bison, Eurasian Lynx
Asia: Tiger, Indian Elephant
Africa: Leopard, Hippopotamus (and tons of others...)
Australia/Oceania: Red Kangaroo, Tasmanian Devil
Antarctica: Leopard Seal, Blue Whale

 

[Vultur]

<snip>
North America: Not too sure as I don't really know the north american birds, but I'll go with Bald eagle and roadrunner for starters
<snip>

Come to Texas sometime, the western half is full of roadrunners, and you might find Bald Eagles on the big lakes in the winter.

 

[birderbf]

North America: Western Spindalis for spite (check my avatar!). Sabines and Ross's Gulla re awesome creatures, and I'd love to see them on their breeding territory. As for mammals, Pronghorn would be nice, as would the larger whales.
Central/South America: Violet-tailed Sylph. That is one gorgeous piece of hummingbird!. All those awesome accipiterids, Ant-things and the like tie for second. The mysterious Jaguarundi is on the wishlist, as is Ocelot. Ooh, ooh, and monkeys!
Europe: I'd love to see the any of those challenging warblers (and the easier ones).
Asia: Don't know many, but Whiskered Tree-Swift is a must. Elephant-back ride through rhinoceras and tiger country would be beyond amazing.
Africa: Lilac-breasted Roller, and all the rest, along with the excellent mammal variety. Giraffes and servals would be great.
Australia: So many incredible birds there! Don't know enough on appearance to choose (read the Big Twitch). Platypus and other marsupials as well as whales are on the wishlist for the region. A lack of the posionous ones would be fine too.
Antartica: Any penguin would be great, and those mysterious sheathbills.

 

[jthoppes]

Eh, why not?

North America: Great Gray Owl and Greater Prairie Chicken.

South America: Marvelous Spatuletail and Seven-colored Tanager.

Europe: Great Bustard and Wallcreeper.

Africa: Gray-necked Picathartes and Pennant-winged Nightjar.

Asia: Philippine Eagle and Siberian Crane.

Australia/Oceania: King of Saxony Bird of Paradise and Emperor Penguin.

I feel guilty for not shoehorning a parrot into this list, but how do you leave South America without a hummingbird or a tanager?

 

[Cacicus]

well, I only know south america...

Birds: Spangled Cotinga and Bare-throated Bellbird (until a couple montns ago I'd put the Common Potoo in the list, but I've recently seen it... probably the nicest bird I've ever seen)

Mammals: Bush Dog and Jaguar

 

[sclateria]

Hadn't noticed this thread before:

North America: White-headed Woodpecker, Gray-headed Chickadee

Europe: Caspian Snowcock, Slender-billed Gull

Asia: Fire-tailed Myzornis, Golden Parrottbill

Africa: São Tome Grosbeak, White-spotted Flufftail

Australasia: Victoria Crowned-Pigeon, Splendid Fairywren

South America: Pale-faced Antbird, Ocellated Crake (hopefully I'll get both later this year!)

Top mammals are Snow Leopard and Silky Anteater.