12 Days of Birdorable: Ten Lord Howe Woodhens-a-leaping

On the tenth day of Birdorable, my true love gave to me… 9 Lord Howe Woodhens! Our 12 Days of Birdorable continues today with yet another brand new bird species, the endangered, unique Lord Howe Woodhen.

Nine Lady Amherst's Pheasants

The line Ten Lords-a-leaping in the song “The 12 Days of Christmas” of course refers to jumping men (a nice follow-up to the previous day's dancing ladies!). Here on Birdorable, a bird with a royal name substitutes for the leaping lords: the Lord Howe Woodhen. The bird, a member of the rail family, is endemic to Lord Howe Island, which lies off of Australia.

This is the tenth day of our 12 Days of Birdorable holiday event. Previously featured were:

Comments

Spurwing Plover on November 16, 2020 at 9:58 PM wrote:
Lord Howe Woodhen's but some are still Guys

Leave a comment

Comments with links or HTML will be deleted. Your comment will be published pending approval.
Your email address will not be published

Environmental Chaffinch Sez Cars are Evil

The owner of an Audi A2 and Golf GTI in Worcestershire, England, thought that vandals were attacking his cars with pen knives but was shocked that the culprit was actually a cute little Chaffinch. He believes the...

The Endangered Red-fronted Macaw

Red-fronted Macaws are endemic to a small semi-desert mountainous area in Bolivia, between the cities of Santa Crus and Cochabamba, where they can be found in groups. They were thought to be a simple hybrid between a

Fun Avian Dad Facts for Father's Day

In most bird families, males and females both participate in the raising of their young. In 8% of cases, the female does everything related to care of eggs and raising offspring. And in just 1% of bird species does the...

2013 Bonanza Bird #7: Striated Caracara

We're adding one brand new bird species each day until we reach our 500th Birdorable at the end of July! Today's Bonanza bird is the Striated Caracara. The Striated Caracara is remarkable because it has the southern-most breeding population of any bird...