Random Bird Thursday: A Crepuscular Species That Is Not Actually Magical
4/30/202619 min
In each Random Bird Thursday (RBT) episode, the goal is to highlight a bird species that probably isn't going to get featured in a full-length podcast episode. These are birds we might overlook, even though they certainly deserve some appreciation and attention.
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⚠️ SPOILER ALERT!
The featured species in this episode is the Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum).
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Dr S S Suresh, XC1102415. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/1102415
Swami Bogim, XC1037332. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/1037332.
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First 90 secondsIvan Phillipsen· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello and welcome. This is The Science of Birds. I am your host, Ivan Phillipson. The Science of Birds podcast is a light-hearted exploration of bird biology for lifelong learners. And hey, guess what? It's Random Bird Thursday. [twinkling] Random Bird Thursday episodes are relatively short and sweet. In these episodes, I spotlight a bird species that probably won't get featured in one of my full-length episodes because there are over 11,000 bird species in the world. And we want to celebrate all of them, but time is limited, so Random Bird Thursday gives us a chance to celebrate a species that we might otherwise overlook. Now, if this episode sounds a little different, that's because I'm recording it in a hotel room in Romania. I'm on the 14th floor right now looking out over the Black Sea. This is my first time in Romania. It's really cool. I am here scouting for a future birding tour. So perhaps I will make a episode about my experiences here birding in Romania. So stay tuned for that. But right now we're talking about ... Well, who