GSBiogroup's Journal

Journal archives for January 2022

January 31, 2022

The GSbiogroup turns 1

On the 29th of January, the GSbiogroup will have been running for 1 year, in that year we have managed to collect 276,719 observations from our current 96 members, and hold the second Great southern Bioblitz. We have created a list of summary of the stats from all the countries involved in our projects during the GSB2021 and includes some nice observations from members.

Beach Stone-Curlew Esacus magnirostris NT @twan3253

The Top 10 species observed are as follows:
1) Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata): 1120 observations
2) European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera): 873observations
3) Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis):554observations
4)Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater): 553observations
5) Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen): 539observations
6) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus): 525 observations
7) Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys): 365 observations
8) Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus): 363observations
9) Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula): 356 observations
10) Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata): 343 observations


ArgentiNat

Carnival Candy Slime Mold Arcyria denudata (left) and Ghost Bulimulus Bulimulus bonariensis observed by @juanmago


iNaturalist Australia

Chlorobapta frontalis observed by © Gordon Claridge, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC) @clag left, and Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae © Tim, some rights reserved (CC-BY) @twan3253

Spotted Sedge-Skipper Hesperilla ornata left observed by © Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA) @gregtasney

iNaturalist Chile



NaturaLista Colombia

Bee Assassins Apiomerus sp. left observed by © Jeison Rosero, all rights reserved, @jeison2 Trichomycterus sp. right observed by © Jeymmy Milena Walteros Rodriguez, all rights reserved, @walteros_jey

iNaturalist Ecuador

Aspicela bourcieri Subgenus Myrapetra both observed by © David Torres, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC) @dawicho

Imbabura Tree Frog Boana picturata observed by © Emilia Peñaherrera, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC), @emiliapenaherrera

iNaturalist NZ

NaturalistaUY



Botswana

13,335 observations
2,612 species
699 Identifiers
140 Observers

Chinspot Batis Batis molitor observed by Grant Reed, @grant_reed_botswana Eunidia sp. right © Christine Sydes, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC), @tuli

Brasil

328,135 observations
18,118 species
5,302 Identifiers
14,455 Observers



Black-pencilled Marmoset Callithrix penicillata observed by © Gustavo Sigal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC) @gsigal

Eswatini

4,445 observations
1,798 species
368 Identifiers
31 Observers

Scarlet Tip Colotis annae ssp. annae

Fiji

1,062 observations
626 species
203 Identifiers
53 Observers



Kenya

17,778 observations
3,656 species
1,201 Identifiers
627 Observers



Malawi

7,495 observations
1,856 species
577 Identifiers
61 Observers



Paraguay

2,347 observations
1,090 species
511 Identifiers
212 Observers

Peru

67,627 Observations
8,543 species
2,246 Identifiers
2,244 Observers

a near threatened Inca Tern Larosterna inca< observed by © Brandon Ortiz Arenas, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

Pacific Iguanas Genus Microlophus

South Africa

586,667 observations
21,578 species
4,557 Identifiers
7,818 Observers

Shrub Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa ssp. maculosa left and a Two-striped Skimmer Orthetrum caffrum observed by Fiona Hellmann (@fionahellmann )

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris (left observed by robert_taylor

Zambia

6,614 observations
1,632 species
555 Identifiers
217 Observers

Common Blue Complex Complex Leptotes pirithous observed mating by @william6

what an observation by @m_d a 4for1!

Eastern Dotted Border Mylothris agathina
Belenois sp.
African Migrant Catopsilia florella
Teracolus eris ssp. eris

Zimbabwe

13,800 observations
2,792 species
822 Identifiers
170 Observers


Log at the legs on this Hypselopus gigas (left) and this Bar Maiden Thyretes caffra right observed by
@moira_fitzpatrick in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Chrysis Sp. observed by @jonathan471











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