The Challenge
Following the release of the 2nd edition of ‘The Kingdom of Jesus‘ by Roger Forster in August 2014, we ran a competition on Twitter to see who could identify the most birds on the front cover.
The Results
In 3rd place was @torygordon, in 2nd place was @lovellytim but the winner was Ian Hutchinson, who correctly identified 30.5 of the 39 birds in the tree.
Here is a list of the birds, numbered for your reference and convenience!
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Scarlet Macaw
- Frilled coquette
- Cockatiel
- Lesser Bird of Paradise
- Emperor Vulture
- Rufous-necked Hornbill
- American Kestrel
- Baltimore Oriole
- Northern Cardinal
- Gurney’s Pitta
- Violet-backed starling
- Wren
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- European Sparrow
- Toco Toucan
- Violet Sabrewing
- Nuthatch
- Puffin
- Yellow-collared lovebird
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- European Starling
- Peacock
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Greater-spotted Woodpecker
- Barn Owl
- Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
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- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Lesser-spotted Flycatcher
- Brown Pelican
- Indigo Bunting
- Cock-of-the-Rock (Guianan)
- Japanese Paradise Flycatcher
- European Bee-eater
- Blue Jay
- Oystercatcher
- Green Honeycreeper (female)
- Hoopoe
