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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Nineteen days later we had racked up an amazing list of 436 species, including some of Africa’s least known birds such as Congo Serpent Eagle , Yellow-footed Honeyguide , Tessmann’s Flycatcher , Yellow-bearded Greenbul , Black-collared Lovebird and much besides. The rare Rufous Fishing Owl was one of the many species seen by the group here.

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“Wild Rwanda – Where to watch birds, primates, and other wildlife”

10,000 Birds

At the time of writing, Rwanda had 25 endemic birds (nowadays 27 to 29, depending on the taxonomy), but among the 26 mentioned and described is also the one that is not – yet – among them: the Congo Bay-owl , not confirmed for the country and recorded only in the guerilla infested montane forests of the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

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The New “Birds of Thailand”

10,000 Birds

Wich’yanan graduated with a Master’s Degree in Biology and has been involved in a number of ornithological research projects in Thailand, as well as being a freelance guide. In conclusion, a field guide is nothing if not a work of art – and I love the artwork in this one (especially the owls and the hornbills).

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