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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

10,000 Birds

Yet they also bring up questions, which I’m going to talk about right now before diving into the specifics of the guides themselves. I think we do have the right to expect that artwork and species descriptions when repeated are current, reflect recent studies and taxonomic thought. © 2023 by Steve N.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

10,000 Birds

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) small families putting less pressure on the adult members of the family). Wicked, right? In this case, they would be exhibiting polyandry.

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Review Classic: The Warbler Guide

10,000 Birds

I’m going to go right to a discussion of the Species Accounts, because I know that’s where you all want to be, with the warblers. But, I don’t think there is a bird identification guide around, on warblers or any other bird family, that has invented its own analytic system. I’ve tried to learn the system, it’s not easy.

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The Warbler Guide: A Book Review by a Warbler-challenged Birder

10,000 Birds

I’m going to go right to a discussion of the Species Accounts, because I know that’s where you all want to be, with the warblers. But, I don’t think there is a bird identification guide around, on warblers or any other bird family, that has invented its own analytic system.

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Gulls of the World: A Photographic Guide: A Gull Book Review

10,000 Birds

Gulls of the World: A Photographic Field Guide is a successor, or companion, as the author terms it, to Klaus Malling Olsen’s classic guide, Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America (Helm, 2004*). I suppose this works with such a small family, but it made my librarian brain ache just a little bit. Browsing through this book is tough.

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