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The Eurasian Collared-Dove Explosion: Coming to a Town Near You!

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The Eurasian Collared-Dove ( Streptopelia decaocto ) was first released in the New World on the island of New Providence, in the Bahamas. This first map is data from 2002 through 2003. Since its introduction, this dove has spread quickly across the North American continent. Click on photos for full sized images.

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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

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Press in 2003. Out of the 564 species found in the islands of the West Indies, 106 are endemic to the region. That’s almost 20 percent! Raffaele, James, Wiley, Orlando H. Garrido, et al., published by Princeton Univ.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Bahama Woodstar – Calliphlox evelynae. Bahama Swallow – Tachycineta cyaneoviridis. Bahama Mockingbird – Mimus gundlachii. The Retreat, Bahamas National Trust. Purple-throated Mountain-gem – Lampornis calolaemus. Road to PN Volcán Poás. 19 Feb 2018. Copey de Dota–Providencia Road. 19 May 2018.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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The Retreat, Bahamas National Trust. The Retreat, Bahamas National Trust. Bahama Woodstar – Calliphlox evelynae. Lake Kerkini-east side–from Limnochori to Megalochori. 02 Jan 2018. Greater Antillean Bullfinch – Loxigilla violacea. 02 Jan 2018. Painted Bunting – Passerina ciris. 02 Jan 2018. 02 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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The Retreat, Bahamas National Trust. The Retreat, Bahamas National Trust. Bahama Woodstar – Calliphlox evelynae. Lake Kerkini-east side–from Limnochori to Megalochori. 02 Jan 2018. Painted Bunting – Passerina ciris. 02 Jan 2018. Greater Antillean Bullfinch – Melopyrrha violacea. 02 Jan 2018. 02 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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The Retreat, Bahamas National Trust. The Retreat, Bahamas National Trust. Bahama Woodstar – Calliphlox evelynae. Lake Kerkini-east side–from Limnochori to Megalochori. 02 Jan 2018. Painted Bunting – Passerina ciris. 02 Jan 2018. Greater Antillean Bullfinch – Melopyrrha violacea. 02 Jan 2018. 02 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative list – August 2018

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The Retreat, Bahamas National Trust. The Retreat, Bahamas National Trust. Bahama Woodstar – Calliphlox evelynae. Lake Kerkini-east side–from Limnochori to Megalochori. 02 Jan 2018. Painted Bunting – Passerina ciris. 02 Jan 2018. Greater Antillean Bullfinch – Melopyrrha violacea. 02 Jan 2018. 02 Jan 2018.

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