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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

In 2007 I was working in a university building that was just begging for bird feeders. He describes the change model he was using as follows: From my orientation, background, and bias, scholarly work must come first to document and establish a need for change.

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The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead

10,000 Birds

A 2007 genetic review of pigeons and doves ( Pereira et al. 2007 ) found three major clades within the order Columbiformes, which are nicely laid out by John Boyd here. The painting above is by 17th-century Flemish artist Roelant Savery. All of the birds within Raphini are highly specialized for island life.