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The return of the Old Man

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In 2018, there were 1,745 birds living in 92 different zoos and collections. On a visit in October 2022, I found ibises feeding with cattle in scruffy roadside paddocks adjacent to the marismas ( photographs below ). It is run by Zoobotánico Jerez in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Environment.

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Photo Essay: Green-rumped Parrotlets from Egg to Adult

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Back in October 2008, in his first field job out of school, he helped a Cornell PhD student, Karl, with his dissertation on vocal communication in Green-rumped Parrotlets Forpus passerinus. I present here an annotated collection of photos documenting the entry of new parrotlets into this world.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers these extremely beautiful birds – threatened by habitat destruction and collection for the wild bird trade – are often difficult to see and hard to find. Community conservation – valuing what’s around us Kokako and Kaka on Kapiti Guano Still Collected in Peru.Or

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Traditionally, the slow season, but the beats have mopped their collective brow and outdone their previous efforts. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. And so to summer. The UK has been birded clean by Tom as he ends his Little Big Year (Part 1). Las Vegas – Sunset Park.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

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The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

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