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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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There were three profound questions my birding group discussed while we birded Trinidad and Tobago, back in December 2012: (1) How many Bananaquits could fit on a banana? (2) 3) What was the best guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago? 2) Which hummingbird was more beautiful—Tufted Coquette or Ruby-topaz Hummingbird? (3)

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Bird of the Year?

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I began recording my bird sightings with photographs in late 2009, and since then I have seen (or at least heard) a fair proportion of species recorded within my home country of Trinidad & Tobago. How can one, in what is barely the second week of the first month of the year – even think of suggesting a Bird of the Year?

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A Guide to Some Possible Bird Species Splits in Costa Rica

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Bird species that live in both Costa Rica and South America but might be separate species : White Hawk : Since the 2009 paper by Amaral, Sheldon, et al. Black-faced Antthrush : Just as the Maya Antthrush sounds different from the birds in Costa Rica, so do the birds in Amazonia, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Guyanas. Condor 115:316-329.

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

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The Accounts utilize the “user-friendly” field guide sequence proposed in “The Purpose of Field Guides: Taxonomy vs. Utility” by Howell and five other notable birding authors ( Birding , 2009^). It starts with water and wading birds and ending with meadowlark, blackbird, and bobolink.^ Press, 1995 ^Howell, Steve N.G.,

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. SĂŁo Paulo–Jardim Botânico (Botanical Gardens). 28 Sep 2018. Ruby-crowned Tanager – Tachyphonus coronatus. SĂŁo Paulo–Jardim Botânico (Botanical Gardens). 28 Sep 2018. Chihuahuan Raven – Corvus cryptoleucus. 27 Sep 2018. Rockwarbler – Origma solitaria. 27 Sep 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Trinidad Lake Watchable Wildlike Trail and Hides, Colorado. SĂŁo Paulo–Jardim Botânico (Botanical Gardens). 28 Sep 2018. Ruby-crowned Tanager – Tachyphonus coronatus. SĂŁo Paulo–Jardim Botânico (Botanical Gardens). 28 Sep 2018. Chihuahuan Raven – Corvus cryptoleucus. 27 Sep 2018. 25 Sep 2018. Western Australia.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Northwestern Crow – Corvus caurinus. Beacon Hill Park. 09 May 2018. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Parrish Park. 04 Jan 2018. Chihuahuan Raven – Corvus cryptoleucus. 27 Sep 2018. Carrion Crow – Corvus corone. Otham village green. 10 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 15 Nov 2018.

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