Remove 2014 Remove Breeding Remove Mexico Remove Research
article thumbnail

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

10,000 Birds

It’s not clear how many of the plates have been touched up, redrawn or are new, and I hope we’ll learn more about the process, perhaps when the third book in the series by Howell and Dyer, a new guide to the birds of Mexico, is published.* And Sandwich Tern is Sandwich Tern, Howell finding the DNA research for splitting it “weak.”

article thumbnail

Mitochondrial mysteries and splitting-lumping Yellow-rumped Warblers

10,000 Birds

There are four generally recognized groups within the complex, “ Myrtle ” ( coronata ) of eastern and northern North America, “ Audubon’s ” ( auduboni ) of the western United States and western Canada, “ Black-fronted ” ( nigrifrons ) of Mexico, and “ Goldman’s ” ( goldmani ) of Guatemala.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America: A Review by a Sparrow Fan

10,000 Birds

Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America covers 61 species of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae that breed in Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. Mexico border. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 77 (2014) 177–182. They’re all birds of North America! Range and Geographic Variation.

article thumbnail

National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

10,000 Birds

The rest of Mexico is not included, nor is Hawaii (which isn’t in North America, after all, but has been accepted as part of the American Birding Association area). I am particularly happy to see that the bird communication section includes recent research on singing female birds. GUIDE COVERAGE. New York Times, March 11, 1996.

article thumbnail

Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

It actually makes a lot of sense, the geographic features of the isthmus between North America (including Mexico, because Mexico is part of North America) and South America cut across political lines, as do birds. Of the native breeding species, 112 are endemic or “very nearly endemic.” (Can One field guide, seven countries.

America 214