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Birding Inirida, Colombia, a forest so young that birds still have no names, part 1

10,000 Birds

Dubbed the Escape to the Orinoco River Basin of Colombia, this one-week and 250-species long trip uses the riverside city of Inírida as a comfortable single-base to explore the unique mix of birds that occur in the Estrella Fluvial Ramsar site. The River Star is the sixth Ramsar site in Colombia and the first in the Amazon.

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. The guide covers 1,433 species, the number of birds documented at the end of 2014, the cutoff point for the book. Tintaya’s woodpeckers also nicely feature tree (and cactus!) Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

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