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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

When you review the system, it makes perfect sense: falcons are placed with hawks, nightjars are next to owls, and grebes are close to ducks, rather than separated from them by quail and grouse. Then again, try explaining to a new birder why falcons come after woodpeckers and before parrots!

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Collaborative list – August 2019

10,000 Birds

eBird have applied their new taxonomy as of July/August 2019. In publishing the most current thinking, eBird have become the month’s biggest contributor to the life list, expanding it by 7 brand new species and pushing it to 3774. Today it stands at 2019 , but watch this space! 03 Aug 2019. 15 Aug 2019.

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