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The Endangered Andean Flamingo

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These breeding colonies included other species of flamingos, but it was only the Andean Flamingo that appeared to have been the most affected, if indeed the egg extraction was one of the causes that led to the Andean Flamingo’s population decline. The Andean Flamingo is now protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The book is divided into three parts: “Introduction,” “Avifaunal Overview,” and “Species Accounts.” The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. Most birders will go straight to the “Species Accounts.”