The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
160,000), American Samoa (55,000), and the Northern Mariana Islands (54,000). Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere. It is the fairest, most inclusive, and simplest option that could be adopted, and it is consistent with the addition of Hawaii.
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