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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Each account gives population estimate, population trend, estimated area, endemism level, reasons why the species is threatened, and conservation measures adopted and proposed. Descriptions are similarly compressed–no icons or silhouettes or physical descriptions. And, it is beautiful to look at.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. avian diversity: the Puerto Rican Parrot is the only remaining native parrot species and the sole representative of the Tody family ( Todidae) is the Puerto Rican Tody.