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Why Red-ruffed Fruitcrow?

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Santuario de Flora y Fauna OtĂșn Quimbaya is an exquisite national park in Risaralda, Colombia that is home to more than 300 bird species along with tons of butterflies and amazing mammals like Spectacled Bears , Red Howler Monkeys , Two-toed Sloths , and Tapirs. Birds Colombia cotinga fruitcrows South America'

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Birding in Honduras, Part II: Pico Bonito Lodge

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Cuery y Salado Preserve protects a coastal mangrove system full of wildlife from monkeys to trogons. ” Once we arrived, the boatman expertly guided us through the many river channels where we observed Mantled Howler Monkeys lounging lazily on thick branches, various kingfishers, and more. Photo by James Adams.

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Hawk-Eagle Sweep in Costa Rica

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Like a Northern Goshawk on steroids with fancy plumage, these birds can take small monkeys, opossums, ibis, toucans, macaws, and other medium-sized animals of the rainforest. As with many areas in Latin America that boast humid tropical forest, Costa Rica has three species of hawk-eagles. This curassow is great.

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End of the Road Birding in Costa Rica at Luna Lodge

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This special place is also one of the last bastions of wild rainforest on the Pacific coast of Central America, hosts many endemic plants and animals, and as one may surmise, is pretty awesome for birds. Lots of monkeys there too. As befits an end of the road destination, Luna Lodge is true wilderness birding.

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

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California Quail are familiar birds to West Coast birders of North America, and Kiwis too now. One such individual was Sir George Grey, who liberated many animals on his estate (mercifully on an island), including wildebeest, monkeys, zebras, wallabies, deer, cassowaries, emu and kookaburras.

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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I’m focusing on Turkey Vultures here because they are undoubtedly the species most birders in North America (the home of 10kB) are most familiar with, but the name vulture applies to birds found around the globe. And when you think about it, that seems right. Here’s the kicker though. millions years ago.

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The New Neotropical Companion: A Book Review by a Lover of the Neotropics

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In a time of little published information about the rainforests of Central and South America aside from scientific journal articles and the works of 19th-century naturalists, the “little green book,” as it was called, became a must-read amongst nature-oriented travelers and researchers.