10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
There were three profound questions my birding group discussed while we birded Trinidad and Tobago, back in December 2012: (1) How many Bananaquits could fit on a banana? (2) 3) What was the best guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago? 2) Which hummingbird was more beautiful—Tufted Coquette or Ruby-topaz Hummingbird? (3)
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Yet they also bring up questions, which I’m going to talk about right now before diving into the specifics of the guides themselves. Dale Dyer put in years working on his paintings for Birds of Central America , both in the field and in the museum. Two issues came to mind immediately when I examined my reviewer copies.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2012
Asa Wright Nature Centre in Trinidad holds a prominent position on that list of luminaries. The dichotomous republic of Trinidad and Tobago may be something of a cipher to anyone unfamiliar with the point where the Caribbean ends and South America begins. Now I’ve finally spent time at Asa Wright, I understand why.
10,000 Birds
JULY 28, 2012
The island paradise of Trinidad boasts three bands of mountains running east to west. Tanagers in Trinidad are a real treat, especially when crackers like Turquoise , Speckled , Bay-headed , and Swallow turn up with the usual Palm , Blue-gray , and White-lined. Pawi conservation is somewhat contentious in Trinidad!
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
It actually makes a lot of sense, the geographic features of the isthmus between North America (including Mexico, because Mexico is part of North America) and South America cut across political lines, as do birds. It is the first bird field guide to every country of Central America (plus the islands governed by those countries).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2013
Confusing, right? Southwest all the way down through Central America to parts of South America and the Caribbean. Other members of the genus Buteogallus may also be considered black hawks, although only some of them, like South America’s Slate-colored Hawk , fully look the part. The Mangrove Black Hawk ( B.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2015
A species that lives in both Costa Rica and South America but might be two separate species. (3). However, the paper didn’t deal with birds from southern Central America. Check out recordings of Clapper Rail from North America and Costa Rica. Two subspecies of the same species that differ within Costa Rica. (4).
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