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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

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1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India. 1401-1600 sp: Ecuador, Bolivia; Indonesia. Here are the top-10/14: 1 Ecuador (with 16 % of the total global number of bird species – 1665 bird species at the national checklist / 11 national endemic species). 1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China.

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The Andean Gull

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This gull inhabits the high Andean plateau of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina at elevations ranging from 3300 to 4400 m (10827 to 14436 feet). The Andean Gull could not be further from this general association. It normally lives as far from the sea as can be. Andean Gull in alternate plumage.

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Scanning the skies for Zone-tailed hawks

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Their territory also includes portions of Central America, down into eastern Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. There is a small population in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and northern Argentina. Mexico’s baja Peninsula has a strong resident population, and they can be found sporadically thru out main land Mexico.

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Avian Quiz – April 15, 2011

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Instead, name one of the endemic species in this country.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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Dunn starts in Alaska with the goal of seeing Rufous Hummingbird at the northern extreme of its migration (which he does with some effort and a few bear sightings) and ends in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, “the end of the world,” with the sighting of a Green-backed Firecrown feeding at a firetree in cold drizzly rain.

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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

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Ecuador or Botswana, respectively). Some of those “statistical errors” came as surprises to me, e.g. Cuba, Bolivia, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Thailand (this is also a clear message to their tourism boards to invest more into promoting avitourism). 6%: Antarctica, Argentina, Indonesia (including the votes for West Papua), India.

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World birding from a Schrödinger’s house

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Supporting indigenous communities and conservation, Sadiri Lodge (above) is located in the Madidi National Park in Bolivia. Ecuador 1690 6. Bolivia 1433 7. Argentina 1046 19. Birds of Ecuador field guide review. As the least accessible, Bolivia unjustly attracts less attention in this group.

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