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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

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10%: Australia, Papua New Guinea. Australia is understandable: good infrastructure, moderate prices and easiness of finding birds, combined with 350 endemics. Yet, the fact that tiny Panama is as popular as huge Brazil, with twice as many bird species, speaks volume for Brazil’s stage of ecotourism development. 21%: Costa Rica.

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Autumn colours

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In the north of Australia we also have changing colours, but it is not the foliage that changes. Here is a little test-there are 6 species of shorebird in the photo-can you identify them? Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 21st, 2011 at 5:15 am @ Jochen-thanks! Get yours today! Very well done! Beautiful post again.

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Veraguan Mango – Panama's ex-endemic

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One such controversial bird is the Veraguan Mango , a small hummingbird species that was, until very recently, believed to be a Panamanian endemic. Veraguan Mango by Carlos Bethancourt Although the Neotropical region supports fewer bird families than Africa, there are considerably more bird species here than anywhere else on earth.

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Petrel Paradise

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Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. The final large petrel species is another gadfly petrel, albeit a much larger one than the Cook’s Petrel.

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Spotted Thick-knee

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In southern Africa, there are two species. They are most active at night and make eerie nocturnal calls which have cemented their place in many folklore tales from Africa to Australia. … Tags: south-africa , Spotted Dikkop , stone curlews , thick-knees • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

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As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. What follows are the responses that readers offered, a veritable aviary of sought after species. It is a really neat bird that I have not seen before.

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Tiritiri Matangi Island

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Like Kapiti the island is an offshore refuge for many species extinct on the mainland, with a lot of the work being done by the voluntary Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi. One species I really hoped to find on the trip was the Kokako. Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 9th, 2011 at 7:18 pm Great post! Get yours today!