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The Little Big Year-Week 44: Off to the islands ‘Mon

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It seems his family of 5, had rented a condo that sleeps 8, at Atlantis Resort, on Paradise Island, in the Bahamas. Before we had even made it down the long drive way, we had several species, including the Bahama Mockingbird , a Palm Warbler , a Gray Kingbird, and a Smooth-billed Ani. Bahama species – 38.

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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

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But it is most probable that the birds are released or escaped pets. There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released. There is the usual anecdote that they escaped from an airport shipment, which sort of makes sense, since Fort Tilden is not that far from Kennedy Airport.

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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

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In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors. Out of the 564 species found in the islands of the West Indies, 106 are endemic to the region. That’s almost 20 percent!

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