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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

10,000 Birds

This portal has compared on a per unit of area basis data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants, creating a biodiversity index.

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An Open Letter to the Birds on the Webcams, Re: Nesting Season

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But for millions of years up until now you haven’t had an international audience of thousands of highly social mammals with their own particular quirks and evolutionary strategies watching your every move around the clock. Once you get back to Belize, you can be yourselves. And I have tried – believe me, I’ve tried!

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They’ve Got an Awful Lot of Birds in Brazil.

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First Corey gets his life Jabiru in Belize, then I see my lifer in the Pantanal. Favorite Mammal: Jaguar for the win! They are members of the Parulidae family and Horneros are members of the Furnariidae family, a nice example of parallel evolution. Favorite Big Bird: This must be the year of the Jabiru for 10,000 Birds.

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Rwanda Dreaming

10,000 Birds

This portal has compared data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fishes and vascular plants per unit of area, creating a biodiversity index.

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