10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2015

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. A few vagrant birds are reported at coastal lagoons and estuaries.

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Peru Chile Bolivia Ecuador 67

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

1401-1600 sp: Ecuador, Bolivia; Indonesia. . – now the pace quickens: USA; Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia; Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam. 1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India. 1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China.

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Birds Costa Rica Equatorial Guinea Guyana 95

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2013

Florisuga mellivora , as the White-necked Jacobin is known to Latin enthusiasts, is found from Mexico to Bolivia, and its huge range and population make it a Species of Least Concern to BirdLife International. And, of course, its namesake white neck, though most would probably consider the gleaming white patch on the nape more of a collar.

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Trinidad Birds Bolivia Species 80

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Mitred Parakeet ( Aratinga mitrata ), a large and lively Aratinga parakeet from Andean forests in Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina, is a familiar exotic to both birders in Miami-Dade and southern California where large populations reside. Mitred Parakeets raiding a feeder, by Larry Manfredi.

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Florida Species Birds Miami 94

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2019

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).

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Costa Rica Birds Papua New Guinea America 85

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2011

Male Sword-billed Hummingbird at Yanacocha Reserve The Sword-billed Hummingbird ( Ensifera ensifera ) is a South American hummingbird found at high elevations (1700-3600m) in the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia. This monotypic species stands apart from all other birds as the only one with a bill longer than its body.

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Birds Species Bolivia Venezuela 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2017

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. Their territory also includes portions of Central America, down into eastern Columbia, Ecuador and Peru.

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Tail Banding Turkey Birds Mexico 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Several likely winter in the southern Amazon (where the forest and all of its incredible biodiversity is being steadily decimated and replaced with massive cattle farms) but according to migration data, even more may depend on the forests of the Gran Chaco in Paraguay and northern Argentina as well as related dry forest habitats in Bolivia.

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Costa Rica South America Birds Sparrows 111

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2011

In descending order, the list starts with those countries with more than 1,000 bird species, so the country is NOT one of these: - Colombia - Peru - Brazil - Indonesia - Ecuador - Bolivia - Venezuela - China - India - Congo, Dem Rep - Kenya - Tanzania - Myanmar - Argentina - Mexico - Uganda 7. Two oceans ANSWER THIS QUESTION: Determine the country, (..)

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Endangered Species 2011 Species Birds 60

Animal Ethics

JUNE 18, 2014

Several countries, including Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Greece, Peru, Britain and Paraguay, have already imposed or approved bans. Why is the United States lagging so far behind?

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New York Times Bullhook New York Circus Animals 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Bird as much as you want from Mexico to Bolivia, and you could easily never see or hear one for years. Not only does it look nicer (it looks more like a quail-dove), it’s also super tough to see. In neotropical birding circles, the ability of this ground-dove to avoid detection is pretty much legendary.

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Costa Rica Birds Bolivia Species 81

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

I just got my report off to PASP, so I really don’t know a whole lot about my bird yet, but I do know that it is bird #055, and that its new “Bird Bling” was added in either Bolivia, Ecuador or Peru! To learn more about the PASP, I am adding a link here.

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Birds Geese Pelicans Bolivia 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

The three major strongholds of the Hyacinth Macaw are Pantanal region encompassing parts of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, the Cerrado in interior, and Brazil’s eastern Amazon Basin region. Last but certainly not least, the macaw suffers along with the other species in its ecosystem from rampant habitat destruction and deforestation.

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Parrots Protection Birds Species 93

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Finally, the exotic Island snail occurs in Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia where they are consumed by Snail Kites there (the Snail Kite occur throughout South America, the Everglade Snail Kite is a sub-species). Exotic apple snail (left) and native apple snail (right) Photo: The Pomacea Project.

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Species Florida South America Eggs 98

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2013

From La Quiaca, near the border with Bolivia, to Calilegua it takes six hours so we arrived to Libertador General San Martin by 7 pm. . … continued from: Bird Watching Laguna del los Pozuelos. Driving to Calilegua National Park was not very difficult, apart from one wrong highway exit, we did not have any other troubles.

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Birds Woodpeckers Parrots Sparrows 84

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

These wily and diminutive owls occur from Bolivia and Argentina northward through Central America (check out this post on Pico Bonito ) and only just occur in the United States in Arizona and south Texas. Its interesting to note that, although the bird just crosses the US border, two distinct races can be found.

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Owls Birds Falcons Pelicans 80

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As an avian national symbol, the Andean Condor belongs to all four countries that make up the long, mountainous Pacific coast of South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile – as well as neighboring but landlocked Bolivia.

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Chile South America Birds Peru 105

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2010

Pat Derby, President and Founder of the Performing Animal Welfare Society, said, “Animal Defenders International contacted PAWS last year about providing a permanent home for the African lions remaining in Bolivia. Because we have ARK2000, our 2,300-acre sanctuary in San Andreas, California, we were happy to be able to help. &#.

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Animal Defenders International ADI Lions Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

As it streaks across the Andean skies of Bolivia and Argentina with its flashy tail, its not hard to see how this bird got the name “comet&#. One of the largest species of hummingbird with a very unique and un-hummingbird-like tail, it is found in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay where it can actually be remarkably common.

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Birds Costa Rica Peru Ecuador 111