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

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Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences. Dunn witnesses some small victories–Huembo Lodge, devoted to saving the Marvelous Spatuletail, and describes others–a community in Ecuador where women grow native plants to help reverse the decline of birds like the Black-breasted Puffleg.

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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). 17%: Ecuador, Peru. Galapagos or the Okavango Delta). 8%: Brazil, Panama.

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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. I was trying to find that answer for a while and it turned into a very annoying experience. Ecuador 1690 6. Bolivia 1433 7. Birds of Ecuador field guide review. Brazil 1847 sp. 3.

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Alto del Carmen Pisco Reservado

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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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