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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

10,000 Birds

1401-1600 sp: Ecuador, Bolivia; Indonesia. 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. 1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India.

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Twenty Hummingbirds To See Before You Die

10,000 Birds

Seen under the right light conditions, the Red-tailed Comet has a spectacular red rump and long golden-red tail. 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&#. Coming in at no. 19 is the celestial Red-tailed Comet.

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