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This Week in Bird News: Hawaiian Edition

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In the popular imagination, Hawaii is a tropical paradise. (No, Currently extinct in the wild , the species is the subject of an intensive breeding program in captivity, and hopes are high to release some birds back into their native Hawaiian habitat later this year. No, not a magical place— you’re thinking of Tahiti, Agent Coulson.)

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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The rest of Mexico is not included, nor is Hawaii (which isn’t in North America, after all, but has been accepted as part of the American Birding Association area). Interestingly, Chestnut-collared Longspur does appear under its brand-new official name, Thick-billed Longspur, though the description underneath uses the old name.