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Endemic Birds of Brazil

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My wife and I spent two weeks in Brazil birding the Atlantic Forest and The Pantanal. This was an amazing experience which confirmed the continued destruction of the forest caused by the insatiable expansionism of humans. Here is more info in wikipedia : [link] So what about the birds? Finally the birds!

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Dipping in Guyana

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After enjoying dawn on the Rupununi we headed to the remote village of Karasabai just on the border with Brazil to search for these spectacularly vivid parakeets within a few shallow valleys. Typically, there would be at least one male already at the lek, even as human observers would be getting in position. And waited. No birds yet.

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Habitats of the World: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists

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And understanding habitats in detail is essential to any birder who wants to get the most out of his experiences in the field. Not going to Brazil, but to tiny Costa Rica, I had to use a magnifying glass to see what biome colours were there: brown (dry deciduous forest), green (evergreen and semi-evergreen forests) and ochre (savannas).

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Parrots: Brazil’s Colorful Avian Clowns

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Second, they occupy an astonishing variety of habitats from temperate Araucaria forests in Chile to alpine scree in New Zealand to seasonally flooded rainforests in Brazil to rocky sea cliffs in Australia. Brazil, in particular, is the country with the largest number of parrot species in the world with approximately 84 species.

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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Less and Gilroy sort through the exogenous (external) and endogenous (internal) factors thought to cause vagrancy and the scientific experiments that have sought to prove their significance with patience and plain language as well as charts and photographs. Next time, I’ll know why. It’s not always easy reading.

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

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As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. To see this bird in all its glory in the environs of Brazil would be my bird dream. It is a really neat bird that I have not seen before.

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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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Steve Howell has spent decades of experience in the field studying the birds of Belize, Costa Rica, and especially Mexico. Conclusion Birds of Belize and Birds of Costa Rica are both impressive, informative, well-organized field guides, distinguished by the expertise, experience, and talents of their authors. 4 (July 2013), pp.