10,000 Birds
APRIL 5, 2022
per cent of individuals of a species at a given time” and a vagrant bird as a bird that shows up outside of this range (p. The accounts cover vagrancy patterns for the family as a whole, reasons for vagrancy, documented examples of vagrancy for specific species and reasons that might account for those incidents.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
This is a bird that flew over 3,400 miles in one flight from Brazil to South Carolina, an amazing bird that is representative of every other Whimbrel. The last Eskimo Curlew known to science was shot on Barbados in 1963. Conservation organizations continue to work toward some compromise that will reduce pressures on declining species.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Birkhead, the experienced storyteller who is also Emeritus Professor at the School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, author of multiple scientific articles as well as books of popular science, knows how to make it readable and fun. Colonialism and appropriation of knowledge is discussed in Chapter 6, The New World of Science.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. That’s pretty amazing–Bolivia has more bird species than India! The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. ″ x 9.5″x
10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2014
White-bellied Parrot was one of many target species at either of the canopy towers. ” At first light, many of the larger canopy species commute and call from the canopy: parrots, cotingas, guans, and toucans. Time for conversation, discussion about culture, cuisine, science, or politics, and the sightings of that morning.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Before my first trip to the tropics many years ago I always wondered how is it even possible that new bird species are discovered with all the deforestation and general habitat obliteration going on all over the world. I mean, we as a species are today basically everywhere. But still new species are found.
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2012
The chapter “Horseshoe Crabs” illustrates why this is THE keystone species of the Delaware Bay. One bird, the authors discovered, flew 5,000 miles nonstop from southern Brazil to North Carolina. The three co-authors of Life Along the Delaware Bay are scientists who know how to write about science without jargon or pretense.
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