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Hoopoe Lark

10,000 Birds

Out into the Atlantic Ocean, 400 miles from the coast of Senegal, lies an archipelago of islands known as Cape Verde. The Hoopoe Lark has only just recently been found to be breeding on the island of Sal, but just on the outskirts of the southernmost town of Santa Maria, it has found the perfect environment in the Dunas de Santa Maria.

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Birding Hluhluwe, South Africa

10,000 Birds

In terms of breeding behavior, starlings are a diversified group – some use helpers, others do not. This also means there is a lot of pressure to breed – a mathematical model suggests that each pair of Laughing Doves must produce 8.0 No doubt the woodpecker has similar considerations. young in 1.5