Breeding, Cattle, Parrots and Protection

Photo Essay: Green-rumped Parrotlets from Egg to Adult

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2012

The population of parrotlets they studied was located on one of the many huge hatos (cattle ranches) in the Venezuelan llanos, a vast swath of flat flooded savannah in the central third of the country that drains into the Rio Orinoco. You don’t really know a bird until you’ve studied it on its breeding grounds. The Auk 108: 863-871.

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Which Bird Species Have Gone Extinct in Costa Rica?

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Not that long ago, Costa Rica had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, rainforests were razed to make way for hot and chiggery cattle pasture, and bot flies probably became more numerous than some bird populations.

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Photo Essay: Green-rumped Parrotlets from Egg to Adult

Which Bird Species Have Gone Extinct in Costa Rica?

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