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Birding Inirida, Colombia, or river dolphins and hoatzins, part 2

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We found Black-collared Swallows breeding in cracks among the lower riverside rocks. Yet, we had a good two hours or almost 50 kilometres by 75 horse-powered speedboat to reach Inirida at sunset. and near-endemic Golden-backed Uakari monkeys ( Cacajao melanocephalus ). Black-collared Swallow by Tyler Ficker.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

10,000 Birds

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. Horses bolted. Children screamed and ran for home. Women gathered their long skirts and hurried for the shelter of stores.

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