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Andean Condors On The News

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The species is being re-introduced in Colombia and Ecuador where the condors are either locally extinct or persist in very low numbers. Fortunately, there is an interest for preserving the Andean condor and preventing an outcome similar to its California cousin.

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Waxwings and their kin: Meet the bombycillids

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The world has three waxwing species: the Cedar Waxwing ( Bombycilla cedrorum ), breeding in North America and wintering as far south as the Caribbean islands and northern Colombia; the Holarctic Bohemian Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus ); and the east Asian Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica ).

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Collaborative list – December 2021

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8 of them sent 153 lists, noting 645 species of bird across 7 countries (Mexico, UK, USA, Serbia, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia). Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

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Best Bird of the Year 2011

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Larry loved getting a jaeger : On a trip to Clear Lake, California, last September, I had the privilege of joining Dr. Floyd Hayes as he and three fellow birders monitored the waterbirds on the entire lake in conjunction with the ongoing four year Grebe Conservation Project there.

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Would You Move to Another Country… for the Birds?

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You could probably achieve an even higher diversity of species in some other areas of the world, such as Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, or Borneo. you could try Rosarito in Baja California, only two hours south of the border. And in Mexico, anywhere near a coast, other than Baja California and Sonora, is tropical.

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Flight to Freedom

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Because we have ARK2000, our 2,300-acre sanctuary in San Andreas, California, we were happy to be able to help. &#. Pat Derby, President and Founder of the Performing Animal Welfare Society, said, “Animal Defenders International contacted PAWS last year about providing a permanent home for the African lions remaining in Bolivia.

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