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A couple of facts :D

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• Tigers and other big cats are able to mimic other animals, tigers in specific mimic deer, bear, cattle and monkeys and the South American Margay can mimic the call of baby monkeys to lore adults. Deer, cattle, camel and goats are more closely related to dolphins and whales then they are with horses. . •

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A Few Ups and Downs of Forest Birding in Costa Rica

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Put those binoculars into practice in places like Laguna del Lagarto , the Sarapiqui area, and the Osa Peninsula, and a day of birding might include three trogon species, two to three toucan species, several wrens, manakins, parrots, five or more woodcreeper species, etc., and the list goes on… You might see a White-ruffed Manakin.

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Layover in Singapore

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Anyone with more than a couple of hours to kill could easily make a quick birding foray out from the airport. Check the tops of the palms for Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot and watch for White-breasted Kingfishers on any prominent feature. Spotted Wood-owl. An island hosts the orchestra stage and some towering palms. Olive-backed Sunbird.

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National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition: A Book Review

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In other words, if you look up Cattle Egret, you will find a reference to its species account and its inclusion in the box on Identification of White Egrets. The sidebars and large migration maps are not indexed (nor listed in the Table of Contents, which is purely by family). However, a species reference in a sidebar is indexed.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Turquoise-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva. Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Turquoise-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva. Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Blue-winged Parrot – Neophema chrysostoma. Elegant Parrot – Neophema elegans.

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