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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. I present here an annotated collection of photos documenting the entry of new parrotlets into this world.

Eggs 268
Eggs Venezuela Porcupines 2008 268
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Christmas Counting in Arenal, Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Formerly common, their present scarcity in the country is a reminder of what happens to biodiversity when spectacular rainforest is replaced with cattle pasture. This research station protects a large area of intact foothill rainforest connected to the bigger Arenal-Monteverde forest block.

Costa Rica 101
Costa Rica Farming Louisiana 2014 101
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