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

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… – part 2 – Once I finish this writing, with a strange mix of emotions I will put the Lynx field guide Birds of Colombia to the bookshelf for the first time, more than half a year after I received it. Because of that, the bird has a manure-like odour and is only hunted by humans for food in times of dire need” [ Source ].

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Which Bird Species Have Gone Extinct in Costa Rica?

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A vagrant from northern Colombia isn’t out of the question but we are still waiting for that local mega to happen. This Costa Rican enigma came to light after being collected by C. For the Alfaro’s Hummingbird Saucerottia alfaroana , though, we don’t know if it’s gone or what it was in the first place!