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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. Plate 97: Andean and partly Andean antshrikes, illustrated by Oscar Tintaya. Bolivia doesn’t come up much in discussions of birding travel. In this case, the hope is that publication of a field guide will increase the number of birders.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

10,000 Birds

In between, he takes us to the sky canyons of Arizona; botanical gardens on the Pacific coast of Mexico; the swamps and gardens of Cuba; waterfalls in Costa Rica; mountains of Colombia; volcano ledges and feeding stations in Ecuador; a community-owned lodge in the mountains of Peru; a small house at the end of a muddy track somewhere in Brazil; a country’s (..)