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Sandpiper family reorganization on the way

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A recent proposal ( 555 ) to the AOU’s South American Classification Committee deals with newly published information about relationships within the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae, and what it means for the classification of these wonderful, fascinating birds.

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Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guideā€“A Book Review

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I am puzzled as to why Gulls and Terns are almost passed over, with less than two pages of text devoted to a family description and only six species accounts (four gulls, two terns). Family follows family with no page break, making this section a little dense. Woodpeckers are a family of focus for Tuttle-Adams.

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Swarovski Skills Camp, or men and their toys

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But Swarovski Optik is a family-owned business, so the then CEO, Mr. Swarovski, categorically rejected the advice and decided: factory stays in Austria, and the prices will only go up! In comparison with ELs, EL 10s and NL 12s have the same field of view, as well as EL 8s and NL 10s.

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Pied Oystercatcher chick-cautiously optimistic

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The family of Pied Oystercatchers soon made their move to Gantheaume Point. Typically the whole Pied Oystercatcher family spend a lot of time either feeding or roosting. The juvenile Pied Oystercatcher gives you a glimpse into its development when it stretches a wing out and when it stands close to its parents for size comparison.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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This is the home of the Rusty-naped Pitta , admittedly one of the less glamorous of the family, particularly the subspecies found in Yunnan, but still a nice sight and still a pitta. No doubt, the Lesser NLT will be relieved not to be bossed around by its erstwhile bigger family member anymore.

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Emeralds!

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Here’s another female Broad-billed Hummingbird , and a Dusky Hummingbird for comparison. Just to confuse things even more, many other “ Emeralds ” are also in the same family and tribe, but belong to, according to current taxonomy, up to 8 different genera.

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Birding By Impression: A Book Review

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Birding by Impression is a conscious, deliberate method of identifying and recognizing birds based on the study and evaluation of ā€œdistinctive structural features and behavioral movementsā€ and comparison with nearby and similar species. So say Kevin T.

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