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Parrots: Brazil’s Colorful Avian Clowns

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With their strong flight and capability to disperse, parrots have managed to colonize almost every major island group from Tahiti to Mauritius to Dominica. There are nectar feeders, dedicated frugivores, specialized seed predators and more. There seems to be a parrot for almost any ecological situation.

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Lesser Antillean Specialties

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For starters, they don’t fly away from the moment they’re noticed by a human observer and more importantly, they sit very still for pictures. So getting a good look at the closely related Lesser Antillean Saltator on both Dominica and St. The Lesser Antillean Pewee on St. Lucia is sometimes called the St.

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Combined Beats’ list

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. American Golden-Plover – Pluvialis dominica. Yellow-throated Warbler – Setophaga dominica. 23 Jan 2016. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. American Golden-Plover – Pluvialis dominica. Yellow-throated Warbler – Setophaga dominica. Sutro Heights–Baths / Land’s End.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. American Golden-Plover – Pluvialis dominica. Yellow-throated Warbler – Setophaga dominica. Negri-Nepote Grasslands. 25 Apr 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – July 2016

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. American Golden-Plover – Pluvialis dominica. Yellow-throated Warbler – Setophaga dominica. Sutro Heights–Baths / Land’s End.

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. American Golden-Plover – Pluvialis dominica. Yellow-throated Warbler – Setophaga dominica. Sutro Heights–Baths / Land’s End.

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