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Dreaming of Congo rainforest: Gabon, Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic

10,000 Birds

Mammals include Western Lowland Gorilla, Forest Elephant and Forest Buffalo, and eleven diurnal primates. You might find African Grey Parrot or Hartlaub’s Ducks drawn to the salty water of the baïs or Bare-cheeked Trogons and Blue Malkohas in the trees.

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Missing Syrinx Found! Mesozoic Vegavis vocalization verified

10,000 Birds

Primates are exceptional among the mammals, living amphibians (which represent only a small part of the original amphibian family tree) are pretty noisy too. Fish are mostly silent on the matter. 66 million years ago, and one of those groups gave rise to the ducks and geese.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

10,000 Birds

Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Kibale Forest NP–Primate Lodge. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Falcated Duck – Mareca falcata. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. calle jocote.

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