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Scanning the skies for Zone-tailed hawks

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Taking time to give each and every one a good looking over can take away from the time I spend looking for Lazuli Buntings, Black-bellied Whistling Ducks , or other more exciting birds. There is a small population in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and northern Argentina.

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Brazil’s Pantanal: A Birding Spectacle

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Screamers are most closely related to waterfowl such as ducks and geese. It is also perhaps the best place in Brazil to see White-fronted Woodpecker , a specialty more typical of the Chaco of Paraguay and Argentina which occurs in small numbers at Pousada Piuval. Crossing them was like taking a leap of faith each time.

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