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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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The USVI are smaller and have fewer habitats and, as a result, fewer bird species. territories are Guam (pop. There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. Many native birds are either endemics or widespread Caribbean species.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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Do you really need to have Kai’s birding experience further detailed not just by month but a level below? While the species favors forested hills at moderate elevations ( source ), there are no hills at all here at Nanhui, so maybe these individuals are outcasts or just eccentrics. Yes, you do, trust me. Arguments in favor: 1.

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