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Birding Zamorano University in Honduras

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Zamorano University may be regarded as one of the crown jewels of Latin American higher education, particularly in the areas of agriculture, environmental management, and food science, but this idyllic campus excels for more reasons than simply academics. The post Birding Zamorano University in Honduras appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Guide to the Birds of Honduras Translation Project

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I first met Robert Gallardo in 2009, when I made my first visit to the Neotropics for the Mesoamerican Bird Festival in Honduras. Robert arrived in Honduras with Peace Corps in 1993 and has been a resident ever since. How many of us have gone bird watching in a country where the native language is not English?

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guideā€“A Book Review

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This is more than eBird reports–a checklist generated from the citizen science database lists only 1,413 species. But, the numbers are quite large, and the birds organized in groupings that, for the most part, make it an easy process to figure out which Antwren (or Woodcreeper or Seedeater) is which.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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By twos and fours they arrive and scatter in small groups among the canopy to their favorite perches in iron, cecropia and aguaje palm trees. • Explore These Related Posts What is the National Bird of Honduras? Each bird, regardless of species, seems perfectly content to wait for the other to make the first move toward the colpa.

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