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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. Much of the research regarding Caribbean ecology and ornithology has been conducted in Puerto Rico. territories are Guam (pop. Herbert Rafaelle includes 284 species in his field guide , which covers both territories.) Postal Service.

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Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

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They all went extinct since 1500 and they are only eight of the nearly two hundred species that have blinked out since then. Others are only known from a specimen or two sitting in the drawer of a research institution. Guam Flycatcher. The eight species above still exist. Most species go extinct. Maupiti Monarch.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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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. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo: This could be your host species! In the HBW, there are about 40 species with the word “plain” in the species name.

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