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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 Guide–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. The same is true of Guide to the Birds of Honduras , which I reviewed in 2018 and which was also a grassroots project (though Birds of Bolivia obtained greater support from large birding organizations).

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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Many of the fruits, seeds and flowers that make up a significant part of a macaw’s diet in this part of the Amazon basin have evolved with naturally occurring toxins designed for the plant’s self-protection. • Explore These Related Posts What is the National Bird of Honduras? Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru?

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