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Tongatapu and ‘Eua; Birding Southern Tonga

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I recalled spending two days in Honolulu and seeing approximately zero native landbirds (I wasn’t trying hard, but still) and figured I might have to work pretty hard to see anything (something that might be tricky to convince my not particularly birdy companion to try). All they could be, and were, were Blue-crowned Lorikeets.

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

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avian diversity: the Puerto Rican Parrot is the only remaining native parrot species and the sole representative of the Tody family ( Todidae) is the Puerto Rican Tody. The Puerto Rican Parrot and its captive-breeding program has been extensively studied, as has the Pearly-eyed Thrasher, among others. King Airport on St.