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Latest high-level bird taxonomy summarized in recent paper

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convergent aquatic adaptations of loons and grebes on the morphological side and certain molecular sequences on the DNA side) and that by synthesizing all available information, we can both achieve greater confidence in hypothesized relationships and expose areas needing further research.

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African Pygmy Geese – Diminutive Ducks

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When I read somewhere that Pygmy Geese were not actually geese at all I started doing some research. A pair of African Pygmy Geese Adrian Binns These fascinating small ducks are found in central and southern Africa south of the Sahara, including the island of Madagascar.

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Pink in Africa

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Of course Africa could not to be left out of the pink weekend so I have researched all African species whose official or alternative names include the word “pink”. There are certainly some stunners involved. Pink-throated Twinspot. Definitely my personal favorite of Africa’s pink birds is the delicate Pink-throated Twinspot.

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Frogs and Toads of the World: A Book Review by a Fairy Tale Junkie

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There are over 5,000 species of frogs in existence (5,858 at the time the book was written, the exact number changes as research dictates re-arrangements of taxonomy and new species are discovered). The frogs are both Madagascar Reed frogs, and they were photographed living in the same tree.

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“Peacocks and Picathartes: Reflections on Africa’s Birdlife”

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And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders. Madagascar, however, is beyond the reach of this book, notwithstanding its also being part of the Afrotropical region.” From 1923 to 1948 Chapin served as associate curator of ornithology in the AMNH.

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Birding Lodges – Part 2 – Punta Cana Resort & Club

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Universities like Harvard, Columbia and Cornell regularly use the research facility. James has led professional wildlife and birding tours for 15 years and his passion for birding and remote cultures has taken him to far corners of the earth from the Amazon and Australia to Africa and Madagascar.

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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

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But research has shown that some plovers even use the super-sensitive soles of their feet to detect movement beneath the substrate. James has led professional wildlife and birding tours for 15 years and his passion for birding and remote cultures has taken him to far corners of the earth from the Amazon and Australia to Africa and Madagascar.

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