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“The (Big) Year that Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record”

10,000 Birds

When Arjan reached Suriname, his count stood at 3,646 species, with just under half a year left. The Pantanal “is a bit like the savannas of Africa: an open area with large mammals, crocodiles, and large ratites. The safari 4×4s and lodges complete the picture.

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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

10,000 Birds

401-600 sp: Honduras, Guatemala, Guyana, Suriname and French Guyana, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay; the Sahel countries (Africa), Namibia and Botswana; Central Asian countries and Cambodia. 1 en), Suriname (735 sp. / Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands. 801-1000 sp. –

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The Cattle Egret Expansion

10,000 Birds

The Cattle Egret is native to Africa, where it is a familiar sight among herds of large mammals. It arrived near the border of Guiana and Suriname in 1877, though it wasn’t until the 1930′s before this species became really established in the new world.

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