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Parrot, Parrot, Parrakeet, Hummingbird

10,000 Birds

Twenty-five Puerto Rican Parrots are being groomed to be pioneers: The Critcally Endangered birds have been transported from existing colonies to the Maricao State Forest. If you follow baseball, you’ve probably heard of the “ rally squirrel ” and the infamous “ rally monkey.”

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Panama Trip Report: April 2017

10,000 Birds

In fact, we saw two species of monkey, our only sloths, lots of coatis, and my rarest ever mammal sighting—a Jaguarundi —right on site. TRANSPORTATION. You’ll get the best monkey sightings of your life along with certain birds like Snail Kites and Limpkin , which are Gatun Lake specialties. Howler Monkey. House Sparrow.

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Hong Kong Trip Report: February 2014

10,000 Birds

And even though transportation is so easy and inexpensive, prepare to walk a lot. Imagine me there raring to see more exciting Asian avifauna while the rest of the group screeches to a halt to spend 45 minutes admiring birds I see all the time in New York. Monkey at a monastery. So don’t be afraid! Do your research.

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