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Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

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Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rican, and Panama , just published in October, is a field guide that was ten years in the making. I wish the flight images for the hawks, falcons, parakeets, and parrots were larger. It’s unique in two major ways. Skutch (Cornell Univ.

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Northern Central America: A Book Review

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The end result is that the whole “biographic” area (NCA plus southern Mexico and northern Nicaragua) is home to 41 endemic bird species. So, we find out that that White-fronted Parrot looks similar to Yellow-lored Parrot, except that White-fronted has red lores and lacks the dark ear patch.

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What is the National Bird of Honduras?

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• Explore These Related Posts Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru Stalking a Kiwi Icon What is the National Bird of Nicaragua? Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding. Get yours today!

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