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Is The Hooded Grebe About To Go Extinct?

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And, in South America, there is at least one species that is being heavily preyed on by North American Minks which are not supposed to be in South America. Their natural range is in a smallish region of southern South America. Which brings us to the Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi. and Great Grebe; M.

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Best Bird of the Year 2014

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Donna had an embarrassment of riches to choose from: It’s a tie between the Willow Ptarmigan in New York State, the confiding Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo in Panama, and Hoopoe and African Penguin in South Africa. Once endangered, they lead happy, protected lives, oblivious to the tourists who love them.

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