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The Cocha Antshrike

10,000 Birds

We were in the remote Amazonian forests and not a sound was to be heard except for the rhythmical dripping of water from the raised paddles. He was very alert now, scanning the right bank with his eagle eyes. Do you hear that song?” At first nothing. Then I heard it. The local guide who was at the bow stood up.

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The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead

10,000 Birds

The large, crested Choiseul Pigeon ( Microgoura meeki ) inhabited Choiseul and perhaps nearby islands in the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islanders say that the species was driven to extinction by cats and dogs introduced by Europeans. Choiseul Pigeon ( Microgoura meeki ) by J.G. What a horror! What a disaster!