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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

10,000 Birds

There were three profound questions my birding group discussed while we birded Trinidad and Tobago, back in December 2012: (1) How many Bananaquits could fit on a banana? (2) 3) What was the best guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago? 2) Which hummingbird was more beautiful—Tufted Coquette or Ruby-topaz Hummingbird? (3)

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Birds of the West Indies by Kirwan, Levesque, Oberle & Sharpe

10,000 Birds

Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire) and that border is known as the Bond’s line. Chris Sharpe is a biologist who has worked on the conservation of Neotropical birds for more than 30 years, having been based for most of that time in Venezuela. I just love the fold-able plastic covers of this book.