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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

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But first, not thinking of proper research, I made no difference between questions, nor were the mentioned destinations really visited or only dreamed about. Ecuador or Botswana, respectively). 17%: Ecuador, Peru. 17%: Ecuador, Peru. Or the lack of some expected answers. Galapagos or the Okavango Delta). 21%: Costa Rica.

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Audio Playback May Be Bad for Birds, Says Study

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Researchers from Princeton University and the University of the South (both in the U.S.) studied how Plain-tailed Wrens and Rufous Antpittas in Ecuador reacted to audio playback of their songs versus playback of general background noise. News Bird Call Playback Ecuador Plain-tailed Wrens Rufous Antpittas'

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Miniature Manakins

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On a recent filming trip with Tropical Birding in Ecuador I had the awesome experience of getting up close and personal with two bizarre manakin species. This bird is a Choco endemic found only in northwest Ecuador and southwest Colombia. What’s the deal with manakins? Are they for real? Take the Club-winged Manakin for example.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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A little online research into some of these topics, however–like Elizabeth Gould, an extremely talented woman who illustrated her husband’s bird treatises and who despaired of his collecting habit–and I realize that Dunn was probably exercising a lot of restraint. Is all that material on Selkirk needed?

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Endangered and Unknown: Pale-headed Brush-Finch

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Currently endemic to a single valley system in the Andes of Ecuador, this species escaped detection from researchers for thirty years until the rediscovery of a few pairs in November 1998 by Dr. Neils Krabbe. In November 2010, I backpacked for fifty days via the reasonably good bus system in Ecuador.

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15 expat-friendly countries for a birder to move to

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I am thinking of a relatively stable/prosperous bird-paradise where one may be able to find a job in ecotourism or wildlife research… or, to begin with, as a resident environmental scientist / nature blogger in some wildlife lodge? Ecuador (1590 / 1641). Uganda (987 / 1083). Kenya (1034 / 1153). South Africa (755 / 842).

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The origins of tanagers, warblers, and sparrows are coming into focus

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Photo: Golden-crowned Tanager , Iridosornis rufivertex , in Andean Ecuador © David J. The paper is by leading researchers F. Keith Barker, Kevin J. Burns, John Klicka, Scott M. Lanyon, and Irby J.

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