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Regarding Kakariki

March 30, 2011 by Duncan 8 Comments

One of the joys of blogging for a widely read blog is that it gives one a platform on which to moan and complain...

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Good Gully: A Birder’s Oddity

February 10, 2011 by Jochen 28 Comments

I am a funny man in a very peculiar way. I am odd, and whenever I am not odd, I am different. In fact,...

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When is a Pacific Hornero not a Pale-legged Hornero?

January 23, 2011 by Corey 11 Comments

Pacific Horneros always have pale legs but some do not consider Pacific Horneros to be Pale-legged Horneros. That is, Pale-legged Horneros Furnarius leucopus have,...

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Why is the Inca Jay not a Green Jay?

December 19, 2010 by Corey 10 Comments

While birding the east slope of the Andes in Ecuador one bird that was relatively common was the Inca Jay, a bird that was...

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When is a Tanager a Cardinal?

July 15, 2009 by Mike 14 Comments

When it’s a Piranga species tanager, obviously. Have you heard the news? The Fiftieth Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American...

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When is a Larid Not a Larus?

August 1, 2008 by Mike 3 Comments

…when it’s been renamed in the newly-released 49th Supplement to the A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition. The new supplement includes various...

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