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Red List update: parrots of the Americas in peril

Red List update: parrots of the Americas in peril

February 21, 2021November 7, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

One of the planet’s most beleaguered avian groups, the neotropical parrots, took another hit in the 2020 Red List, with a further four species moved to a higher threat category. However, success stories from our American Partners show that hope remains. As one of BirdLife’s Red List researchers, Claudia Hermes has the inside track on […]

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Acapulco Birding, Aug. 2015

Acapulco Birding, Aug. 2015

August 29, 2015December 23, 2019 Scott Simmons Leave a comment

Yesterday I returned from my service project in Acapulco, Mexico. We were working with an orphanage there, and my time was pretty filled up with that. However, in the mornings I was able to walk along the streets around the campus and see what birds I could find. I found four new life birds on […]

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Acapulco Birds

Acapulco Birds

August 20, 2013December 23, 2019 Scott Simmons Leave a comment

I spent last week in Acapulco, Mexico. I wasn’t there for birding. I was there with a small group of people that were working in an orphanage. I barely went anywhere outside the orphanage, but I did walk the streets nearby in the mornings, and once in the afternoon, just to see what I might […]

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