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    Costa Rica Gateway?

    Is Costa Rica Gateway still in business? Does anyone have a current email address?
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    Bothrops species?

    Hello all, I'm attaching a photo which I believe to be of a fer-de-lance (Bothrops sp.)... is there any way of determining which species it would be from this photo? The photo was taken in May 2008 in the southern Brazilian Amazon in the state of Pará. Thanks! Brad
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    A day of birding in northern Mato Grosso, Brazil

    Alta Floresta, MT - Brazil: 28 January 2009 This afternoon I packed binoculars, scope and a camera in the car before heading in to town to pay a few bills. As we reached downtown we noticed a small Yellow-footed Tortoise slowly crossing the road in front of a speed bump. I pulled the car over...
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    Brazil Nut Poison Frog, Brazl

    Dear all, I'm attaching a photo of a Brazil Nut Poison Frog, Adelphobates castaneoticus, for your enjoyment. I took this photo along the Cristalino river in the north of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso in early August 2007. cheers Brad
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    Spot-legged Poison Frog, Brazil

    Dear all, I'm attaching a photograph of what I believe to be a Spot-legged Poison Frog, Ameerega picta, for your enjoyment. I took this photo in early August 2007 along the Cristalino river in the north of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. cheers Brad
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    Rio Madeira Poison Frog

    Dear all, I'm attaching a photo of a frog I believe to be a Rio Madeira Poison Frog, Dendrobates quinquevittatus, for your enjoyment. Also, please correct me if I'm wrong on this! The photo was taken on November 1st on the rio Roosevelt in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. cheers Brad
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    Butterflies of Southern Amazonia

    Dear all, Does anyone know where I can find the recent Butterflies of Southern Amazonia, by Garwood and Lehman, preferably for sale online? www.neotropicalbutterflies.com indicates that the book is out of print, perhaps with a 2nd printing under consideration, but I need to find a copy...
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    Amazonian Brazil - Pousada Rio Azul, Pará

    Hi all, I have been working with the Pousada Rio Azul in the southern Brazilian Amazon since July 2007. The Pousada Rio Azul is a recently built fishing lodge on the left bank of the Rio São Benedito II, across from one of the largest conservation units in the southern Amazon, the Serra do...
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    Progne martin, Amazonian Brazil

    Progne martins often give me headaches. I'd appreciate opinions on the identification of the martin in these two photos below. Estimates of age and sex are most welcome. I tentatively identified this bird as an immature Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea. The photos were taken during the...
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    Citation for Birds of Europe

    Could someone with a copy of the Mullarney, Svensson, et al. Birds of Europe please provide me with the proper scientific citation for the book? I don't have a copy at hand, but need to cite some scanned material. Many thanks, Brad
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    RFI: Loma La Aurora

    Hi all, Does anyone have specific information regarding this site above Bogota to the east? A birdlist and specifics regarding access to the site would be ideal, but just about anything would be helpful. thanks Brad
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    Photos of Brazilian Birds

    Hi all, Edson Endrigo has added photos for some 500 species to his website at www.avesfoto.com.br . Eventually he will post photos for 1100 species of Brazilian birds! Included in this lot is a photo of the Pale-faced Antbird, Skutchia borbae! Steve, did you ever come across an image of this...
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    Terra da Gente - footage of Amazonian birds

    Hi all, This clip features Brazilian photographer Edson Endrigo and guide Marcelo Padua at the Pousada Rio Roosevelt from the Brazilian television program 'Terra da Gente'. Even if you don't understand Portuguese, you may still wish to check it out to see Red-capped Manakin, Rusty-belted...
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    New money for conservation in Canada

    This announcement was just made within the past hour or so, actually only a few hundred metres from my house! The Conservative government holds a minority in parliament, and as a result Stephen Harper is throwing money around like there's no tomorrow in the run up to the next election. I'm glad...
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    Renewing memberships... have you?

    Hi folks, Just finished going through and renewing a number of memberships, subscriptions, and mkaing donations to a few of my favourite organizations and bird-friendly conservation groups. I thought I'd give them each a brief moment of free PR as well... all are well worth joining or donating...
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    Kinglet Calyptura seen

    Report of a Kinglet Calyptura seen at Ubatuba, SP this past weekend. I fly to Curitiba on Friday, and was intending to spend time with my girlfriend before returning to some fieldwork in the interior, but I may now head straight to Ubatuba instead!! Here's to hoping someone refinds this...
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    taxonomy Q: Nonnula rubecula ssp distribution

    Hi all, Could someone with access the HBW or other reliable information inform me as to the distribution of Nonnula rubecula, the Rusty-breasted Nunlet, particularly with respect to its Brazilian and Amazonian ranges? Many thanks in advance for any help, cheers, Brad Davis
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    Atlapetes Brush-Finch, from description

    Dear all, Birding Parque Natural de Chicaque (2600m asl) outside of Bogotá, Colombia yesterday I observed a Brush-finch several times in mixed flocks. The bird was not illustrated in the guide I had at hand, "Aves de la Gran Sabana de Bogotá". It was rufous-brown above, including on top of the...
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    Crax unicornis koepckeae (Southern Helmeted Curassow) rediscovered in Peru

    Good news! The first records of this endemic subspecies since 1969. http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2005/08/curassow.html Brad
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    Black-bellied vs White-bellied Storm-Petrel

    Anyone familiar with these species...? In HBW vol. 1 the authors note that the legs of Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica extend beyond the tips of the tail in flight. Is this also the case in White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta grallaria, or can this be a feature to distinguish...
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    Golden-cheeked Warbler in August?

    Hi all, I'll be heading down through Texas on my way to Mexico in or around the first week of August... will I have much of a chance for a lingering Golden-cheeked Warbler on the Edwards Plateau around Kerrville? Any information at all on the arrival and departure dates of this species would...
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    Portuguese House Martin

    Hello all, Does anyone know which subspecies of House Martin, Delichon urbica, would be found in Portugal, specifically central-west Portugal? Thanks in advance for any info you can provide me! Brad
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    birding Paraguay

    Hi all There seems to be a dearth of information out there regarding birding in Paraguay. Do any BF members have experience birding in Paraguay, particularly in chaco habitats? Any information would be useful to me at this point... I have Wheatley, which is a start and have also checked out the...
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