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Recent content by Olivier Dupont

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    Larks of the World

    NHBS now lists it as a two-volume set... for 2026. December 2027 on Wildsounds.
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    Birding around Spa

    Hi! Dartford Warbler is a rarity in Belgium (a bird every few years). And there aren't many Barn Owls on this side of the country, I'm afraid. :-C I'm attaching a map of a few nature spots. The 'Parc naturel des Hautes Fagnes' (High fens) and the smaller (but closer to Spa) 'Fagne de...
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    Circaetus gallicus

    Yup. Sorry. I had access on my connection...
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    Circaetus gallicus

    It's in open access, actually (http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4358.2.9/13104). ;) EDIT : It is not, my bad...
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    Trump budget to "Eliminate Curation of Smithsonian Museum Collections"

    Tiny moth with a scaly yellow head and 'unique genitalia' is named after Donald Trump A taxon named after him could as well be the reason he'd hold a grudge against taxonomists. ;)
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    BOU TSC disbanded

    BOU adopt IOC world bird list IOC it is...
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    The last post...

    I can only echo those words. While not a contributor, I have been an avid reader of the taxonomy subforum over the last few years. And your contributions are indeed the main reason behind that. I ought to thank you for having fuelled the growing interest in bird taxonomy of a young birder.
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    M. C. W. R. van Renesse van Duivenbode in Chalcopsitta duivenbodei

    van Duivenbode is mentioned three times. "A few months ago, Mr C. W. R. van Renesse van Duivenbode sent our Museum a wonderful collection of mammals and birds of New Guinea as a gift." Dubois says Mr van Duivenbode has a specimen of A. Bruynii. "The second species subject of this note, I...
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    Brussels Birding?

    Perhaps a bit late, but it can still be useful. Here's a forum for birders in Brussels : http://brusselsbirding.forumotion.com.
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    Butterfly ID - Libya

    Thank you !
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    Butterfly ID - Libya

    Hi, I went to Libya two years ago for a schooltrip and found this butterfly in Leptis Magna. I don't know a thing about butterflies and do not have any ID book either. I imagine though it would be quite easily identified as it seems characteristic. But I swear I've tried o:D For the precise...
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