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    Birds of Honduras

    It would seem Robert Gallardo's new field guide to the birds of Honduras is finally out. I believe NHBS is the only ones with copies in stock but Buteo Books expects stock to arrive in mid-August. https://www.nhbs.com/title/202529/guide-to-the-birds-of-honduras?bkfno=219850...
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    Gurney’s Pitta

    It seems like this species is functionally extinct in Thailand now, given the continuing rate of habitat destruction at Khao Nor Chuchi it comes as no surprise:-C Gurney’s Pitta in Thailand—from Rediscovery to Extinction in Just 28 Years...
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    Birds of Costa Rica 2nd edition

    The second edition of this book is due for publication at the end of November. http://www.nhbs.com/title/200212/birds-of-costa-rica?bkfno=216904
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    Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America

    This looks like another interesting title just published. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1421407515/ref=s9_psimh_gw_p14_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1BRKS6YEEF3GY6ANXQCS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846
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    Birds of West Africa

    The second edition of Birds of West Africa by Nik Borrow and Ron Demey is due for publication in August. This is an excellent book in my opinion, have used it on numerous trips to the region so been looking forward to this second edition...
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    "Virunga" (2014)

    An shocking documentary about the Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, which looks like an absolute must see in my opinion. http://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/53208a9dc07f5df7d200062f-virunga I visited Virunga myself twice in the late 1970s, just prior to being...
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    2014 Brazilian Bird List

    Updated official Brazilian birdlist by CBRO (Comitê Brasileiro de Registros Ornitológicos) now stands at 1901 species. http://www.cbro.org.br/CBRO/pdf/AvesBrasil2014.pdf. An overview of the updates to the official 2014 Brazilian Bird List...
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    An eye for nature: the life and art of William T. Cooper

    This looks like an very promising book for those loving the bird and landscape paintings of William T. Cooper. It is due for publication in March 2014. http://www.andrewisles.com/all-stock/publication/36542
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    Identification Guide to North Atlantic Seabirds: Pterodroma Petrels

    Another interesting title in the Multimedia Identification Guide-series published by Scilly Pelagics. http://www.nhbs.com/multimedia_identification_guide_to_north_atlantic_seabirds_pterodroma_bkfno_205537.html Got my copy yesterday and it looks very promising!
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    Japanese Bush-Warbler

    Genetic and Morphological Differences among Populations of the Japanese Bush-Warbler (Aves: Sylviidae) on the Ogasawara Islands, Northern Pacific http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2984/67.2.3
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    Hornbills of the World: A Photographic Guide

    Another interesting photographic guide just published by Nature's Niche Pte. Ltd in Singapore. There is some samples of this new book at the Thailand Hornbill Project facebook page. Have just placed an order with the publisher and looking forward having a closer look at it...
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    Helm/Bloomsbury titles

    I was browsing through nhbs.com and amazon.co.uk yesterday afternoon and if we are to believe those sites there is some very interesting Helm/Bloomsbury titles due to be published now in February (have not bothered to check the Bloomsbury site as I found it crap). Out of this bunch aim...
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    Birds of Trinidad and Tobago

    The 3rd edition of Birds of Trinidad and Tobago by Richard ffrench has just been published. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801473640/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
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    Satanic nightjar

    Notes on breeding behaviour, ecology, taxonomy and vocalisations of Satanic Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus in Central Sulawesi. Kukila Vol. 16 16-30. http://kukila.org/index.php/KKL/article/view/312
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    Grassfinches in Australia

    Yet another long awaited title which is due to be published, Grassfinches in Australia by Joe Forshaw, Mark Shephard and Tony PridhamB (: http://www.andrewisles.com/all-stock/publication/32471 I have been looking forward to this masterpiece ever since I first heard about it a few years ago...
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    Guide to the Cuckoos of the World

    Another Helm Identification Guide which has been many years in the making is just off the press! It will apparently hit the bookshops in mid-June, have already pre-ordered my copy. Samples of the plates used in the book can be viewed over at amazon.co.uk. Erritzøe, J., Mann, C.F., Brammer, F. &...
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    Monograph of Australian pigeons and doves

    Hi, As I have understood it world-renowned parrot expert Joseph Forshaw and one of the world's finest bird painters, William T. Cooper, is currently working together on a book project titled "Monograph of Australian pigeons and doves". Also aim sad to hear that this will be the last bird book...
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    ID dead dolphin, West Papua, Indonesia

    Good evening, I would appreciate some ID help with the dead dolphin shown below, it was observed in the Raja Ampat Archipelago, West Papua in eastern Indonesia a couple of years ago. It evidently had some injuries to the tail and is presumed to have drowned in fishing gear, it had just been...
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    Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore

    The second edition of this book is due to be released later this month. I don't have the first edition so aim not quite sure what to expect, but I have placed a pre-order so will hopefully receive it in a couple of weeks. Jeyarajasingam, A. (2012): A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular...
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    Wallacean Region

    Having spent the last couple of months birdwatching throughout the Wallacean Region
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    Birds of Melanesia

    Birds of Melanesia: Bismarks, Solomons, Vanatu and New Caledonia This long-awaited Helm title by Guy Dutson is finally published. This book has been in preparation for many years and is the first field guide covering all the birds of Island Melanesia. The illustrations by Adam Bowley is totally...
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    Greater White-fronted Geese

    Taxonomy of Greater White-fronted Geese (Aves: Anatidae) Five subspecies of the Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769), have been named, all on the basis of wintering birds, and up to six subspecies have been recognized. There has been confusion over the application of...
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    White-faced Cuckoo-dove

    The populations of the Banggai? and Sula Islands will soon be split, "because its voice sounds very different from [birds on] Sulawesi". Presumably Frank Rheindt will be one of the authors and the name available is Turacoena sulaensis? Photograph of a bird on Taliabu, Sula Islands
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    A new subspecies of Heliangelus regalis from northern Peru

    A distinctive new subspecies of the Royal Sunangel (Aves: Trochiliformes; Heliangelus regalis) from the Cordillera Azul, northern Peru A recently discovered and morphologically distinct population of the poorly known Royal Sunangel from the Cordillera Azul, Department of Loreto, Peru, is...
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    A new Mentocrex rail from Madagascar

    Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the Mentocrex kioloides complex (Aves: Gruiformes: Rallidae) from Madagascar, with the description of a new species. We examine patterns of morphological and molecular genetic differentiation in the endemic Mentocrex kioloides complex of...
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