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Working for the conservation of Neotropical birds since 1994. Produces Cotinga and Neotropical Birding journals. To find out more, join, or donate, please see www.neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org Re-posts do not imply endorsement.

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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
NBC members can collect NB39 and Cotinga 48 from our stand at @globalbirdfair.bsky.social Not a member? Join at www.neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org or by using the QR code. And the contents are even better than the cover!
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Only a week now until the annual birding magnificence that is @globalbirdfair.bsky.social We will be in our usual place, so come along and chat, join, donate, collect journals, or just hang out.
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Daniel Branch @danbranch94.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Paraguay 2025 was an awesome trip, with 417 birds, 28 mammals and a host of other wildlife! We had such a blast that the trip report required 93 pages! I can absolutely recommend Paraguay as a fantastic birding destination! www.cloudbirders.com/be4/download... @neobirdconserve.bsky.social
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Ready to download now if you have a digital or combined print/digital subscription. The full printed version will be ready to collect at @global_birdfair in July with mailing shortly after. List of contents on second slide.
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
NB38 now ready for digital and combined members to download. Print version will go in the post soon. Missing out? Join us at www.neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org
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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Put it on your calendar! 16 April 2026... 12:00 pm ET
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Birds of the World - WEBINAR: El Lorito del Subandean Parakeet: 5 años de búsqueda, una experiencia con sorpresas y desafíos.
Register now for the BOW Discovery Seminar on April 16, todo en espanol! El Lorito del Subandean Parakeet (Pyrrhura picta): 5 años de búsqueda, una experiencia con sorpresas y desafíos.
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Essential reading for the Neotropical birder. Neotropical Swifts - Hispanola endemics - Saving Marsh Antwren - Seeing Caura Antbird and more... Want to get your hands on a copy? Join NBC through the website www.neotropicalbidingandconservation.org #birding #neotropics
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Find out what we did in 2025. All the projects we supported in one handy download from our website. Apply - Donate - Join to conserve the birds of the Neotropics. #birding #neotropics #conservation #ornithology
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Congratulations to ROC on becoming the new BirdLife International partner for Chile.
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
You can now follow us on Instagram as well as Bluesky. Same user name - @neobirdconserve to keep things simple. Have a look at www.neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org for details of membership, publications and Conservation Awards Programme.
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Chris Sharpe @sharpebirder.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
NBC @neobirdconserve.bsky.social Conservation Fund supports projects to conserve threatened Neotropical birds by small grants of USD 1000–3000. Next deadline = 1 Feb. More information & application forms (English/Español/Português): neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/conservation/ #ornithology
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
eBird has created a new major region that aligns with the NBC area, ebird.org/region/latam Includes all of South and Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean and allows birders to see their Neotropics list and gather data on the region as a whole. Thanks to all at the Cornell Lab for Ornithology.
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Thanks to Accent Design for the work and BWWC Foundation for the funding, we have a new website. If you care about the birds of the Neotropics, have a look at neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org Join to get our journals and support conservation across the region. #birdsmatter #neotropicalbirding
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Chris Sharpe @sharpebirder.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
New Neotropical Birding and Conservation website is up and running. If you want to help conserve the birds of the American tropics please consider joining, donating—or just spreading the word! @neobirdconserve.bsky.social neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org #ornithology
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Sneak preview of the cover of Neotropical Birding 38, due out March 2026. Thanks Andy & Gill Swash for this stunning Blue-eyed Ground Dove image. Need more? Join Neotropical Birding & Conservation for two issues a year plus Cotinga, our scientific journal. www.neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 17/11/2025
Satellite tracking supports hypotheses of breeding allochrony and allopatry in the Endangered Pterodroma hasitata (Black-capped Petrel, Diablotin) | jco.birdscaribbean.o... | Journal of Caribbean Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶
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Journal of Caribbean Ornithology
Abstract Pterodroma hasitata, the Black-capped Petrel (locally known as Diablotin), is the only extant Pterodroma petrel nesting in the Caribbean. The species is listed as globally Endangered by the IUCN and was recently listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Pterodroma hasitata show a phenotypic gradient, ranging from a darker, smaller form to a paler, heavier form, that is reflected in a strong genetic structure. This phylogenetic divergence suggests the existence of at least two distinct breeding populations. We report on pre-breeding movements of two male Pterodroma hasitata, one of each form, tracked by satellite from non-breeding areas in Gulf Stream waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean to breeding locations in Hispaniola in late 2019. Based on a combination of tracking locations, location error classes, battery voltage, and satellite communication schedules, we infer that the light-form petrel visited a nest in central Dominican Republic during 2 to 8 October and 9 to 15 October, and the dark form visited a nest in southeastern Haiti during 9 to 22 November and 29 November to 3 December. This information supports earlier suggestions that Pterodroma hasitata forms breed in allochrony and in allopatry, both of which may be a driver of speciation. Keywords biologging, Black-capped Petrel, breeding allochrony, breeding allopatry, endangered species, Pterodroma hasitata, seabird Resumen El rastreo satelital respalda las hipótesis de alocronía y alopatría reproductivas en Pterodroma hasitata (Petrel Antillano, Diablotín), especie En Peligro de extinción • Pterodroma hasitata, conocida comúnmente como Petrel Antillano (y localmente como Diablotín), es la única especie existente del género Pterodroma que actualmente anida en el Caribe. La especie está clasificada como En Peligro a nivel global por la UICN y ha sido recientemente incluida en la lista de especies en peligro de extinción bajo la Ley de Especies en Peligro de los Estados Unidos. Pterodroma hasitata muestra un gradiente fenotípico que va desde una forma más oscura y de menor tamaño hasta una forma más clara y de mayor peso, lo que se refleja en una marcada estructura genética. Esta divergencia filogenética sugiere la existencia de al menos dos poblaciones reproductoras diferenciadas. En este trabajo informamos sobre los movimientos pre-reproductivos de dos machos de Pterodroma hasitata —uno de cada forma—, rastreados por satélite desde sus áreas no reproductivas en las aguas de la Corriente del Golfo, en el Atlántico noroccidental, hasta sus zonas de cría en La Española a finales de 2019. A partir de una combinación de datos de geolocalización, grupos de error posicional, voltajes de batería y horarios de comunicación satelital, inferimos que el individuo de forma clara visitó un nido en el centro de la República Dominicana entre el 2 y el 8 de octubre y nuevamente del 9 al 15 de octubre; mientras que el individuo de forma oscura visitó un nido en el sureste de Haití del 9 al 22 de noviembre y del 29 de noviembre al 3 de diciembre. Estos resultados respaldan observaciones previas que sugieren que las distintas formas de Pterodroma hasitata se reproducen de manera alocrónica y alopátrica, factores que podrían actuar como motores de especiación. Palabras clave alocronía reproductiva, alopatría reproductiva, ave marina, bioregistro, especie en peligro, Petrel Antillano, Pterodroma hasitata Résumé Le suivi par satellite soutient les hypothèses d'allochronie et d'allopatrie de reproduction chez Pterodroma hasitata (Pétrel diablotin), espèce clasée en danger d'extinction • Pterodroma hasitata, le Pétrel diablotin, est la seule espèce existante du genre Pterodroma à nicher dans la Caraïbe. L’espèce est classée par l’UICN comme en danger au niveau mondial et a récemment été classée comme en danger au titre de la loi américaine sur les espèces menacées (Endangered Species Act). Pterodroma hasitata présente un gradient phénotypique, allant d’une forme plus sombre et plus petite à une forme plus pâle et plus grande, reflété dans une forte structure génétique. Cette divergence phylogénétique suggère l’existence de deux populations reproductrices distinctes. Nous faisons état des déplacements prénuptiaux de deux mâles Pterodroma hasitata (un de chaque forme) suivis par satellite depuis les zones fréquentées en dehors de la période de reproduction dans les eaux du Gulf Stream de l’ouest de l’Atlantique Nord jusqu’aux sites de reproduction à Hispaniola fin 2019. En combinant les localisations par satellite, les classes d’erreurs de localisation, les tensions de batterie et les programmations de communication par satellite, nous pouvons déduire que le pétrel de forme claire a visité un nid dans le centre de la République dominicaine entre le 2 et le 8 octobre et entre le 9 et le 15 octobre, et que le pétrel de forme sombre a visité un nid dans le sud-est d’Haïti entre le 9 et le 22 novembre et entre le 29 novembre et le 3 décembre. Ces informations confortent les suggestions antérieures selon lesquelles les formes de Pétrels diablotins nichent en allochronie et en allopatrie, ce qui peut être un facteur de spéciation. Mots clés allochronie de reproduction, allopatrie de reproduction, bio-logging, espèce en danger, oiseau marin, Pétrel diablotin, Pterodroma hasitata
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
youtu.be/iAoVCYaGvWo Here is a link to Avian Odyssey which NBC attended back in September. All the regional bird clubs presented along with BOC, the National History Museum, RSPB, BTO, Birdlife International, and the BBC Natural History Unit. Watch out for a similar event in 2026.
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Avian Odyssey 2025
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Lia (She/Hers) @liakajiki.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Last week I had a couple of days in São Paulo before heading to Belem for COP30 and managed to donate old issues of @neobirdconserve.bsky.social magazines to Instituto Anchieta Grajaú and Ornitomulheres, the Brazilian Female Ornithologists Network. Glad these will not end up in the recycling bin!
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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The October issue of Birding magazine just arrived in my mailbox! From birding in Alaska to Columbia, there’s something for everyone. www.aba.org
Cover of the October issue of Birding magazine
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Daniel Branch @danbranch94.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A very enjoyable start to a month birding in Paraguay! Really enjoyed reacquainting myself with Sporophila Seedeaters, one of my favourite Neotropic Genus! Tawny-bellied Seedeater was the most abundant today, a species I have only seen once before! @neobirdconserve.bsky.social
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Not strictly Neotropical, but the BBC will be airing In Our Time on Bird Migration, a repeat from 2017, on Thursday 31st October. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Bird Migration
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how birds navigate and the risks and benefits of migration
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Our stand at Avian Odyssey 2025 at @nhm-london.bsky.social Talk this afternoon by @liakajiki.bsky.social on Manakins - the birds, not the shop dummies.
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American Bird Conservancy @abcbirds.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
⏰ Last chance! Join our free webinar 'Bridging the Gaps: Preventing Extinction of the Most Endangered Birds' 📅 Tomorrow, Sept 17 | 4 PM ET Hear from @jerutter.bsky.social + ABC experts on bold initiatives across Latin America & the Caribbean RSVP to join live or get the recording: bit.ly/4mmKhbz
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American Birding Association @aba.org · 16/09/2025
Do you know Puerto Rico's other endemic warbler? Come see this bright yellow-and-gray dart with the buzzy song, the Adelaide’s Warbler, a Puerto Rican endemic also called reinita mariposera. It's a signature target on the ABA Puerto Rico Endemics tour.
Adelaide's Warbler, by Chris Sloan
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
If you can make it to London on September 20th, come and hear @liacanjica.bsky.social talk about manakins as part of #avianodyssey2025 at the @nhm-london.bsky.social Tickets still available via www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/... Attend in person or via livestream.
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Book tickets. Explore our galleries, science, news, videos and amazing images. South Kensington Tube. London, UK.
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Thanks everyone who came to our stand at the wonderful event that was MigFest2025. If the stand was empty, we were looking at birds. This little gem was 3m away to the delight of many.
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
All set up at Migfest. Bring on the crowds. Join us, chat, get some books, win a prize. @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social @colnepointbirder.bsky.social @robertabirder.bsky.social
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Only nine more sleeps until #avianodyssey2025 at the @nhm-london.bsky.social Still time to get a ticket.
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Car almost packed for #Migfest this weekend, bringing a bit of neotropical excitement to @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social Join, buy books or just pick up some back issues of our journals. You will need a break from the birding at some point. #birding #yorkshire #worldbirding
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Lia (She/Hers) @liakajiki.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
What an honour to share the stage with so many inspiring colleagues at the coolest venue in London - the NHM!! Can’t wait to flood the audience with interesting stuff about one of my favourite bird families - Neotropical Manakins 🤩
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
A great way to spend a saturday. What else were you planning to do? #avianodyssey
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British Ornithologist's Club @britornitholclub.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
We are so looking forward to this event coming up on Saturday 20th September: www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/... Journey into the wonderful world of birds with leading conservationists and ornithologists with a full day of inspiring talks at the Natural History Museum. Don't miss out!
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Avian Odyssey 2025 | Natural History Museum
Journey into the wonderful world of birds with leading conservationists and ornithologists.
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 04/08/2025
🔊 VACANCY Enjoy #theBOUblog? Join us as Blog Editor! You'll be responsible for sourcing, editing and publishing content on #theBOUblog & will receive an annual honorarium Check out the details & apply: bou.org.uk/about-the... ⏰ Deadline: 29 August #ornithology 🪶
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Dr Lia Kajiki will present a talk entitled "A gaze into the curious world of Manakins" on behalf of NBC at Avian Odyssey 2025, at the Natural History Museum in London on Saturday 20th September. Tickets for the day are £10 to attend or £5 for a live feed, available at www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
If you want to get your hands on our new macaw pins badges designed by Anna Hughes, head over to www.ukbirdingpins.co.uk/product/grea... Available in Great Green and Scarlet flavours. Thinking about #NorweiganBlue at some point!
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Great Green Macaw Pin Badge - Macaws - Neotropical Birding and Conservation
Part of the brand new series from Neotropical Birding and Conservation, featuring the beautiful Macaw family. This is the second in the series, a...
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Real live birders visiting our stand at @globalbirdfair today. #talkingbirds #neotropicalbirding
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Global Birdfair kicking off at Lyndon Top.
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Stuff printed, things found, and boxes packed. Almost ready for the best bird show on the planet - @globalbirdfair.bsky.social Just need some sleep now!
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Plenty of Neotropical interest in the latest magazine from @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social with major article on conserving Pampas Meadowlark and Santa Marta Sabrewing.
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I've got the date right this time. If you are coming to @globalbirdfair.bsky.social please drop in on Lia's talk. Might tempt a few people to visit Brazil I suspect.
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Look who's going to be at our AGM to be held at @globalbirdfair.bsky.social on the 12th of July. @themarshtit.bsky.social will talk about conservation in Bolivia after the formal part of the meeting. All welcome. Have you got something better to do?
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
We have been involved with SAVE Brazil's conservation efforts for the Blue-eye Gound Dove through our Conservtion Awards Programme. Here is their press release in with an update on progress. @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @aba.org @abcbirds.bsky.social www.savebrasil.org.br/post/tr%C3%A...
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Três novos filhotes de rolinha-do-planalto são criados sob cuidados humanos
SAVE Brasil avança em estratégia para proteger uma das aves mais raras do planetaTrês novos filhotes de rolinha-do-planalto (Columbina cyanopis), uma das aves mais raras do mundo, criados sob cuidados...
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American Bird Conservancy @abcbirds.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🌿 Major milestone for conservation in Peru! Led by @natureandculture.bsky.social, the Cutervo Regional Conservation Area is now official — protecting one of the world’s rarest forests. 🕊️ We’re honored to support their efforts. www.natureandculture.org/directory/pe...
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Peru Protects Rare Forest in New Regional Conservation Area
The Marañón Dry Forests, a globally unique and highly threatened ecoregion, protected with newly announced Regional Conservation Area.
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Countdown to @globalbirdfair.bsky.social ticking. We will be there as usual in Swallow marquee. Talk to us, join us, and listen to Lia's presentation on the Avocet Stage on Saturday 12th.
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American Bird Conservancy @abcbirds.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🏔️Discover Birds of the Tropical Andes—a stunning new book by Owen Deutsch & ABC’s Michael J. Parr. Join our free webinar to hear stories from 7 years in the field + tips on photography & conservation in one of Earth’s most bird-rich places. act.abcbirds.org/a/andes-book... 📷: owendeutsch.com
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Neotropical Birding and Conservation @neobirdconserve.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Visiting Global Birdfair in July? Come and chat with us, pick up your journals, and find out what we are about. #neotropicalbirding #neotropicalconservation #CAP #GlobalBirdfair
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British Ornithologist's Club @britornitholclub.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
🚨 Call for Candidates: Chairperson of the British Ornithologists’ Club 🐦 Lead one of the world’s oldest ornithology groups (est. 1892), shape avian science, and guide vital publications & meetings. Find out more on the website. Start: Jan 2026 📧 andysrichford@gmail.com 🔗 boc-online.org
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