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Partners In Flight--La Tangara: July - August 2000 |
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Newsletter of the International Working Group of Partners in Flight
No. 30July - August 2000
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Sponsored
by: U.S. Agency for International Development, National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation, and U.S.D.A Forest Service. Produced
by: International Working Group of Partners in Flight, in collaboration with
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
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CONTENTS:
News
and Announcements
Alianza
por las Aves
World
Bank to assess status of Honduran Emerald
Ecuador
pipeline to impact Mindo IBA
Chandler
Robbins receives Audubon medal
Improving
civilian GPS
Bolivia
designates 3rd. Ramsar site
Information
needed by the Vertebrate Museum in Panama
Donation
of optical materials by the Raptor Research Foundation
Web News
Funding
Training / Job Opportunities
Meetings
Publications Available
Recent Literature
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American
Bird Conservancy is putting together a communication network to connect
individuals and organizations working on bird conservation and research in the
Neotropics, to be called “Alianza por las Aves”. The network will function
through a new World Wide Web site designed and maintained by ABC.
The site will be accessed through a map of Latin America, with links to a
page for each country where information on conservation projects carried out by
a number of organizations will be posted, including links to contacts for each
group. The site will also feature a
Message Board to provide an interactive discussion forum for the subscribers
interested in asking questions, provide answers, and share information with
colleagues from other countries. In addition, for those interested in
cooperative work done by Latin American organizations in partnership with North
American groups participating in ABC’s “Conservation Counterparts
Program”, “Alianza por las Aves” will provide a link to the web pages of
this initiative. All Latin American
organizations are invited to participate in this new venture.
If you are interested in publicizing the work done by your organization,
please contact Luis German Naranjo, Director of International Programs, American
Bird Conservancy, P.O. Box 249, The Plains, VA 20198, USA, Email: lnaranjo@abcbirds.org
World Bank to Assess
Status of Honduran Emerald
The World Bank has called for an ecological
study of the Rio Aguan Valley, Honduras, to establish what impacts a proposed
road project may have on the endemic and endangered Honduran Emerald (Amazilia
luciae), the only bird species entirely restricted to Honduras.
The Olanchito-San Lorenzo sub-project would pave and widen a road through
the valley, and will likely encourage further land clearance in the area, as it
will make it easier for farmers to get perishable crops such as grapefruit to
market. The Emerald is restricted
to dry thorn forest, an ecosystem that currently has no legal protection in the
region, and one which has already been substantially reduced for cultivation.
The ecological study will establish the likely impact of the road project
on the bird's habitat and identify any mitigation measures that may be necessary
such as a compensatory protected area. The
species appears to occur in relatively high densities within its limited and
dwindling habitat, so the potential for conserving a significant population in a
relatively small area provides hope for the species.
For more information contact: Mike Parr, American Bird Conservancy,
Washington, USA, Tel: (202) 778-9705, Email: mparr@abcbirds.org
Ecuador Pipeline to
Impact Mindo Important Bird Area (IBA)
A
new crude oil pipeline across the Andes is to be re-routed through Ecuador's
first Important Bird Area.
Mindo, which lies on the western slope of the volcano Pichincha, about 25
miles west of Quito is one of Ecuador's principal birding locations.
The majority of the primary forest there is already protected, and 40
restricted-range or globally threatened bird species occur in the area,
including the Giant Antpitta (Grallaria gigantea ), and Tanager Finch (Oreothraupis
arremonops ).
A supporting cast includes Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus ),
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruviana ), Golden-headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus
auriceps ), and Andean specialties such as the Torrent Duck (Merganetta
armata ), and Andean Solitaire (Myadestes ralloides ).
An Argentine construction company, Tenco International Construction
Corporation (TECHINT), began surveying in this area and has already illegally
cleared trails and cut trees in reserves and on private property, including
through a territory of the globally threatened Moustached Antpitta (Grallaria
alleni ).
An Environmental Impact Statement by the Texas-based company Entrix
Americas clearly shows this area to be highly sensitive, and the forest
clearance associated with the pipeline construction, opening up of pristine
areas to local hunters, the risk of erosion and siltation of the Mindo
hydrological system, plus the risk of future oil leaks, all present a serious
threat to the forest and its threatened birds.
Local landowners have initiated legal action against TECHINT, and filed
an official complaint with the Pichincha regional forest service.
Recently, contact has been established with some of the companies in the
consortium, and a series of demands to minimize impact of a potential pipeline
has been presented to them.
For more information contact: Paul Coopmans, Email: coopmans@ecnet.ec
CHANDLER ROBBINS RECEIVES AUDUBON MEDAL
Audubon's News, May 8, 2000.
The National Audubon Society honored Chandler Robbins, Senior
Ornithologist at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center of the U.S. Geological
Survey’s Biological Resources Division with the 2000 Audubon Medal.
Robbins was recognized by Audubon for his work at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and U.S. Geological Survey for 50 years.
The founder of the Breeding Bird Survey, he has authored or co-authored
over 400 papers, books, and reports on ornithology, including the popular Golden
Guide to Birds of North America. Over his lifetime, Robbins has enlisted
thousands of volunteers to work together to improve and ensure the survival of
our birds. He has captured and
tagged over 175,000 individual birds comprising 400 species, and has been
instrumental in developing many of the current techniques used to identify and
determine the age and sex of birds. In 1965, Robbins initiated the
Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), a volunteer program which has annually generated
substantial data on the status of North American breeding bird populations. In the early years of the BBS project, the data was
influential in documenting the consequences of DDT on birds. Today, the BBS remains important as the source of long-term
monitoring information of bird populations throughout America.
Media contact: John Bianchi, Communications Director, National Audubon
Sociaty, Tel: 212/979-3026, Email: jbianchi@audubon.org
IMPROVING
THE CIVILIAN GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)
President
Bill Clinton ordered that the intentional degrading of the civilian Global
Positioning System (GPS) signal be discontinued at midnight May 1, 2000.
The US previously employed a technique called Selective Availability (SA)
to globally degrade the civilian GPS signal.
Additional information about GPS and Selective Availability decision is
available online at the Interagency GPS Executive Board web site at: http://www.igeb.gov
Bolivia designates 3rd Ramsar
site.
Ramsar
bulletin board, July, 26, 2000. The
Ramsar Bureau announce that Bolivia has designated Cuenca de Tajzara (5,500
hectares) the 3rd. Ramsar site, effective 13 June 2000. Situated in
the Tajzara basin, 45 kilometers west of the city of Tarija, at 3,700m above sea
level, the site consists of a group of seasonal, semi-permanent and permanent
lakes, high-altitude streams, marshes and high-Andean pastures.
The two permanent lakes (areas between 350 and 800 ha) serve as a refuge
for 40 species of birds indigenous to the high-Andean aquatic systems, where
about 90% of the high-Andean waterfowl in Bolivia is found.
The area is important for migratory shore birds, with year-round
concentrations of the vulnerable high-Andean waterfowl species, Andean flamingo
(Phoenicopterus andinus ); James's flamingo (P. jamesi ); and
Horned Coot (Fulica cornuta ). More
than 30 archaeological sites have been identified near the lakes, ranging from
vestiges of primitive hunter-gatherers, pre-Incan hydraulic constructions, cave
paintings illustrating aquatic birds, and three Incan roads that lead from the
basin to the valley. There is a
visitors' center, a bird-observation site, information material, and facilities
for school visits. There are plans
to draw up a management plan with the participation of the local communities.
The site is part of the Reserva Biologica de la Cordillera de Sama, which
is managed by the Servicio Nacional de Areas Protegidas through the NGO
Proteccion del Medio Ambiente Tarija (PROMETA).
INFORMATION NEEDED BY THE VERTEBRATE MUSEUM
IN PANAMA
The Museum of Vertebrates requires articles or bibliographical
references on reproduction habits of the following species: Ruddy
Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti rufipennis ), Pale-Vented Pigeon
(Columba cayennensis pallidicrissa ), Orange-Chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis jugularis ),
Blue-Headed-Parrot (Pionus menstruus rubrigularis), Rufous-Tailed
Hummingbird (Amazilia
tzacatl tzacatl ), Red-Crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus
wagler i), Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus nigricristatus ),
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus chloronotus ), Social
Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis columbianus), Streaked Flycatcher
(Myiodynastes maculatus difficilis ).
To send information contact: Dr. Victor H.
Tejera N., Museo de Vertebrados de la Universidad de Panama, Apartado Postal
6a-2842 El Dorado, Ciudad de Panama, Panama, Telefax 269-2646, Email: museover@ancon.up.ac.pa
or vtejera@yupimail.com
DONATION OF OPTICAL MATERIALS BY THE RAPTOR
RESEARCH FOUNDATION
The
Raptor Research Foundation has established a program for providing donated used
optical equipment (primarily binoculars, occasionally spotting scopes) to needy
researchers for raptor-related field research and education projects.
To apply for a donation, simply provide (by regular mail or e-mail) name,
organization (if applicable), mailing address, special provisions for shipping
the equipment (if applicable), and a brief description of the project to: Nancy
Read, Raptor Research Foundation, Education Committee Co-chair, P.O. Box 714,
Los Alamos, CA 93440 U.S.A., Tel: (805) 605-8399, Email: nancy.read@vandenberg.af.mil
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TWO NEW WEB SITES IN SPANISH FROM THE EPA.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established 2
Spanish-language web sites. The
first web site: http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/spanish/nep.htm,
provides information on the National Estuary Program, characteristics,
importance, and challenges of estuaries. The
second web site: http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/espanol/,
provides information on the EPA wetlands program.
The web site provides information about wetlands (types, values, and
threats), and on a variety of activities and tools that can be applied to the
goal of protecting and restoring wetlands.
THE SPIZIAPTERIX, electronic bulletin from
the Argentinean raptor project. To
subscribe send an email to: elspiziap_terix@ciudad.com.ar
PERMIT-L: hosted by the Smithsonian Institution, is intended to
facilitate discussion and information flow on all issues related to the rapidly
changing terrain of biological collecting, permits, access, and import/export
transactions. To join, send email
to LISTSERV@SIVM.SI.EDU.
No subject is required. In the body, issue the command:
Subscribe PERMIT-L Firstname Surname
details for the African list
SABirdNet.
To subscribe to the SABirdNet listserver, send a message to majordomo@und.ac.za
with a single line command: SUBSCRIBE SABIRDNET <mailaddress> "Full
Name".
Website that lists
potential funding sources for neotropical field biology and conservation
projects:
http://wildlife.wisc.edu/simbiota/s-list.htm
Electronic Resources
on Ornithology:
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/bird.html
Published articles
on Hummingbirds: The
avicultural society of Great Britain at: http://www.avisoc.co.uk
The World
Conservation Monitoring Center, maintains
a searchable website for threatened, endangered and extinct plants and animals
at: http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/animals/animal_redlist.html
Avian Richness
Evaluation Method for Lowland
Wetlands of the Colorado Plateau: http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/wqual/arem_man/
Bioindicators for
Assessing Ecological Integrity of Prairie Wetlands http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/wqual/ppaindex.html
BIRD WEB SITES OF INTEREST
Sonagram software: http://www.ornith.cornell.edu/BRP/CanaryInfo.html
Satellite telemetry at:
http://www.ccrt.org/home.html
Free software
EcoSim: http://homepages.together.net/~gentsmin/ecosim.htm
EGRET statistical software at:
http://www.cytel.com
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM NFWF (Now
in Spanish)
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) invites proposals for projects that benefit the conservation of Neotropical migratory birds and their habitats in the following countries: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. Projects should address local biodiversity and ecosystem conservation needs as well as Neotropical migratory birds. Typical project areas include education/awareness, bird monitoring, habitat restoration, and management. The next deadline for receiving pre-proposals is October, 15th, 2000. Two-page pre-proposals may be sent via fax or email, and should address the most basic elements of your project, including conservation need, objectives, methods, final products, benefits to migratory birds, funding needs, and partners to be involved with the effort. Full proposals are invited on the basis of these pre-proposals due December 1st 2000. Proposals can be sent in Spanish. All NFWF/USAID funds must be matched on at least a one-to-one ratio with cash or in-kind support not derived from the US federal government. Funds for this program have been provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Program of NFWF. For a copy of Grant Guidelines and application forms visit: http://www.nfwf.org, or to send pre-proposals, contact: Megan Hill, 5ta avenida, 20-17, Zona 14, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Tel: (502) 363-5014, Fax (502) 363-5015; Email: hill@nfwf.org
LINCOLN PARK ZOO NEOTROPIC FUND
The Lincoln Park Zoo Neotropic Fund supports field research in
conservation biology throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
The fund emphasizes support of graduate students and other young
researchers, particularly those from Latin America.
Since 1986, the fund has awarded over 126 grants in 19 countries.
Between 5 and 15 projects are supported each year.
Awards are seldom greater than US$7500, and most awards fall in the range
of $3000-$6000. Initial support is
for up to 12 months from the date of award.
Maximum duration of support is two years.
Deadline for receipt of Neotropic proposals is September 1.
For further information and application procedures contact:
Lisa
Faust, Lincoln Park Zoo Neotropic Fund, Department of Conservation and Science,
Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL 60614, USA; Fax: (312) 742-7220, Email: lisa@lpzoo.org,
or
visit: http://www.lpzoo.com/conservation
ABC ANNOUNCES FELLOWSHIPS FOR CONSERVATION
ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON NATIONAL BIRD CONSERVATION PRIORITIES
American Bird Conservancy announces that this
year's round of the William Belton Small Grants Program will focus on National
Bird Conservation Priorities, funding a limited number of one-year fellowships
at accredited conservation organizations in order to implement conservation
work. These grants apply only to
projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.
National bird conservation priorities include endemic, threatened or
endangered species, important bird conservation areas and threatened habitats
and landscapes. The deadline for
receipt of full proposals is September 30, and a 1-page pre-proposal is required
by August 15. For more information
on the fellowships or how to apply contact Luis G. Naranjo, International
Programs, American Bird Conservancy, P.O. Box 249 The Plains, VA 20198, USA,
Tel: (540) 253-5780, Fax: (540) 253-5782, Email: lnaranjo@abcbirds.org
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NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY SEEKS Important
Bird Area Coordinator
The job is located at Wyoming Audubon (Wyoming State Office of the
National Audubon Society), the purpose of the position is to organize a
comprehensive Bird Conservation Program in Wyoming as part of Wyoming Audubon's
mission to protect birds, other wildlife and their habitats in the state.
A primary focus of the position is to implement the Important Bird Area
Project. Other important elements
of the Bird Conservation Program will be the conservation of key habitat areas,
initiation of Bird Banding Project at Audubon. Requirements:
Candidate should have at least five years of work experience in natural
resources management, biology, or related environmental or conservation work.
Candidates should be well versed in conservation, biology and
identification of Wyoming birds. For
more information contact: Vicky Spencer, Executive Director, Wyoming Audubon,
Email: wyoming888@aol.com
SHOREBIRD EDUCATORS WORKSHOP
The Prairie Pothole Joint Venture, the Western Hemisphere Shorebird
Reserve Network, and the USFWS National Conservation Training Center are
bringing the Shorebird Sister Schools Program to the Central Flyway August 15 -
16, 2000. This 2-day workshop will
be held at Sullys Hill National Game Preserve in North Dakota.
It will be open to 30 educators, outreach specialists, and naturalists
and will offer information about shorebirds and habitat conservation along the
Central US Flyway. A teachers' guide will be provided to participants.
Space in the workshop is limited, and some opportunities for financial
support are available. There is no fee for the workshop. Applicants should have a basic background in biological
sciences and be involved in relevant educational or public outreach programs in
the US Central Flyway region. For
further information contact: Jim Corven, Manomet Center for Conservation
Sciences, P.O. Box 1770, Manomet, MA 02345, Tel: (508)
224-6521, Fax: (508) 224-9229, Email: jmcorven@manomet.org
CONSERVATION PLANNER NEEDED BY TNC
The Nature Conservancy, Wings of the Americas
Program, located at TNC HQ in Arlington, Virginia, leads efforts to develop
important ornithological conservation priority data that will be incorporated
into
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III Symposium on Frugivores and Seed
Dispersal, August 6-11, 2000 in São Pedro, SP, Brazil.
Visit the symposium web site for more information at: http://www.unicamp.br/ib/f2000/index.html
"SCIENCE AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES:
STRENGHTHENING PARTNERSHIPS FOR EFFECTIVE
WETLAND MANAGEMENT" SYMPOSIUM, August 8, 2000, at the 21st
Annual Society of Wetlands Scientists Meeting, Quebec, Canada, August 6-12,
2000. The symposium will show and
discuss the benefits of science and communities working as a tool to assist
government management and wise use of wetlands. Presentations include five examples from the Americas, and
one from Australia presented jointly by a scientist or a wetland manager and a
community member. For further
information on the symposium and/or guidelines for publication of papers in the
proceedings contact: Nadra Nathai-Gyan, Coordinator, Project Implementation
Unit, National Parks and Wildlife Management Project, Farm Road, St. Joseph,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tel: +1-868-662-3327, Fax: +1-868-662-2354, Email: parks@trinidad.net;
or Montserrat Carbonell, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., One Waterfowl Way, Memphis, TN
38120, USA, Tel: +1-901-758-3788, Fax: +1-901-758-3850, Email: mcarbonell@ducks.org,
or visit: www.cqvb.qc.ca/wetland2000
LIVING ON THE EDGE
- Birds 2000. Joint
Millennial Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union, British
Ornithologists' Union, Society of Canadian Ornithologists,
August 14-19, 2000, at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.
John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Information
on registration and symposia at: http://www.mun.ca/birds2000/res3/index.html
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MESOAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION CONGRESS AND III SYMPOSIUM ON
CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY AND RESIDENTS BIRDS-II MEETING OF PARTNERS IN
FLIGHT-MESOAMERICA, September 4-8, 2000, Panama City, Panama.
There will be a Scientific Program that will include sessions, symposia
and round tables plus a program of cultural activities with ecological tours.
For more information contact: Frank Solis, P. O. Box 10762, Estafeta
Universitaria, Panama City, Panama, Tel: (507) 229-5411, Fax: (507) 232-5978,
Email: solisf@tivoli.si.edu or visit: http://ccb.stanford.edu/mesoamericana.
The bird symposium will take place on September 4-5. For more information
contact: Ingrid Arias, Group Coordinator of Partners in Flight - Mesoamerica,
Email: famarias@infovia.com.gt
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NATIONAL MEETING AND I INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN ORNITHOLOGY, September 11-15,
2001, at the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno, Peru.
For further information contact: Dante Choquehuanca Panclas, President of
the Organizing Committee; or Manuel Mamani Flores, Coordinador, Universidad
Nacional del Antiplano de Puno, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Av.
Universitaria s/n. Ciudad Universtitaria - Puno, Casilla Postal No 291, Peru,
Tel: (054) 36-6189, Email jnaves@latinmail.com,
or visit: http://www.gratisweb.com/albeca70
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American Bird Conservancy
announces
that the publication “Recovering Paradise: Making Pasturelands productive for
People and Biodiversity. Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Bird
Conservation in Livestock Production Systems, Airlie Conference Center,
Virginia, April 13, 2000” is available as an Acrobat Reader electronic file.
Those interested in receiving this document please contact Luis G.
Naranjo, Director of International Programs, American Bird Conservancy at lnaranjo@abcbirds.org
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY BIRDER'S HANDBOOK,
by Stephen W. Kress, Ph.D. 2000. Hardcover,
$24.95, 176 pages, more than 200 color photographs, 30 pages of individual bird
profiles 16 location maps, large illustrations, published by Dorling Kindersley
Publishing. With a portable format
ready for the field, the Birder's Handbook provides valuable information on a
variety of topics: bird behaviors, North American
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NOTE:
For thorough searches of the ornithological literature consult ROL in the web
at: www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ROL
(# 80 now posted)
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a vulnerable, disjunct population?. Bird
Conserv. Internatn. 10: 29-40.
Blake, John G & Loiselle, Bette A. 2000. Diversity
of Birds along an Elevational Gradient in the Cordillera Central, Costa
Rica. John G. Blake & Bette A. Loiselle.
The Auk 117(3):663-686
Jones, T. D., et al.
2000. Nonavian feathers in a
late Triassic archosaur. Science
288:2202-2205.
Joseph, L.
2000. Beginning an end to 63
years of uncertainty: TheNeotropical
parakeets known as Pyrrhura picta and P. leucotis comprise more
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Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 150:279-292.
Joseph, L. and D. Stockwell. 2000.
Temperature-based models of themigration of Swainson's Flycatcher (Myiarchus
swainsoni) across South America: A new use of specimens of migratory birds.
Proc. Acad. Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 150: 292-300.
Oniki, Y. and E. O. Willis. 1999.
Body mass, cloacal temperature, morphometrics, breeding and molt of birds
of the Serra das Araras region, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 7: 17-21.
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Modulation of hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico by the
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Nuevo registro del Chinchero (Drymornis bridgesii) Para el
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Montaldo, N and G. Roitman. 2000.
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Nores, M. 2000.
Forest bird records in Catamarca, Argentina.
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1999. An alternative
hypothesis of the origin of Amazonian bird diversity.
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Pearman, M. 2000.
First records of Elliot´s Storm Petrel Oceanites gracilipes in
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Sillett, T. S., R. T. Holmes, and T. W. Sherry.
2000. Impacts of a global
cycle on population dynamics of a migratory songbird.
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Wunderle, Joseph M; Latta, Steven C. 2000. Winter
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Reviewed by Luis German Naranjo, American Bird
Conservancy, P.O.Box 249, The Plains, VA 20198, USA, Tel: (540) 253-5780, Fax:
(540) 253-5782, Email: lnaranjo@abcbirds.org;
Megan Hill, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 5ta Avenida,
20-17, Zona 14, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, Tel: (502) 363-5014, Fax: (502)
363-5015, Email: hill@nfwf.org; Borja
Mila, Center for Tropical Research, San Francisco State University, Dept. of
Biology, 1600 Holloway Ave. San Francisco, CA, Tel: (415) 338-6417, Email: borjam@excite.com
