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Scientists have theorized that tropical birds in mountainous regions will move uphill as the climate warms. But new research in the Peruvian Andes suggests that the birds will stay put and face a new threat — predator snakes that will climb into their territory to escape the heat. 
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Meeting the howler monkeys was my trip highlight! I was amazed at the instant bond that was created with them. I also loved meeting and spending 10 sweaty days with so many amazing educators!
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Unlike their parents, when cinereous mourner chicks hatch they usually grow bright orange feathers making themselves look like toxic hairy caterpillars — and it’s not because they were adopted.
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Get the scientific scoop here: http://phys.org/news/2014-12-amazonian-bird-chicks-mimic-poisonous.html Photo credit: Credit: Santiago David-Rivera
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Can't wait to see this beauty during our next visit to the ACTS canopy walkway in Peru!
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Five Rare South American Bird Species Given US Endangered Status Center for Biological Diversity (press release) The brown-banded antpitta (Grallaria milleri), like other antpittas, is a secretive bird with a low population density and high habitat...
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Good news - finally - for a few of our feathered friends in South America...
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So, you already know you have the third highest number of plants and animal species after Brazil and Colombia, right?
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Saturday May 9th is the Annual GLOBAL BIG DAY brought to you by our friends at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology! Cornell organizes the event to help get a better handle on just how many birds there are in the world, where they are, and what they need, by encouraging people to go out and look for them all at once. Sightings will be recorded in realtime using a special eBird project.
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Climate change is impacting birds across the world as seasons shift. Now, though, scientists have taken a closer look at the white-collared manakin and have found that habitat degradation and climate shifts may impact this species survival.
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Amazonian birds under threat from road expansion Imperial College London Reporting in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, scientists examined the links between density of road networks in Pará, which is a Brazilian state found in the...
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Some good news out of the Amazon rainforest: given enough time, deforested land can rebound enough to host bird species that had previously deserted the area, according to a recent study in The Auk.
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Glad to share some good news from the Amazon!
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When one thinks of bird migrations, it's usually a north-south route that follows seasonal climates.
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