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Birdsongs of Papua New Guinea. Scott Connop. Turaco Nature, 2008. 99 species.
With a geographic bird list of close to 750 species, the island boasts a 44% rate of endemism,
a remarkable total that only Australia and the Philippines can approach. Extreme color,
sound, and behaviour seem to be the norm instead of the exception, and visiting this
island should be near the top of the list for every birder intent on
experiencing this pinnacle of avian diversity and form.
There have been very few sound productions of any kind for New Guinea in the past, and
this one brings 99 species to life, including 11 birds-of-paradise, two satinbirds
(formerly birds-of-paradise), and numerous kingfishers, fantails, and Australasian robins.
Lesser Melampitta, Painted Quail-thrush, Red-bellied Pitta, and Papuan Logrunner represent
some of the skulkers heard on the compilation. We follow a taxonomic order as compiled by
Phil Gregory in a newly published bird checklist for New Guinea using The Howard and Moore
Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World (2003). The checklist contains a number of
key revisions culled from Phil’s extensive experience and research with the New Guinea
avifauna.
An accompanying booklet lists the common and scientific names, location where recorded,
and background identifications. CD. $20.00
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Birdsongs of the Himalayas. Scott Connop. Turaco Nature, 2008. 99 tracks with
recordings of birds from Bhutan and Nepal. An accompanying booklet lists the common and
scientific names, location where recorded, and background identifications when necessary.
The birds are arranged in taxonomic order according to The Clements Checklist of Birds
of the World, 6th edition, which has resulted in some name changes since the original
cassette production. Eight new species have also been added since the production of
the cassette version. Most of the recordings were made during expeditions to Nepal and
Bhutan between 1990-1994. CD. $20.00
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Birds of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Columbia. by Niels Krabbe. Produced
by J.V. Moore, 2008. This new CD set, just published at the end of July, 2008, features
460 recordings of 135 species found in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia.
135 species (including 16 of
the endemic species) are presented on the CDs with 460 separate recordings. The booklet
is presented in both Spanish and English. The recordings are not announced.
The Santa Marta mountains,
a mountain massif separated from the Andes and rising from the Caribbean coast to the
highest peak in Colombia at 19,000 feet (5775 m). The mountains exhibit an unparalleled
degree of endemism for an area so small (ca. 5900 km2), with no less than 17 endemic
species of birds and an additional 53 endemic subspecies.
Above 1900 meters, almost all of the flora and most of the
fauna are unique. 2 CDs. $21.95
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Birdsounds of Nicaragua MP3 CD by Doug Knapp and Tom Will.
Birdsounds.nl, due August 2008. Sounds of 253 species, with 300 pictures and additional
text, all visible on your iPod in the field. $75.00
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Birds of Belgium and Holland MP3 CD sound collection by Peter Boesman.
Birdsounds.nl, due August 2008. This CD is entirely in Dutch. Songs and calls of
195 species, with pictures and text visible on your iPod (or iPhone). $75.00
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From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
Bird Songs of the Dominican Republic $19.95
Bird Songs of the Pacific Northwest $38.95
Bird Songs of the Carribean $34.95
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