In the preface of “Latin for Bird Lovers” (Timber Press), Roger Lederer and Carol Burr explain the importance of binomial nomenclature, the scientific names of Greco-Latin origin that have been ...

Colombia, Brazil, and Costa Rica are among the countries with the most incredible diversity of birds on the planet, which can be observed in many protected areas specially designed with viewpoints so ...

THIS book is a monument of patient industry redolent rather of the midnight oil than of the woods and fields. It is mainly an anthology of quotations from Latin, American, and English poets. As a ...

The case of an infamous Irish trafficker who is facing extradition to Brazil for stealing peregrine falcon eggs has brought attention to the diverse ways in which the region’s avian species are being ...

Every year at around this time, tens of thousands of people take part in a kind of bird-watching marathon. From Canada to Latin America and throughout the United States, participants will get up in ...