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Annotated checklist of the birds of Brazil by the Brazilian Ornithological Records Committee—second edition
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Open AccessThe pitfalls of biodiversity proxies: Differences in richness patterns of birds, trees and understudied diversity across Amazonia
Most knowledge on biodiversity derives from the study of charismatic macro-organisms, such as birds and trees. However, the diversity of micro-organisms constitutes the majority of all life forms on Earth. Her...
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Vocal variation in relation to genetic structure in an Atlantic forest woodcreeper (**phorhynchus fuscus): evolutionary and taxonomic implications
The analysis of intra-specific geographical variation is central to the study of the evolutionary and speciation processes, providing insights into the mechanisms leading to current diversity patterns. In the ...
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Open AccessAnnotated checklist of the birds of Brazil by the Brazilian Ornithological Records Committee / Lista comentada das aves do Brasil pelo Comitê Brasileiro de Registros Ornitológicos
Since 2005, the Brazilian Ornithological Records Committee (CBRO) has published updated checklists of Brazilian birds almost every year. Herein, we present a completely new and annotated version of our checkli...
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Open AccessTe avifauna of Curaçá (Bahia): the last stronghold of Spix’s Macaw
Te region of Curaçá was one of the first regions of the Brazilian northeast to be ornithologically explored, and is known as the type locality and last stronghold of the Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii), now ext...
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No evidence for widespread bird declines in protected South American forests
