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The Association of Field Ornithologists (AFO) engages amateurs and professionals in research, and emphasizes the conservation biology of birds
Feb 7, 2023 8 tweets 3 min read
AFO se complace en apoyar y colaborar con investigadores de América Latina y el Caribe. Les sugerimos leer y compartir ampliamente estos documentos para llamar la atención sobre este importante tema.

En dos artículos publicados hoy en la prestigiosa revista Ornithological... Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) regurgitating a cedrillo (GuarProyecto Atajacaminos, a self-organized team of park rangersGlobally endangered Black-fronted Piping Guan (Pipile jacutiLetícia Soares (one of the authors) with a Bahama Parrot. Applications @AmOrnit, y a los que
puede accederse de forma libre y gratuita, identifican barreras sistémicas e históricamente replicadas, productos del colonialismo, que han atrasado el conocimiento ornitológico en Latinoamérica y el Caribe.
Feb 7, 2023 9 tweets 4 min read
AFO wants to highlight two new papers in Ornithological Applications that review multiple ways in which the field of #Ornithology systemically excludes researchers & research from Latin America and the Caribbean, despite this region harboring the most bird species on Earth 1/9 Letícia Soares (one of the authors) with a Bahama Parrot. Globally endangered Black-fronted Piping Guan (Pipile jacutiToco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) regurgitating a cedrillo (GuarProyecto Atajacaminos, a self-organized team of park rangers Signed by 128 ornithologists (including professional scientists, naturalists, park rangers and technicians) from 20 countries, the paper explains what the field might do to start addressing the problems identified. A major barrier to advancing ornithology, say the papers, 2/9