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  1. Hidde Bruinsma

    Cuban Ivory Bill

    That is discouraging indeed. But what then does the photograph on the geocities site ( referred to in post 5) prove ? I wonder if the author of that article misled us in presenting an overly optimistic picture.
  2. Hidde Bruinsma

    Cuban Ivory Bill

    Hi Tim, Why, Tim ? Why are you so discouraged about the Cuban Ivory Bill ? Wasn't there enough habitat you think, or was there enough forest but the birds could not be found ? Please, tell us. Did you know there is an expedition trying to find it in those mountains right now ?
  3. Hidde Bruinsma

    Cuban Ivory Bill

    The morphological differences between the continental and the Cuban birds are quite small: the Cuban birds have the white line extended up to the bill (which is also the case in about 20 % of the continental birds), their bills are slightly shorter and narrower and the red crest feathers of the...
  4. Hidde Bruinsma

    Cuban Ivory Bill

    Thanks folks for your reactions. The reason why I asked this question was because there are quite a few facts, semifacts and rumours being published on the possible/probable survival of the bird. I was particularly struck by an article I read on the net about someone who made a brief...
  5. Hidde Bruinsma

    Cuban Ivory Bill

    Does any one have any substantial information on the Cuban Ivory Bill ? Are there searches going on or are there new sightings made by residents ?
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