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11 Oct 2010
Migratory birds in the spotlight of the World Bird Festival
By BirdLife Americas
Fact sheets on threatened and migratory birds
Continuing the series of educational materials for schools in the Americas, two poster-sized fact files highlight two very different migratory strategies. The first focuses on Swainson’s Hawk, showing key sites on its route while the second looks at the Buff-breasted Sandpiper, a Near Threatened species, unique among shorebirds.
The fact file on the Swainson's Hawk is part of a series of educational materials produced for the World Bird Festival in the Americas. Materials are available in Spanish and English
Download the fact file on Swainson's Hawk in English or in Spanish
The fact file on the Buff-breasted Sandpiper is part of a series of educational materials produced for the World Bird Festival in the Americas. Materials are available in Spanish and English
Download the fact file on Buff-breasted Sandpiper in English or in Spanish
Look out for the rest of the Festival Materials, available here!
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Nature's Hero Rolando Hipo as a specialist in agroecology he and teaches organic and sustainable agricultural techniques to local communities and has studied one of the rarest and most elusive hummingbird species.
Download the fact file on Swainson's Hawk in English or in Spanish
Download the fact file on Buff-breasted Sandpiper in English or in Spanish
Look out for the rest of the Festival Materials, available here!
