
American Bird Conservancy
@ABCbirds
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Dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.
Washington, DC
Joined September 2010
💥 Bright as a sunset & rare as a treasure map, meet the Cochabamba Mountain Finch! .This #birdoftheweek is mountain royalty, found only in Cochabamba, Bolivia. We are restoring their habitat through the #ConservaAves alliance. Discover more:.
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With blazing red eyes & a bold mask, the Masked Flowerpiercer lives up to their name. A nectar-robbing relative of the Scarlet Tanager, this Andean bird pierces flowers to steal nectar, no pollination required. Meet our #BirdOfTheWeek ⬇️.🔗
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FREE Webinar | July 23, 4pm ET.🌊 Join us July 23 at 4pm ET for A Sailor’s Valentine, a free virtual showcase exploring the deep ties between people & seabirds through art, culture & science. 🔗 Register here:. 📷 Puffins by @owendeutsch
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🦩 #BirdoftheWeek: James’s Flamingo . 🏔️ This high-altitude marvel lives in the Andes up to 16,000 ft, as high as La Rinconada, Peru, the highest human settlement on Earth. Watch their courtship dance + learn how they feed upside down in our bird library:.
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🎆 ABC is closed July 4–7 so our team can rest, recharge & birdwatch. We will be back July 8!. 🌊 Love birds? Us too. Celebrate & enjoy — but don’t forget to #ShareTheShore. Pack it in, pack it out, and have a safe and bird-friendly holiday!. 📷Piping Plovers by Larry Master
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🏖️ This #CleanBeachesWeek, don’t just think sunscreen — think shorebirds. Species like the Black Skimmer & Snowy Plover nest right on the sand. 🌊 Give them space, pack out trash, and #ShareTheShore. More tips:
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🏔️ In Colombia’s misty Andes, 499 acres of forest are now protecting one of the world’s rarest birds — the Endangered Cundinamarca Antpitta, found nowhere else on Earth. #ConservaAves.@AudubonAmericas @BirdLifeAmerica @BirdsCanada @RedLAC1 .🎥 Learn more:.
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🏁From RC cars to conservation drones — Adam Knox is helping save Hawai‘i’s rarest birds. In @voxdotcom, @BenjiSJones dives into how ABC & Birds, Not Mosquitoes are using drones to fight avian malaria & protect honeycreepers. 🔗 Read the full story:
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🏔️ In the misty Andes, a trill echoes - “tjit tjit trrrrrrreeeeeeeeuuu!”.🪶 Meet our #BirdoftheWeek: the White-browed Tit-Spinetail, a rare bird found only in Peru’s shrinking Polylepis forests. 🌱ABC & ECOAN are helping restore their habitat:.🔗
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🌿 Big win for conservation in Peru led by @NaturCulturIntl.The Cutervo Regional Conservation Area is officially protected — safeguarding one of the world’s rarest forests. Congrats on this achievement! We’re honored to support these efforts. Read more:
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🪷 Earlier this month, we celebrated our 3rd annual Birding Con Orgullo (Birding with Pride) — a joyful, affirming day of identity & nature. Co-hosted with @LatinoOutdoors, Feminist Bird Club DMV Chapter, & @Out4s. 🌿 Grateful for poetry, birding, and blooming lotuses.
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🎉HUGE win in Connecticut! SB9 is now law. 300K acres of lawns, golf courses & turf fields will go #neonicfree by 2027 — that’s 10% of the state!. 🦉Toxic rodenticides (SGARs) are off store shelves NOW, protecting hawks, owls & more. 🔗 Take action:
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🏁 What do RC cars have to do with saving birds?. ABC drone pilot Adam Knox turned a childhood hobby into conservation action—using drones to help save Hawai‘i’s honeycreepers. @GrrlScientist covers it in @Forbes. 🦟. Read the full article:.
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