How to Use neotropical in a Sentence
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The sagging cold front from earlier this week no doubt has ushered in some neotropical migrants.
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Taylor Piephoff,
charlotteobserver,
11 Aug. 2017
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Bogan and Guzmán recorded the presence of a neotropical bluete in the river stretch near Marana.
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The Arizona Republic,
21 July 2023
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By April, Neotropical migrants take center stage.
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Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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One of my favorite neotropical breeders is the Kentucky warbler.
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Taylor Piephoff,
charlotteobserver,
12 May 2017
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Panama has always played a crucial role in the movement and gene flow of numerous neotropical forest species.
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Debbie Ponchner,
Scientific American,
19 Aug. 2019
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Those two questions, says Wilf, are what happened in the tropics at the time the dinosaurs went extinct, and when did modern neotropical rainforests first appear.
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Alex Fox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2021
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This marks the first observation of such behavior in peccaries, tamanduas, tayras and neotropical fruit bats, the study authors note.
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Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
3 May 2022
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Nature trails weave through canopies of Spanish moss, neotropical birds fill the air with song, and the May River twists and turns through the hearts of outdoorsmen.
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Smithsonian,
31 Mar. 2017
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During those bountiful times, hundreds of neotropical bird species rest and refuel in urban green spaces on their way to and from countries south of the US.
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Georgia Silvera Seamans,
Field & Stream,
12 Nov. 2020
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Freshwater fishes consume about 600 neotropical plant species.
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Adam Popescu,
National Geographic,
12 June 2018
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Hike the Walnut and Razorback trails in search of migratory neotropical songbirds.
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Joan Rusek,
cleveland,
16 May 2022
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The island's freshwater ponds, salt marshes, and maritime forest attract waterfowl, shorebirds, raptors, neotropical migrants, white ibis, herons, and egrets.
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Sucheta Rawal,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2021
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Tinamous are neotropical members of the ratite group — ostriches, emus and cassowaries — and are most closely related to the extinct Moa of New Zealand (ref).
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Grrlscientist,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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New research suggests that the Chicxulub asteroid impact that most likely wiped out the dinosaurs also set the stage for modern neotropical rainforests like the Amazon.
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Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
29 Dec. 2021
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With San Antonio being on the central flyway for neotropical migratory birds, 95% of birds flying north to south pass through this area on their way to warmer weather for the winter each year.
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Elena Bruess,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Jan. 2022
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The seasonal floods nourish a diverse assemblage of insects that, in turn, sustain a variety of larger creatures, from juvenile salmon and Oregon chub to migrating neotropical songbirds.
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Bennett Hall,
The Seattle Times,
8 Dec. 2017
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One report commissioned by the CPRA includes a valuation of the marshland’s neotropical bird population, calculated via the millions of dollars tourists spend to watch their migration.
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Boyce Upholt,
Wired,
23 July 2022
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From the smallest hummingbirds to bald eagles, and from migratory neotropical songbirds to oceangoing seabirds who rarely see more of North America than a sliver of Atlantic coast, the diversity and the spectacle of this mass movement is powerful.
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Dave Taft,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2017
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Guided by the paths of neotropical and post-cumbia, Colombian Eblis Álvarez (Meridian Brothers) and Mexican Camilo Lara (MIS) explore and expand upon the great sonic leap that resulted when Mexican musicians transitioned from traditional instruments to synthesizers.
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Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2026
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