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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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This is the home of the Rusty-naped Pitta , admittedly one of the less glamorous of the family, particularly the subspecies found in Yunnan, but still a nice sight and still a pitta. No doubt, the Lesser NLT will be relieved not to be bossed around by its erstwhile bigger family member anymore. ” ( source ).

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Laughing at you, not with you

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Not bad given that the 5 families in the inner circle of the laughingthrush family have a combined number of about 68 species. Not very interestingly, the species name “squamatum” refers to the scaly appearance of the bird rather than the blue wings. This post shows some of them.

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Acorn Woodpeckers: The Clowns of the Avian World

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Most Acorn Woodpeckers are cooperative breeders and live in family groups of up to a dozen or more individuals. Within a group, 1–7 male co-breeders compete for matings with 1–3 joint-nesting females who lay their eggs in the same nest cavity. References: 1 Birds of North America Online a.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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He interviews breeders about rumors of raptor trafficking and egg smuggling, activities that have supposedly been stopped. a close childhood friend of Lendrum’s, Howard Waller, breeds falcons for Sheikh Butti bin Maktoum, a member of the Dubai royal family. He describes how white Gyrfalcons are prized for their beauty and power.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) small families putting less pressure on the adult members of the family). In this case, they would be exhibiting polyandry.

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Quintas das Arcas: Bicudo Vinho Verde (2017)

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In many cases, our waterfowl, gulls, and shorebirds are the same as those overseas – or only slightly different – and there are many other corresponding species in nearly all the shared families. According to the winemakers there, hoopoes (a summertime breeder in Spain) are commonly encountered along the paths through the vineyard.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The first three sections are brief, presenting a summary of the bird’s current NYC status (migrant, resident, breeder, vagrant, etc.), Clearly, members of the birding community and their families–thanked in the opening Acknowledgments section–played a strong role in getting this project done. . Eaton, and John Kuerzi.