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Birding around Xining, Qinghai

10,000 Birds

Is it more important to protect one’s reputation as a serious bird blogger, or to spread a bad joke? For some reason, the HBW specifically mentions that this species also breeds in a city park in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. There are some Azure-winged Magpies , which can also be found in Shanghai parks.

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Black-faced Spoonbill

10,000 Birds

Habitat destruction, disease and hunting are still major problems that affect the conservation efforts, but the breeding sites and wintering grounds now have international protection. Captive breeding programs have not shown much success. It breeds on a few rocky islands in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of North Korea.

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