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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” ” ( source ).

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Birding Tan Phu Forest, Vietnam (Part 1)

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To be fair, this post will not focus on them – there will be a separate post on pittas of Southern Vietnam and another on kingfishers. Surprisingly, the chance of a nest being robbed is greater in the forest interior than close to the road, as three of the four predator species listed above (all except the magpie) prefer hunting there.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 2)

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It was like that when I went to school, why wouldn’t it work for birds … If you saw a paper titled “Road Crossing by Birds in a Tropical Forest in Northern Vietnam”, would you – like me – also immediately visualize cute tiny traffic lights and small birds lining up and waiting in front of them?

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Birding Napo, Guangxi, China – part 1

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Napo is a county in the West of Guangxi, bordering both Yunnan and Vietnam. The Bar-backed Partridge was also one of four focal species in an investigation into illegal bird hunting in Southwestern China. ” Unfortunately, this makes it much less likely this hunting will stop once people get richer. hour flight.

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