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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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That is mainly the Philippines, as indicated by the species name lucionensis (Luzon is the Philippines’ biggest island). A paper by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines argues that trapping the parrot is essentially a way of wasting money.

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Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth – A Film Review

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The Philippine Eagle has a kind face. I couldn’t help thinking this–me, the anthropomorphism hater– as I watched a pair of Philippine Eagles tend their nest, raise a chick, and tear monkeys apart in Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth , a well-crafted, beautifully filmed documentary with a mission.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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Fortunately for the honor of the species, the researchers found that kleptoparasitism was practiced at a low rate (4% of observations) while much more often, drongos captured insects disturbed by other species (41% of observations).

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Birds and People: A Book Review

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Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe provided “specialist research” and support.” and also Modern Iraq, Egypt, Albania, Mexico, Poland and the Philippines. The Select Bibliography, 13 pages of books and articles consulted and researched, is excellent but limited in that it does not include online references.

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Birding Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Rice Paddies

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The latter paper makes me glad not to be involved in ornithological research, as it casually mentions that “Munias proved difficult to maintain in captivity, would not eat, and generally died within a day or two.” Apparently, the Malaysian Pied Fantail has only recently been split from the Philippine Pied Fantail.

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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea–A Field Guide Review

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The archipelago consists of 17,000 islands stretching out over 2500 miles along the Equator with a varied history of avian research and study, most on the under- or not-studied side. So, this is no ordinary bird guide. Where is the Indonesian Archipelago? The maps on the inside front and back covers help a lot.

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Birding Tan Phu Forest, Vietnam (Part 1)

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Unfortunately, this woodpecker seems to be even less researched than the previous one. Research required to determine its feeding ecology and breeding biology.” The same observation also proved a possible life span of this species of at least 14 years. ” “Habits not well known.” ” “Breeding Mar–Jun.

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