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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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The species is classified as Near Threatened for all the usual depressing reasons – pollution, drainage, hunting, and the collection of eggs and nestlings ( source ).

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Hornbills of Sabah

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Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. In fact, a recent article in the Economist on Singapore’s rewilding states “The oriental pied hornbill (pictured), with its extraordinary ivory casque, had been locally extinct for a century.

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Where could you go birding in Australia in 2023?

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The articles that I wrote on Tasmania are below with the links:-. Echidna-egg laying mammal-500th post. If you are travelling to Australia from overseas then it is highly likely that you will have to come via Singapore. Pasir Ris Park-Singapore. Birding Singapore Sport Hub. Birding Pulau Ubin-Singapore.

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