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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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The drongo perches above the flock, snatching insects that they disturb, and keeping an eye out for predators that might go unnoticed by its hunting flock-mates. 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 item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). The first attempt in hunting was made by the male hornbill which was seen snapping at a passing swiftlet, but was unsuccessful.

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Birding Tabin, Sabah, Borneo

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” If you have ever been to Singapore, you will know that about half the places there are named after Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (1781 – 1826). The only explanation I have for this unequal treatment is that it must be a witch hunt. “Dull, me?”

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

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With the advent of human development, we can now add “farmland and plantations” to various types of forest, rainforest, and swamps. Mangrove areas are disappearing and there are natural areas of savannah in addition to human-created grasslands. It includes articles by the authors too, in case you want to read more of their work.

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