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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

10,000 Birds

It is listed as Near Threatened, partly due to the usual occurrence of illegal trade for the pet market. It is listed as vulnerable, again as a consequence of illegal trade and habitat loss. The US company NE Pigeon Supplies presumably is involved in supplying materials to keep and breed pigeons. Or US$ 8 for the pair below.

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Hornbills of Sabah

10,000 Birds

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.