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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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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

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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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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. There are more than 1,300 distribution maps, indicating resident birds, breeding visitors, and migrants. So, this is no ordinary bird guide. And, Frank E.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 2)

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One proposed explanation by the researchers for this phenomenon is that similar-looking birds reduce their risk of predation, as predators find it more difficult to focus on and isolate a single target. That species is apparently at risk of extinction in Singapore – not because it is so rare, but because its genetic diversity is so low.

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