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Ovenbirds (but not the Ovenbird)

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The family Furnariidae consists of ovenbirds and woodcreepers, but the actual Ovenbird belongs to the family of New World Warblers – Parulidae. This is not the most confusing aspect of birds by any means, after all there are tanagers which belong in the cardinal family and cardinals that are tanagers.

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An Emerging Trend

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Members of the Parulidae family are typically known to be highly migratory but there are many New World Warblers which aren’t. Forest floor/leaf litter specialists, Golden-crowned Warblers often move in pairs. I’ll share another set today: our resident warblers.

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Singapore’s Red Junglefowl

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During our three weeks in Singapore we encountered many a family of Red Junglefowl- Gallus gallus in various locations. It appears that the Red Junglefowl had been breeding this year around February, because we encountered many a family of them rustling around in the leaves in March. The male Red Junglefowl was always close by, though.

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Grouse in PA, Grouse in Costa Rica

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Groups them by family too and by their shape” His extra long arm extended and passed me that precious book. Competing with well adapted tinamous would have always been tough, the same goes for a related yet separate family of very grouse-like birds; the New World Quails. “Check it out!” Bushwacking? Not in this place.

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White-crested Laughingthrush in Singapore

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They were searching for food and there was a family group of eight birds. White-crested Laughingthrush in the leaf litter. The White-crested Laughingthrush on the ground hopped about throwing leaves around too. They reminded us of our Grey-crowned Babblers at home in Broome!

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Birding Shanghai in October 2023

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The Grey Nightjar is not really affected by real estate prices (always an important topic in China) as it does not build a nest – the eggs are simply laid on leaf litter or bare ground. After the change in management of the 10,000 Birds website, one reader suggested changing the blog title to something more likely to attract visitors.

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If your cat or dog is having a litter, is it ok to keep most or a considerable part of the puppies if you have the conditions, or is there risk of inbreeding in the future?

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Is inbreeding new babies with birth defects inevitable, or do the female and male siblings of either cats or dogs somehow know not to breed with family? submitted by /u/StrongAndPowerful [link] [comments]