10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I agree with eBird that the Asian Glossy Starling is “fierce-looking” Appropriately, it is an invasive species in places such as Taiwan, where some papers recommend reducing the population.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2016

The Collared Finchbill is found quite commonly in Taiwan, N Indochina and S China, but being present in Beijing would extend its range by over 450 miles to the north and eBird were keen to get some additional details when I tried to submit the sighting. I admit to having copped out on this one.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

There may be a new strain not before seen (still looking for verification of that) and there are reasons to believe, the experts say, that this winter could see a spike in bird to human transmission. Earlier this spring, the Taiwanese woman came to the hospital with flu-like symptoms and a shortness of breath.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2024

Then again, a study conducted in Taiwan found a relatively large population of the bird on Lanyu and – based on this result – suggested downlisting the species to Least Concern. Unfortunately, it seems that the listing as Near Threatened describes the real situation. And no, I did not check how these individual insects look like.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

They bred on a number of islands near Japan and Taiwan, and ranged widely and abundantly from the Aleutian Islands south through California. But within a couple of decades, it’s effects on both wildlife and humanity became apparent. They were secure in their isolated home here until humanity came to Laysan in the 1890s.

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 224

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Presumably, this also leads to income inequality, if parallels to humans are any guidance. Apparently, this is part of a broader trend – it has also been observed in Taiwan ( source ). As scientists have found. The Black-winged Kite has (at least in my impression) become more frequent in Shanghai in the past few years.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

It looks at factors determining the presence of Black-winged Kites on Taiwan, where the species is a new resident. Surprisingly (at least from a biased human perspective), 97% of the deserters are female ( source ). Interestingly, the factors cited there may also explain the expanding presence of the species in Shanghai.

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