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Birding Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Rice Paddies

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Continuing with the topic of singing, apparently, Zebra Doves are highly valued for their singing, particularly in parts of Southern Thailand. As the photo below shows, these birds stay healthy by going through an elaborate routine of yoga exercises that never work that well for me.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

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In Thailand, apparently, the number of Oriental Magpie-Robins has seriously declined in some areas apparently, partly because of poaching for the pet bird trade as the birds are good singers ( source ). No surprise then that the species is listed as Vulnerable. Fortunately, they are quite common in Shanghai.

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