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Cyprus forests and avian inhabitants

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… leaving the remainder of the birds on the Cyprus Species List (over 380 species) are either migrants or accidentals. As is the rest: Although most of the forest ecosystems are government forest land and protected, they are still threatened, through fragmentation, disturbance, road building, poaching and forest fires.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The book is divided into three parts: “Introduction,” “Avifaunal Overview,” and “Species Accounts.” The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. Most birders will go straight to the “Species Accounts.”

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) Dawn and Sharon are neighbours, but the males move freely through and between the two areas. Davies et al. Ecological causes and reproductive conflicts. You disgust me.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2023

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Personally, I wish the species the best of luck in this endeavor. (Of However, the fact that there are 30 subspecies seems to indicate that the species has a slightly overblown estimation of its own importance. This species has a relatively large number of calls – 12, to be specific, compared to the average of 7.6

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