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Birding the Eshowe area, South Africa

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While it also eats dead meat and carcasses like its relatives, its favorite food is palm nuts. In 1964, two researchers described a new species, the White-chested Tinkerbird, and brought a specimen back to the UK. But the text was last updated in 2015 while the DNA research was done in 2018. It must be frustrating.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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The Rhinoceros Hornbill is the state bird of the Malaysian state of Sarawak ( source ), which unfortunately does not prevent hunting of the bird, not only for meat but also for the feathers. Apparently, a single team of traditional dancers uses about 400 rhinoceros hornbill feathers, which involves killing 40 birds ( source ).