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Common Gallinule, the lost Moorhen

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The Common Gallinule , is the most wide spread of all the members of the rail family, being found from Canada, to Chile, Europe, Asia, Africa, much of the Pacific, and the Galapagos Islands. These birds have been known to be prolific breeders, with as many as 8 broods a year, and each clutch holding from 5-13 eggs.

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The Storks of Africa

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Like the Adjutants in Asia and Jabiru of the Americas, the Marabou is our bare-headed scavenging stork. Only slightly shorter, but more elegantly built than the Marabou, the Saddle-billed also has a sister species in Asia, the Black-necked Stork. It is also related to Wood Stork of the Americas and Milky Stork of Asia.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

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The consultant also suggested increasing readership by catering to highly specific niche interest groups. Somebody highly knowledgeable in the area of SEO (search engine optimization) strongly recommended that I should write more posts including Japanese T**s. I don’t think I will stoop that low.

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Birding Tan Phu Forest, Vietnam (Part 1)

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The species is a cooperative breeder – birds other than the parents help feed the chicks. One scientist named this behavior ‘deceptive helping’ and thought it was a form of advertisement that individuals used to enhance their status within the group ( source ) – a rather cute theory, I think.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

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The Chestnut-winged Babbler is known as one of the host species of the Asian Drongo-cuckoo in Southeast Asia ( source ), a claim to fame that most bird species would probably prefer to avoid. And it also comes as a video and yet another video. And now for something completely different.