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Birding Napo, Guangxi, China – part 2

10,000 Birds

Originally, the gorget was a piece of armor that protected the throat or gorge. Red-flanked Bluetails are actually quite common in Shanghai in winter, but seeing a proper male is not that easy. Maybe the males all go to Guangxi in winter. This meaning then was widened to extend to a piece of clothing that covered the throat.

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