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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

With a picture of the then-queen of Thailand on it, if I remember correctly. He was also nearly strangled by a pet python that he kept. Purple Herons are not very common and quite shy in Shanghai while here, they behave like they own the place. Jerdon has also been noted as being rash.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

10,000 Birds

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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