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Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours!

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You may have read my recent piece on Birding the Okavango Delta in Botswana here on 10,000 Birds. However, I have another ongoing love affair, with India. If you have never thought of India as a birding destination, Iā€™d urge you to give it a good look. Or you may like to join us on a Rajashtan Tour?

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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Given that according to the HBW, the species prefers dense primary and secondary montane forests, the note that the bird also forages among kitchen waste (in the same HBW entry) seems somewhat incongruous. Fish & Wildlife Service has a web page for this species – but it contains absolutely no information.

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This is my dream ā€“ this is my nightmare

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Located in the Kutch District of Gujarat, the Naliya Grassland is the smallest reserve of India, covering only 2 square kilometers (yes ā€“ 0.77 sq mi), which contradict the conservation significance of the bird it was founded for, some three decades ago ā€“ the Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard. Indeed, I say. meters (3.9

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THE QUEST FOR THE RAREST OWL OF INDIA

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This species was discovered (shot, actually) in the 19th century, only to be lost through the entire 20th century. The Forest Owlet is an endemic species of this mountain range. This many birds at the same site (out of 250 of the reserve checklist) have lightened our spirits, but still ā€“ no owlet! Letā€™s go.ā€.

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The Search for the Rarest Owl of India

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Now nearing 50 and duly lost in a mid-life crisis, Dragan Simic took to birding rather late ā€“ only half a lifetime ago, after successfully testing his inadequate skills in other life threatening activities, such as rock climbing and vertical caving. The Forest Owlet is an endemic species of this mountain range. Letā€™s go.ā€.

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Critically Endangered: Sociable Lapwing

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Target for today: critically endangered Sociable Lapwing ( Vanellus gregarius ). The official definition of CR status says the species could be gone within ten years, or could lose 80 per cent of its population within three generations ā€“ whichever comes first. Locals being vegetarians, why are there no birds? Acknowledgements.

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The 300 survivors

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There are some seven birds among the 100 most endangered species on the planet on the list of fauna and flora listed as the rarest by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Zoological Society of London ā€“ and this morning, I am after one of those! Indeed, I say. And why are they parked? Males reach 1.2

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