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Blue-winged Pitta in Singapore

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During our three weeks of birding in Singapore we spent many hours on forest trails. The most reliable place we found for observing Blue-winged Pittas in Singapore was at Windsor Nature Park. The most reliable place we found for observing Blue-winged Pittas in Singapore was at Windsor Nature Park.

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White-crested Laughingthrush in Singapore

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During our three weeks of birding in Singapore in March we were surprised that we did not encounter White-crested Laughingthrush – Garrulax leucolophus more often. We had taken a trail down from the main path in Kent Park to a shelter to discover several bird species in the area including the White-crested Laughingthrush.

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Singapore’s Red Junglefowl

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During our three weeks in Singapore we encountered many a family of Red Junglefowl- Gallus gallus in various locations. Red Junglefowl are under threat in Singapore due to habitat loss and inter-breeding, but we observed them most days on our hiking trips around the island and also on Pulau Ubin. Male Red Junglefowl. Happy Easter!

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Willie Creek

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Broome’s famous Cable Beach, named after the telegraph undersea cable that was laid in 1889 to enable communication with England via Singapore, stretches about 23 kilometres-14 miles. We have previously called these birds Beach Thick-knees , but as with so many species around the world in recent years they have had their names changed.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 2)

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According to the eBird description, it is everything I am not: a “neon-colored, noisy, highly social bird” Shudder to think (not the bird part though). Next, this post has a long section on babblers, a very ill-defined category of birds. But some of them look pretty interesting.

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