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Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore

10,000 Birds

Most of such bird tours are branded “Borneo”, without ever mentioning the name of the country in the name of the tour. After completing his PhD in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Queensland, Australia, the first author, Chong Leong Puan, continues his research on Malaysian birds.

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Horus Aged Ales: Osprey’s Fresh Catch

10,000 Birds

When I resumed birding on my own in my late 20s in Queens, I always looked forward to seeing the several pairs of Ospreys nesting at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, a sight made all the more welcome after I learned of their drastic decline in the 1950s and ’60s due to the use of the insecticide DDT, followed by a remarkable population recovery.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

10,000 Birds

Do not buy these books, unless you are collecting old bird books. The bird illustrations in the third edition are brand new, updated by a group of eight artists working under the direction of John P. Eckelberry, cofounder of the Asa Wright Nature Center and noted wildlife artist, did portraits of local birds.)

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