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Birding Singapore

10,000 Birds

I was just thinking that tailorbird might be a good brand name for a cheap line of men’s clothing. Lesser Whistling Ducks are “not threatened by hunting as they are not considered good to eat” ( Wikipedia ). Seeing a Rufous Woodpecker for the first time, I thought it looked kind of weird. Lucky ducks.

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Birding Longcanggou, Sichuan again (but maybe for the last time)

10,000 Birds

Shockingly, the Ashy-throated Parrotbill apparently is a species heavily hunted for bird fighting in Guizhou Province, China ( source ). If being hunted by evil humans was not enough, Ashy-throated Parrotbills are also hosts of the parasitic Common Cuckoo. Shame on the researchers.

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