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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” (Note to those readers who do not know Wham!: ” ( source ).

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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario: A Field Guide Review

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The scope, however, is actually broader; charismatic rarities like Ivory Gull and Ross’s Gull and provincially endangered species like Red-headed Woodpecker are included, and overall the breadth of birds covered is impressive: 16 species of gull; 11 species of owl; 36 warbler species, many of which breed in the province; a wealth of boreal species, (..)

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Short-eared Owl at Plum Beach, Brooklyn

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Because of the range and population BirdLife International lists Asio flammeus as a Species of Least Concern. In New York State , however, the Short-eared Owl is considered an endangered species and it has likely been extirpated as a breeder in several of its former strongholds.

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Petrel Paradise

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It is also restricted as a breeder to the north of North Island. The final large petrel species is another gadfly petrel, albeit a much larger one than the Cook’s Petrel. In spite of their large size they are actually the smallest of New Zealand’s Procellaria petrels.