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Rails: The Once and Future Kings of the Pacific

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They often become slower breeders, and most importantly, they lose their ability to disperse, meaning they get stranded on the island they live on. And, over time, they become a new species. Islands are not places where lineages go to thrive and spawn great new lineages of their own.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. As at June 30 th , it stands at 1796.

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