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Invasive species in Australia

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In Australia we definitely have our fair share of invasive species and the main problem is that we are such a huge land mass with such a small population. The population of Australia is concentrated mainly around the city areas along the coast and many invasive species have been able to spread with ease.

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Bristle-thighed Curlew

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There cannot be many ABA area breeding birds harder to get than those that only breed on the remotest tips of the north of North America and then fly off to places that aren’t on the major continental flyways. You can encounter them from Hawaii across to French Polynesia and Fiji.

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What is the State Bird of South Dakota?

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Since then their range has spread across the United States and southern Canada, and they remain a sought-after game species. While the females are much drabber by comparison, their gold/tan color and black spotting makes them stand out from other species as well. In Hawaii, they are found as high as 11,000 feet !

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Man-o-war Birds

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Last week I introduced the Great Frigatebird , one of five species of man-o-war bird. I got rather carried away showing all the plumages you can see around a breeding colony, which means I had to split my post on the species into two. Male coming into land at nest. Frigatebirds are masters of life on the wing.

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Bird Conservation News: The Good, The Bad (and Ugly), and More Good

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The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. That means passing over the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, where you’re liable to get shot, trapped, or otherwise hunted. Take Hawaii, for example. The population of Millerbirds on Laysan has doubled , and breeding seems to be going well.

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Survival of the Flexible

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This particular example of flexibility comes from Tern Island, in French Frigate Shoals to the north of Hawaii. Although the islands are a cramped home to 18 species of seabird, the dominant and most charismatic of these are the two species of albatross, the Black-footed and Laysan Albatrosses.

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Merry Christmas Shearwaters!

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Christmas Shearwater ( Puffinus nativitatis ) on Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii. The Christmas Shearwater is a smallish, dark chocolate brown shearwater that lives and breeds in remote areas of the tropical eastern Pacific. They mostly feed on squid, which they hunt by diving.

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