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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

10,000 Birds

He published a number of books on birds of India and Burma, making me wonder how hard all these overseas civil servants really worked in their day jobs. In Singapore, the White-crested Laughingthrush is widespread despite not being native and has some characteristics of an invasive species ( source ). ” ( source ).

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 2)

10,000 Birds

That species is apparently at risk of extinction in Singapore – not because it is so rare, but because its genetic diversity is so low. In this case, the correct one (according to the HBW) is Sir Herbert Thirkell White (1855-1931), a British colonial administrator in Burma. Think of that before sleeping with your sister.

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