10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

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 ).

Burma 197

Burma India Birds Indonesia 197

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2011

Nyer is not grown in the United States and is imported from a variety of places including Burma, Singapore, Ethiopia and Myanmar. The food for finches can go by a variety of names: Thistle or Niger or Nyjer (and that’s just once seed, that doesn’t include all the finch specific mixes on the market).

Burma 227

Burma Myanmar Ethiopia Niger 227

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Most of it comes from Singapore, Ethiopia and Burma. I told him that the chances were good that the seed was most likely old and finches will not eat it. Nyjer (also known as Niger and Thistle) is not grown in the US, though it is possible. Once the seed is six months old after being picked, the finches are less likely to eat it.

Niger 237

Niger Burma Hoarding Ethiopia 237

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

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.

Burma 189

Burma Birds Vietnam Laos 189