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Birding Yancheng, Jiangsu

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While these birds are very much liked by Chinese birders, the species could unfortunately not be named the National Bird of China as the Latin species name of the bird is Grus Japonicus. There is a great song by The Chills titled “ Complex “ Great link, right? it would not be the national bird of the USA either.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan

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Hongbenghe is a very small village in Yunnan, right next to the border with Myanmar. While it is listed as Least Concern, it is rare in China – the range map in the HBW barely touches Chinese territory. The White-crowned Forktail is one of the 5 forktail species that can be found in China, out of a total of 7 species.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 3)

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Similar to the (fortunately now gradually changing) situation among humans in China, these birds seem to prefer males over females. ” It might be better to adopt a random male teenager right away. At sexual maturity, some individuals may develop seasonal behavioral problems such as aggression and become challenging to manage.”

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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According to the HBW, when breeding, male birds do most of the incubation and parenting while females often leave the nest up to one week before the eggs hatch. According to Couzens, after laying the eggs, females sometimes immediately abandon their first mate and pair up with another male. But maybe that is actually a good thing.

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Birding Nanhui, Shanghai, in September 2021

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Then, I was not sure whether this was the right thing to do. Hints of potential warming in the HBW species description: “Date of first egg-laying on Honshu now 7 days earlier than it was 25 years ago” There are also quite a few Cuckoos. A happier shrike.

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Birding Napo, Guangxi, China – part 1

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The Bar-backed Partridge is a species of partridge found in southwestern China and Southeast Asia. The Bar-backed Partridge was also one of four focal species in an investigation into illegal bird hunting in Southwestern China. If I can give you some advice: Better not be a bird in China. Unsurprisingly, it is.

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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 1

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It is listed as Vulnerable, as its range is rather restricted, though it has been found outside of China as well, e.g., in Vietnam, though the HBW does not seem to have read that paper yet. Some ornithologists are so desperate to add papers to their resumes that they write about new records of Black-crested Bulbul subspecies within China.

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