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Birding Shanghai in February 2022

10,000 Birds

The new Guide to the Birds of China (John MacKinnon) has been published. This is partly due to hunting in China, where about 90% of the species winter (HBW). The White’s Thrush will keep pretending to be a reptile. Pat Fish was the creative force behind a band called Jazz Butcher – he died in October last year.

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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

10,000 Birds

1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China. This portal has compared on a per unit of area basis data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants, creating a biodiversity index. 1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India.