10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

It seems this species is shy even by pitta standards – the HBW calls it a “very shy and secretive pitta, easily overlooked” and says that it is “very rare in China (S. Wikipedia reports that he “was an excellent tennis player and an enthusiastic big game hunter. His obituary was published in Nature.

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Burma India Birds Indonesia 191

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2022

The species was bred at the zoo of Memphis, Tennesee ( source ). Similar to the (fortunately now gradually changing) situation among humans in China, these birds seem to prefer males over females. I guess the females feel that the blue of the bower treasures works well with their eyes. But you will certainly like the Wompoo Fruit Dove.

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Birds Australia Parrots Memphis 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Some were taken of birds and mammals in zoos or aviaries, others were taken in the wild, often in remote places. Yangtze River Dolphin in captivity, 1988, Wuhan, China, p. Fuller’s astonishment at locating this “grail of extinct-bird photograph hunters” is contagious. ouli, and Mamo (also known as Hawaii Mamo).

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