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Business Birding Basics – part II

10,000 Birds

Second, every raptor we encountered was identified as Tawny Eagle. The first time could be forgiven but he kept doing it despite our protests. The antwren had been elevated to species level and Hilton is just a sucker for anything Paulista, and besides, who needs a reason to go birding? Without them I would still be searching.

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Birding Tongbiguan, Yunnan (part 2)

10,000 Birds

The scientific species name of the Golden-throated Barbet is franklinii , commemorating Capt. The Golden-throated Barbet has already launched several protests asking for a name change as it does not want to be associated with cannibalism – however, so far without success. Ok, I made that up. Then, on to nuthatches.

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