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Manx Shearwaters

10,000 Birds

Shearwater remains litter the island with the carcasses picked clean, leaving just the wings, breastbone and girdle. A big moon gives enough light for the gulls to hunt by, so the shearwaters seldom come onto land while the full moon is up. After mating, a single egg is laid and incubation duties are shared by both parents.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 2)

10,000 Birds

… [They] have long, downward-curved bills, used to work through the leaf litter … They are typically long tailed, dark brown above, and white or orange-brown below. The species is also hunted for local consumption in Meghalaya (India), according to the HBW. They have strong legs and are quite terrestrial.

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