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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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Recent studies in Sri Lanka have revealed that, upon sighting a predator, a drongo will imitate the alarm calls of at least 4 other bird species (babblers, laughing thrushes, bulbuls, and others), as well as the call given by the specific predator, i.e. a giant squirrel or eagle.

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Striding Snake-killers

10,000 Birds

The quills of the “Saqu Ettair” Secretarybirds feed on small lizards, insects, rodents, birds eggs and, of course, snakes. As do a diverse suite of other wildlife from lions and zebras to ground squirrels and meerkats. Coursers, larks, korhaans and other dry country specialists abound here.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

10,000 Birds

Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. Slaty-backed Forktail – Enicurus schistaceus. Jeriau Waterfall. 12 Jun 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

10,000 Birds

Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. Slaty-backed Forktail – Enicurus schistaceus. Jeriau Waterfall. 12 Jun 2018.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

10,000 Birds

Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. Lesser Adjutant – Leptoptilos javanicus. Kuala Selangor Nature Park.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

10,000 Birds

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

10,000 Birds

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

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