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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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In Singapore, the White-crested Laughingthrush is widespread despite not being native and has some characteristics of an invasive species ( source ). Wikipedia reports that he “was an excellent tennis player and an enthusiastic big game hunter. George Rippon (1861-1927), a member of the British Army in India and Burma.

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Birding Shanghai in April 2024 (The Colors of Spring)

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Of the female, the website Birds of Singapore says that it “resembles male but has greyish-brown upperparts”, which is a strange way of stating that its color is completely different. nechaevi is not shorter than the 6th primary feather. Unfortunately, my photo does not illustrate this at all.

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