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Birding Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Zebra Doves are raised for singing contests in countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, and may cost between 1000 and 50,000 USD depending on their singing qualities ( source ). And apparently elsewhere: Mississipi , … … Texas … … and Florida. I guess different people have different interests).

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Hill Mynas: A Touch of Tropical Asia in Miami

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Miami, Florida has a reputation among the birding community for being overrun with exotic bird species. Common Hill Myna’s range in South Florida. During the 1986-1991 Florida Breeding Bird Atlas, breeding was confirmed in three quadrangles that more or less reflect its present distribution. It is well-deserved.

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Purple Swamphen: Supertramp or superspecies?

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The colorful Purple Swamphen ( Porphyrio porphyrio ) lives in wetlands from Portugal and Senegal all the way east to New Zealand and the Samoan Islands, and a feral population is now well established in Florida. Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus ) in Java, Indonesia, by Ron Knight. What about Florida?

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Voices for Biodiversity Funding New Articles for #GivingTuesday

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In the past, V4B has published stories about avian field work in Colombia , counting shorebirds along the Florida coast, and so much more (over 200 in all!).

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The Sunda Teals of Jakarta

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However, the Sunda islands span over a large region, and if the teal’s range is projected onto North America, it covers the area between Los Angeles and the panhandle of Florida. Birds dabbling ducks Indonesia waterfowl' Muara Angke – the place where you get to scan THIS for Black Bitterns and rails.

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The Cattle Egret Expansion

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They have expanded their range through Indonesia and into Australia and is found in post breeding dispersal as far north as South Korea and Japan. Cattle Egret was first recorded in Florida in 1941 (although originally these were dismissed as escapes), and officially bred in Florida in 1953. ibis and the eastern B.

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Best Bird of the Year 2012

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Southern Cassowary with chicks by Duncan Wright Carlos Sanchez was particularly appreciative of a new bird for him in Florida. This bird represented only the second documented record of this species in Florida. Northern Florida represented a refreshing change of scenery and an opportunity to explore with a renewed sense of discovery.

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