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Birding Ruili, Yunnan

10,000 Birds

Ruili is a Chinese city right on the border to Myanmar, and a major border crossing. The proximity to the Myanmar border is reflected in the presence of Burmese Shrikes here – on the wrong side of the border, but it is well known that this species has never been particularly good at geography.

Myanmar 236
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World birding from a Schrödinger’s house

10,000 Birds

Myanmar 1112 16. As the least accessible, Bolivia unjustly attracts less attention in this group. Being a land-locked country with 1400+ species is remarkable in its own right. Venezuela 1417 8. China 1410 9. India 1341 10. Democratic Republic of Congo 1185 11. United States 1160 12. Tanzania 1135 13.

Uganda 264