10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

It very effectively forms a small foraging group in this manner. I agree with eBird that the Asian Glossy Starling is “fierce-looking” Appropriately, it is an invasive species in places such as Taiwan, where some papers recommend reducing the population.

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Birds Sri Lanka Taiwan Cats 202

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. and also Modern Iraq, Egypt, Albania, Mexico, Poland and the Philippines. (Substitute Snowy Owl here if you’d like the modern version). Perhaps it’s because the topic is so huge, it’s difficult to comprehend in a systematic way.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 205

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2014

There is a bit of science news. One group is trying to make a better list of which species of birds to pretend to be doing something about vis-a-vis imminent extinction using a unique approach: Identifying the most genetically unique species. But there were a gazillion of them. Also written up here. The original paper is here.

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Birds Bald Eagle Zoos Philippines 176