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Birding Thailand: Doi Lang

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Thailand also has a site where birders go for very much the same reason that Americans go to Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park or the Chiricahuas. It is called Doi Lang, a mountain with a winding road that flanks the Burmese border in far northern Thailand that has affinities to the Himalayan foothills further north and west.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” ” ( source ).

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Is the project of the very best field guides in the world dead?!?

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The first title of the ‘official’ series (there were two ‘prequels’) was “ Birds of Thailand “, published in 2018. To give more attention to local taxa, all subspecies groups present in the region have full entries as well. The most recent was the ninth one, “ Birds of Colombia ” in 2021.

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Purple Swamphen: Supertramp or superspecies?

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the eBird/Clements checklist puts them in a group as of version 6.9), but as far as I can tell, the new study didn’t sample viridis specifically. The Gray-headed Swamphen ranges from Turkey through India to northern Thailand. subspecies and subspecies groups may represent species-level lineages.”

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Birding Shanghai in March 2023

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This is not an issue here in Shanghai – I have only seen them in very small groups this winter. Fortunately, some Buddhist temples at least in Thailand have now spoken out against the practice ( source ). And here is the Collared Finchbill , who like me suffers from being less social than others.

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Tips to Use eBird for Costa Rica

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How about Thailand? That said, since our local eBird reviewer group has grown substantially during the past two years, the accuracy of the overall data will improve with time. Going birding in Hawaii? Check it out! There might be some good recent gen. on the latest locations for sneaky Blue Pittas. The Rare Tropical Bird Factor.

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Endangered Malayan Tiger Cubs Born at Busch Gardens Tampa

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The cubs will rotate separate sessions on the habitat with the Bengal tiger groups that currently reside there. Found only in the southern tip of Thailand and the Malay Peninsula, it’s estimated that only 500 Malayan tigers remain in the wild. Until then the cubs will remain behind the scenes with their mother and keepers.

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