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Collaborative list – January 2020

10,000 Birds

This shows the top birders, by species or checklists submitted. The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

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Some Chinese Pheasants

10,000 Birds

The Latin species name of the Kalij Pheasant is leucomelanos , meaning “white” (leukos) and “black” (melanos, both Greek words). A bit surprisingly (at least to me), the Kalij Pheasant has been introduced and established as a gamebird in Hawaii. To be safe, they just use both spellings on the species page.