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Birding Longcanggou, Sichuan again (but maybe for the last time)

10,000 Birds

Shockingly, the Ashy-throated Parrotbill apparently is a species heavily hunted for bird fighting in Guizhou Province, China ( source ). Shame on the researchers. If being hunted by evil humans was not enough, Ashy-throated Parrotbills are also hosts of the parasitic Common Cuckoo. The Latin name scouleri is derived from Prof.

Eggs 164