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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

With a picture of the then-queen of Thailand on it, if I remember correctly. The Oriental Darter is classified as Near Threatened – the reasons are the usual ones: habitat loss, hunting, and pollution. Tiphys died either of a snakebite or of a mysterious illness but he was not killed by either a tiger or a rhinoceros.

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Birding Singapore

10,000 Birds

In Singapore, Common Redshanks mostly drink Tiger Beer. Lesser Whistling Ducks are “not threatened by hunting as they are not considered good to eat” ( Wikipedia ). I agree that the throat is white. They despise Chardonnay, as anyone (except Spotted Redshanks) should. Lucky ducks.

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