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The Search for the Holy Grail

10,000 Birds

The other part of its attractiveness may be coming from the fact that it breeds in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan – countries seldom visited by foreign birders. Trips Grey Hypocolius India' Rao Travel, and the post-conference bird tour by Arpit Deomurari whose Indian list these days stand somewhere at 900+.

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The Rarest Bird I’ve Ever Seen

10,000 Birds

In India, everything takes about three times longer than you expect it to. Road birding along India’s main roads is surprisingly productive, but here, where there are no power lines or fences and even the barest impression of a road, there was little to see.

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