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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea 2nd edition – A Field Guide Review

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In recent years Indonesia has been competing with the Andes as the region giving rise to the biggest number of undescribed bird species (naturally, all of them endemics). But since Indonesia has more than 1,700 bird species (and that many islands, too), why is this guide dealing only with 1,400?

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Indonesia seeks more proof that Javan tiger may no longer be extinct

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How Indonesia Is Censoring Orangutan Research

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Birding Shanghai in July 2023

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In addition, while there is limited or no legal trade of Chinese Hwameis to other countries, the species is still readily available in bird markets in countries such as Thailand and Indonesia (source) – poor bird.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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Below is a quotation directly from this paper by the Monitor Conservation Research Society: “Trade data from the range countries of Thailand and Vietnam and from Indonesia and USA, both non-range countries, revealed 10,841 Black-throated Laughingthrushes in trade, across 762 visits to 51 markets between 1966 and 2019.

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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

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And what does it tell us, other than the obvious “head for South America” or perhaps Indonesia? 1401-1600 sp: Ecuador, Bolivia; Indonesia. It may be slightly impractical to focus on big countries such as Brazil or Indonesia. I discovered this cover-photo map somewhere at the BirdLife International’s website.

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“The (Big) Year that Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record”

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After 3 months of South and Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Australia, Arjan’s count stood at 2,060 species. Because this is New Guinea, it does not attract t**s, finches, and sparrows, but parrots and birds-of-paradise… as soon as a fresh load of papayas and bananas is brought out and thrown on the table, the forest comes alive.”