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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 2)

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Hill ranges in eastern Myanmar and western Thailand are also suspected to be the intergradation zone between C. Unlike me, the HBW does not seem to appreciate the species much, stating that it is “hopping about in very ungainly manner.” hardwickii and C. hardwickii and C. malayana had been collected.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

10,000 Birds

In Thailand, apparently, the number of Oriental Magpie-Robins has seriously declined in some areas apparently, partly because of poaching for the pet bird trade as the birds are good singers ( source ). No surprise then that the species is listed as Vulnerable. Fortunately, they are quite common in Shanghai.

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