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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

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now the pace quickens: USA; Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia; Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam. This portal has compared on a per unit of area basis data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants, creating a biodiversity index. . /

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Crested Serpent Eagle

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FRIM (Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia) is open to the public who come to bathe in waterfalls, cycle, walk, picnic and attend educational events, but most of this takes part in a small section close to the entrance. However, the crest is not always obvious and its diet is likely to contain birds and small mammals as well as reptiles.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). In fact, given the right chromosomes, hybridization is possible between the two species and has been observed ( source ). Unfortunately, the other hornbill species are not nearly as adaptable.

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

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Lynx Edicions, the ornithological (and now mammal) publisher that gave us the Handbook of the Birds of the World , has now published Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea , by James A. So–the book covers islands that belong to the Republic of Indonesia and to Malaysia. Eaton, Bas van Balen, Nick W.

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