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Birding Tengchong, Yunnan (again)

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The description of the Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike on the same site is not much less exuberant: “While the Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike may not rank as Nepal’s most renowned bird, its striking looks, fascinating habits, and contribution to the vibrant bird community definitely make it worth noticing.”

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Nepal is "Poachers Paradise"

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Ugly stuff happening in Nepal. Tags: wildlife crime Nepal poaching rhino endangered species.

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Mammals of South Asia (Lynx Edicions)

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Beside India, Lynx Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of South Asia covers Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Mammals of South Asia (Paperback) Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Pages 173 Dimensions 14 × 22.8 I clearly needed a mammal book. Highly recommended.

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Costa Rica on a relaxed birding pace

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Three years ago I asked American birders which foreign countries they dream of birding, and with more than one fifth of all answers, Costa Rica turned to hold a very strong first place.

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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. 5 Nepal (8.1 % – 891 sp. / Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands. 801-1000 sp. – 1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India.

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Bird News Roundup: Birds of a feather … well, you know the rest

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It’s hard out there for a pheasant (in Nepal, that is). That appears to be the case with Black-throated Blue Warblers , who exhibit a higher tendency to stand by their man (or woman) when food supplies are abundant. Single, for the moment, BTBW above by Corey.). A pair of Burrowing Owls are ready for their close-up. Sorry, couldn’t resist.).

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Sites in India and Nepal awarded for doubling tiger populations

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submitted by /u/jr_planet_earth [link] [comments].

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