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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

10,000 Birds

Makes them sort of the renters of the woodpecker world rather than homeowners. Thus the infanticide observed may be a protective measure to reduce intra-specific brood parasitism, particularly when the food supply is tight ( source ). At Sepilok, it can be hard to avoid taking photos of some non-birds, such as primates.