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Species Spotlight: Streaked Weaver

June 13, 2025 by Kai Pflug 2 Comments
There are about 123 species of weavers worldwide, spreading over 16 genera, but more than half of the species...
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Species Spotlight: Painted Stork

June 6, 2025 by Kai Pflug No Comments
While my natural grumpiness typically leads me to make fun of even halfway sensible bird names, I am perfectly...
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Species Spotlight: Azure Tit

May 30, 2025 by Kai Pflug 1 Comment
It must have been devastating for hundreds of Swedish birdwatchers. All of them happy and excited to have seen...
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Species Spotlight: Indian Peafowl

May 23, 2025 by Kai Pflug 3 Comments
Frankly, some part of my brain still thinks of the Indian Peafowl as not being a real, wild bird...
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Species Spotlight: Pine Grosbeak

May 16, 2025 by Kai Pflug 5 Comments
The difference between Henry David Thoreau and me is that – so far – I have never spent a...
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Species Spotlight: Pied Falconet

May 9, 2025 by Kai Pflug 3 Comments
There is a hotel in the Chinese village of Chaguan, Jiangxi province. I was standing on the rooftop terrace...
Species Spotlight

Species Spotlight: Tawny Owl

May 2, 2025 by a Guest 3 Comments
By Matthias Alberti (Instagram: @shamanaturetours) Matthias Alberti is a palaeontologist with a passion for birdwatching and bird photography. After...
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Species Spotlight: Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch

April 25, 2025 by Kai Pflug 3 Comments
The Long-tailed Rosefinch was split relatively recently based on a taxonomic revision. Three of the previous subspecies are now...
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