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  1. Barbets48

    Dali, Yunnan Trip Report, July 2021

    Thanks to those who gave suggestions for my summer trip. Wanted to provide some follow-up by posting this trip summary. It can be hard to find information in China on birding locations independently, and hopefully this will help some in the future who want to explore Dali. I have also uploaded...
  2. Himalayan Shortwing

    Himalayan Shortwing

    White-browed Shortwing
    • Notuswinner
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    • brachypteryx cruralis china male yunnan
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Streak-breasted Scimitar-babbler

    Streak-breasted Scimitar-babbler

    Streak-breasted Scimitar-babbler at XiZi Mountain Scenic Park, about 150 km WNS of Kunming, Yunnan, China. It was using its curved bill to pry prey from crevasses in branches in the lower canopy about 5 m high. Its calls were recorded.
    • LeeHarding
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    • china kunming streak-breasted scimitar-babbler yunnan
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Rusty-capped Fulvetta

    Rusty-capped Fulvetta

    Rusty-capped Fulvetta, dubia subspecies in Leopard Valley, about 50 km NW of Kunming, Yunnan, China
    • LeeHarding
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    • china kunming rusty-capped fulvetta yunnan
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Black-headed Sibia

    Black-headed Sibia

    Black-headed Sibia in XiZi Mountain Scenic Park about 150 km WNW of Kunming, Yunnan, China
    • LeeHarding
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    • black-headed sibia china heterophasia desgodinsi sibia yunnan
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Rufous-backed Sibia

    Rufous-backed Sibia

    • paux
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    • china leioptila annectens sibia yunnan
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Derbyan parakeet

    Derbyan parakeet

    • baboon
    • Media item
    • china derbyan parakeet parrot yunnan
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Derbyan parakeet

    Derbyan parakeet

    A kind of parrots that occurs mainly in China. These parrots seems to prefer the conifer forest with high altitude.
    • baboon
    • Media item
    • china derbyan parrot yunnan
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. scarlet minivet, female

    scarlet minivet, female

    A female.
    • baboon
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    • china scarlet minivet yunnan
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. scarlet minivet, male

    scarlet minivet, male

    A male, with a spider in bill. Scarlet minivet is the most popular minivet species in tropical forest in Southwest China; the other minivet species here including short-billed minivet, long-tailed minivet and ashy minivet.
    • baboon
    • Media item
    • china pericrocotus speciosus scarlet minivet yunnan
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. ashy minivet

    ashy minivet

    A relatively rare bird in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.
    • baboon
    • Media item
    • ashy minivet china pericrocotus divaricatus yunnan
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. bronzed drongo

    bronzed drongo

    This species is popular in the rainforest in Southwest China, and is often seen flying in large group across the canopy.
    • baboon
    • Media item
    • bronzed drongo china dicrurus aeneus yunnan
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. plain flowerpecker

    plain flowerpecker

    A popular flowerpecker species in southwest China.
    • baboon
    • Media item
    • china plain flowerpecker yunnan
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. grey bushchat 02

    grey bushchat 02

    A male.
    • baboon
    • Media item
    • china grey bushchat saxicola ferreus yunnan
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. grey bushchat

    grey bushchat

    This is male, while the female is brown. It's one of the most popular bird species in Southwest China.
    • baboon
    • Media item
    • china grey bushchat saxicola ferreus yunnan
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. white serpent eagle

    white serpent eagle

    This crested serpent eagle is a immature bird with black face and white belly feathers, which make it more like the laughing falcon in south America! But its upperside is as dark as other serpent eagles. The bird was ready to take a rest on the top of a tall tree on the riverside at that time.
    • baboon
    • Media item
    • china crested serpent eagle yunnan
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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