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  1. jurek

    Ebird - species blurbs

    Thanks, I jokingly prepared some. But if they plan to update it and have 1900 authors, they don't need my help. BLUE-WINGED GOOSE Endemic to highlands of Ethiopia, on moorlands, marshes and grassland near water. Head and neck pale greyish turning whitish. Short black bill. Body brown with...
  2. jurek

    Ebird - species blurbs

    I could actually help writing such blurbs, also for some birds not covered currently, e.g. some from Africa and Indonesia. However: -Is anybody interested? -Will they be used, or will be just deleted after some time (like in Wikipedia, where you put an effort, and then somebody just removes it)?
  3. jurek

    Ebird - species blurbs

    It also says that Mute Swan is 'agressive towards native waterfowl', implying that it is not native. However, there are texts for birds found only in South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and some African and Asian ones but not others. This suggests that multiple regional apps/guides...
  4. jurek

    Ebird - species blurbs

    I don't think so. Some of these short texts are partially wrong or strange, like saying a Brambling is only a winter visitor, or a Mute Swan is not native (worldwide?). I was wondering where they come from.
  5. jurek

    Ebird - species blurbs

    I recently browsed Ebird, and wonder where the short descriptions of bird species come from? They look like lifted from several apps, guidebooks or similar.
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