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Silvery Pigeon rediscovered (1 Viewer)

MJB said:
It just goes to show that despite the accelerating loss of habitat worldwide, news like this is still uplifting...
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Indeed. Certainly beats most Christmas Bird Counts. ;)

Well done, James! B :)

Richard

PS: See also...
Li 2009. ID Forum: Notes on the status and identification of the Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina. BirdingASIA 11: 53-58.
 
Richard Klim said:
PS: See also...
Li 2009. ID Forum: Notes on the status and identification of the Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina. BirdingASIA 11: 53-58.
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For that matter, see also:

A photographic record of Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina from the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, with notes on identification, distribution and conservation, by Mark T. Lee, Yong Ding Li & Ong Tun Pin, Bull. BOC 129(3): 122–128.
 
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Bumped into John Gregory yesterday, who expressed his admiration of James, but wished he'd been there first!
MJB
 
Is this a rediscovery for Sumatra, or a confirmation of the rediscovery for Indonesia (2008), or something else ... ?

Just checking (and probably being a bit thick, I know)
 
jurek said:
wow, wow, wow, wonderful! Great news, James! I must get to the real wild more!
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If your avatar is anything to go by, and you don't make it the great outdoors, Silvery Foil-wrapped Chicken is always on the cards ...



Agree, stunning discovery.
 
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