Waterbird Nest Counts Nearly Halved at an Indian Wetland, but Bird Numbers Showed No Clear Decline
At Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary in India, recorded waterbird nests fell from 396 to 190 across eight sampled breeding…
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Asian Openbills Favoured Certain Tree Species for Nesting Even When Others Were More Common in Urban Bihar
Among 219 trees of 11 species in Aurangabad, 250 Asian openbill nests were unevenly distributed. Cordia myxa and…
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DNA Markers Confirmed Chaunocephalus ferox from a Thai Asian Openbill
Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from 15 adult Chaunocephalus ferox recovered from a Thai Asian openbill confirmed the parasite's…
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Asian Openbills Took 30–62 Seconds to Handle Apple Snails in Direct Observations
At Mahidol University’s Salaya Campus, six directly observed Asian openbill captures took 30–62 seconds from capture to swallowing.…
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Vietnamese Commune Issued Protection Notice After Officials Counted More Than 1,000 Asian Openbills
An official evening check at Cồn Chim in Thị Nại Lagoon counted more than 1,000 Asian openbills on…
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Asian Openbill Index Showed Clear Long-term Increase in India, While Recent Trend Was Unclear
The 2025 State of India’s Birds update estimated a +90.3% long-term trend for Asian openbill in India, clearly…
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