The common cuckoo selects its victim – usually a small bird such as apipitorwarbler– and lays its egg in the victim's nest. After hatching, the cuckoo chick will push the other eggs or chicks out of the nest. The unsuspecting victim will continue to feed the cuckoo chick, believing i...
The northern region of Thailand, along the borders of Myanmar, is home to various types of ethnic groups residing at different locations, including Pwo Karen, Thais or northern Thai people (Khon Muang), Shan or Tai Yai, Yunnan’s Chinese, Mien or Yao, Lahu or Muser, Akha, Lisu or Lisaw...
Around 700 species of birds have been recorded in Malaysia. Some of the most famous include hornbills (10 species), woodpeckers, blue banded kingfishers, rufous chested flycatcher, black magpie, swiftlets (farmed commercially for their birds nests), storks, mountain serpent-eagles, raptors and her...
Regulation of Heat Exchange across the Hornbill Beak: Functional Similarities with Toucans? Beaks are increasingly recognised as important contributors to avian thermoregulation. Several studies supporting Allen's rule demonstrate how beak size is... van de Ven T. M. F. N.,RO Martin,TJF Vink,....