Normally, for example, it would be risky for asongbirdto shut its eyes or block off its ears.
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It is unclear if the distinction between pure and compound capacity estimates is a meaningful one in songbirds or not.
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Gap crossing decisions by forest songbirds during the post-fledging period.
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For example, there are now so many magpies in the country that they threaten the existence of our songbirds.
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He will know that, on a wider plane, our biodiversity action programme embraces somesongbirdspecies.
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And one wonders how kind it is to keep, for instance, asongbirdin a cage 2 ft.
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We are certainly concerned about thesongbirdpopulation and are dealing with its decline in a number of ways.
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Gone would be the robin, the thrush and the songbirds.
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This led to all of the problems referred to by my noble friend: scrubbing, ranching and the disappearance of partridges and other songbirds.
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There is great public concern about the disappearance of familiar songbirds.
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They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds.
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The most abundant bird types include raptors, shorebirds and songbirds.
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This sub-unit supports a diversity of migratory songbirds and raptors.
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The birdsong comes not from a traditionalsongbird, but from sparrowsthe mice of the bird worldin the gutters of the street.
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Among all extant songbirds only the common and thick-billed ravens regularly outweigh it and only the much more slender black sicklebill can rival its length.
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