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There are 50 billion wild birds on Earth 鈥� but four species dominate
Earth is home to around 50 billion wild birds according to a new global estimate, but most species are very rare and only a handful number in the billions
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Floating googly eyes on a stick scare seabirds away from fishing nets
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People living in the Atacama desert once traded exotic parrots
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Mysterious death of bald eagles in US explained by bromide poisoning
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Why do flamingos stand on one leg?
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Thousands of starlings fly together to make an enormous bird
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Playing dead really works to help insects avoid being eaten by birds
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Male lyrebirds imitate a flock of birds to scare females into mating
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Genetics leaves little doubt that humans wiped out passenger pigeons
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Sparrows are healthier living in groups with diverse personalities
Individual house sparrows show distinct personality types, and they are healthier when they live in groups that reflect a diversity of sparrow personalities
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Chinstrap penguin population halved at key Antarctic breeding area
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Bird beak extra sense evolved more than 70 million years ago
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Birds that rapidly moult feathers are more likely to become flightless
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Tiny toucan-like bird with a single tooth flew during the dinosaur era
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