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China the Next Big Hotspot?
The Nonggang Babbler, Stachyris nonggangensis
With the recent confirmation and scientific description of a new species of babbler bird, China is gaining increasing attention as a possible hotbed of future birding possibilities. The Nonggang Babbler, discovered in southwest China, is a small bird of the family of Old World babblers (Timaliidae), and has been noted for its preference for running versus flying, foraging on the ground for insects. Its natural habitat is very particular, only being found in karst landscapes covered with rainforest that is dominated by the rare flowering plant, Burretiodendron hsienmu. Thus far the bird has only been spotted in the Nonggang Natural Reserve, its namesake.
The discovery of this new species has many hopeful, though, that more such species may be discovered as bird watching becomes more and more popular among laymen in China. As China becomes more open to the west, perhaps this ancient and vast region will be better researched and preserved so future generations of bird lovers from around the world may flock to the next big birding hotspot.
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/29/china-new-bird-012909/?zIndex=44756
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonggang_Babbler
