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Vocal non-native songbird could change Britain’s dawn chorus as we know it

A tiny but loud, brightly colored songbird from subtropical Asia could be emerging as a new invasive species in Britain, threatening to dominate the dawn chorus of native Robins, Blackbirds and warblers. A new study warns the Red-billed Leiothrix could become as familiar in gardens, parks and woodland as Ring-necked Parakeets. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220606111542.htm