• ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de
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      9 months ago

      Region-locked to all across Asia around 45°N ('stans, Mongolia) and in spots all over Europe, especially Poland. A very interesting range, including the Mediterranean coast and Himalayas.

      Good luck taming one, though. Also, only males are “bearded”.

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        9 months ago

        I need to use Stans for regional definitions way more often.

        The canadian Lynx stans most of Canada sans their arctic islands , and Alaska.

        I need to hear this on ZeFrank and CasualGeoraphic.

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          9 months ago

          I don’t know if this is a misunderstanding or if you’re deliberately using an additional second meaning for comedic effect.

          But @ChaoticNeutralCzech meant ‘stans’ as ‘central Asia’ because of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirgisistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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        9 months ago

        Given their range, I wonder if their bulkiness functions to reduce their surface area to volume ratio. Since small birds need to eat a shittone of food compared to their body weight.

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          Probably. Also, it likely helps that they are omnivorous, and they chonk up for the winter. Some also migrate relatively short distances (blue on map).