diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/NoteCompose.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/NoteCompose.kt
index dbb4a20e1d..b33649a6a0 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/NoteCompose.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/NoteCompose.kt
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ private fun RenderNoteRow(
         }
 
         is BirdexEvent -> {
-            RenderBirdex(baseNote, makeItShort, accountViewModel)
+            RenderBirdex(baseNote)
         }
 
         is HighlightEvent -> {
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/Birdex.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/Birdex.kt
index 8346a62aed..5237134276 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/Birdex.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/Birdex.kt
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Note
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.placeholderText
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.replyModifier
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.experimental.birdstar.BirdexEvent
@@ -50,19 +48,16 @@ private const val SPECIES_PREVIEW_LIMIT = 6
  * bounded regardless of how many species a Birdex holds, we show the count and a
  * short preview of scientific names with a "+N more" suffix — no images, no
  * expansion, no network calls. The card is identical in the feed and the opened
- * view (it ignores [makeItShort]).
+ * view, so it takes no makeItShort flag.
  */
 @Composable
-fun RenderBirdex(
-    baseNote: Note,
-    makeItShort: Boolean,
-    accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
-) {
+fun RenderBirdex(baseNote: Note) {
     val noteEvent = baseNote.event as? BirdexEvent ?: return
 
     val names = remember(noteEvent) { noteEvent.speciesNames() }
     val preview = remember(names) { names.take(SPECIES_PREVIEW_LIMIT) }
     val remaining = names.size - preview.size
+    val joined = remember(preview) { preview.joinToString(", ") }
 
     Column(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.replyModifier.padding(10.dp)) {
         Text(
@@ -72,16 +67,16 @@ fun RenderBirdex(
 
         if (preview.isNotEmpty()) {
             Spacer(Modifier.height(6.dp))
-            val joined = preview.joinToString(", ")
             Text(
                 text =
                     if (remaining > 0) {
-                        stringRes(R.string.birdex_species_preview_more, joined, remaining.toString())
+                        pluralStringResource(R.plurals.birdex_species_preview_more, remaining, joined, remaining)
                     } else {
                         joined
                     },
                 style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
                 color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.placeholderText,
+                maxLines = 2,
                 overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
             )
         }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/threadview/ThreadFeedView.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/threadview/ThreadFeedView.kt
index 689c8391a9..2de99d5f54 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/threadview/ThreadFeedView.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/threadview/ThreadFeedView.kt
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ private fun FullBleedNoteCompose(
                 } else if (noteEvent is FundraiserEvent) {
                     RenderFundraiser(baseNote, makeItShort = false, accountViewModel, nav)
                 } else if (noteEvent is BirdexEvent) {
-                    RenderBirdex(baseNote, makeItShort = false, accountViewModel)
+                    RenderBirdex(baseNote)
                 } else if (noteEvent is RepostEvent || noteEvent is GenericRepostEvent) {
                     RenderRepost(baseNote, quotesLeft = 3, backgroundColor, accountViewModel, nav)
                 } else if (noteEvent is RelayDiscoveryEvent) {
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 400852fb5f..debeb95ff7 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3142,7 +3142,10 @@
         <item quantity="one">Birdex · %1$d species</item>
         <item quantity="other">Birdex · %1$d species</item>
     </plurals>
-    <string name="birdex_species_preview_more">%1$s  +%2$s more</string>
+    <plurals name="birdex_species_preview_more">
+        <item quantity="one">%1$s +%2$d more</item>
+        <item quantity="other">%1$s +%2$d more</item>
+    </plurals>
     <string name="goal_amount_label">Goal amount (sats)</string>
     <string name="goal_amount_placeholder">100000</string>
     <string name="goal_description_label">Describe your goal</string>
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/experimental/birdstar/BirdexEvent.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/experimental/birdstar/BirdexEvent.kt
index 4b170db4b8..e147d4c556 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/experimental/birdstar/BirdexEvent.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/experimental/birdstar/BirdexEvent.kt
@@ -59,13 +59,12 @@ class BirdexEvent(
     fun speciesNames() = tags.mapValueTagged("n") { it }
 
     /** Number of collected species (one `n` tag per species). */
-    fun speciesCount() = tags.count { it.size > 1 && it[0] == "n" }
+    fun speciesCount() = speciesNames().size
 
     /** Publisher-provided human-readable summary, from the `alt` tag (may be null). */
     fun summary() = tags.firstTagValue("alt")
 
     companion object {
         const val KIND = 12473
-        const val ALT_DESCRIPTION = "A Birdex species collection"
     }
 }