Since the bird was ‘rediscovered’ by accident in Borneo in 2020, ornithologists have returned to study the melodious species last documented more than 170 years ago
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Bird species re-discovered after almost 200 years of absence
Tastefully late.
It’s a good day to like birds, as locals in Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, have rediscovered a bird thought to be extinct for almost two centuries.
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The bird in question is the black-browed babbler, and we’ve only ever had sparse information on it. The western world was first treated to specimens and a description of this bird around 1848. Attempts to find the birds since have all failed, leaving us with very little data about the species’ traits including ecology, population, and behavior.
Needless to say, we assumed it went extinct. But we were wrong!
Enigmatic bird lost to science for 170 years rediscovered in Indonesia
It s mind blowing to think the black-browed babbler isn t extinct, conservationists say. Listen - 01:38
This photo of a black-browed babbler is the first confirmed sighting of the bird in over 170 years. Muhammad Suranto and Muhammad Rizky Fauzan
There s one known specimen of the black-browed babbler bird in scientific archives. It was collected and described way back in the 1840s and has largely remained a mystery ever since.
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Scientists can thank locals Muhammad Suranto and Muhammad Rizky Fauzan, who captured the bird by accident while out in the forest. They recognized it was unusual and took photos to send to a birdwatching group before releasing it. The photos circulated to ornithologists who made the identificatio
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