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Lost and found: twitchers delight at sweet song of the black-browed babbler

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

Borneo Rainforest Shelters Bird Lost 172 Years Ago

  BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, March 5, 2021 (ENS) – Muhammad Suranto and Muhammad Rizky Fauzan, who both live in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province, were gathering forest products in an area near their homes when they stumbled upon an unfamiliar bird species. They caught and released the bird after taking some photographs. The friends contacted Indonesian birdwatching groups BW Galeatus and Birdpacker, who suspected the bird might be the Black-browed Babbler, Malacocincla perspicillata, believed to be extinct for more than 170 years. After consultations with expert ornithologists from Indonesia and around the region, their hunch was confirmed. Black-browed babbler, 2020, South Kalimantan, Indonesia (Photo by Muhammad Rizky Fauzan courtesy Oriental Bird Club)

Long-Lost Bird Spotted in Indonesia for the First Time in 170 Years

Long-Lost Bird Spotted in Indonesia for the First Time in 170 Years The black-browed babbler, whose scientific name is  Malacocincla perspicillata, is so rare that only one specimen was ever procured and documented, and that was between 1843 and 1848, according to a paper that was published in the Oriental Bird Club’s journal Birding Asia. (Courtesy of M. Suranto) There is very little recorded information about the bird, including population size or whether the babbler is endangered or not. Currently, its protection status is assessed as data deficient by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

– Borneo Rainforest Shelters Bird Lost 172 Years Ago

– Borneo Rainforest Shelters Bird Lost 172 Years Ago
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