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clifff123
10-10-2006, 10:30 AM
New bird found in South America, he/she is so cute, don't you think?
http://home.comcast.net/~clifff123/newbird.jpg
i<3mrchirpydoodlebirdy
10-10-2006, 10:41 AM
wow! Gorgeous! I likes the crest ; )
Amy
10-10-2006, 03:04 PM
Awww! So cute!
Star
10-10-2006, 03:25 PM
That bird is stunning!
BUUZBEE
10-10-2006, 03:33 PM
owwww, adorable! any idea what it is?
BirdieBabi
10-10-2006, 05:48 PM
Oh my gosh it has a huge head!!! :D It's really cute!!!
parakeetluverr
10-10-2006, 06:18 PM
aww its fab
clifff123
10-10-2006, 06:50 PM
From "ALL HEADLINE NEWS WIRE"

A brightly colored bird with striking black, yellow and red plumage has been discovered on a remote mountain range in South America. The previously unknown species, the Yariguies Brush Finch was discovered by a British expert during the first biological expedition to the Yariguies mountains in northern Colombia.

Blanca Huertas, a curator at the Natural History Museum in London, tells the Daily Mail, "The description of a new bird is a rare event in modern times."

The bird, which has the Latin name Atlapetes latinuchus yariguierum, differs from its closest relatives by having a black back and no white markings on its wings.

Thomas Donegan, from the Colombian bird conservation organization Fundacion ProAves, said: "Before we began this study, no-one knew what species lived in the Yariguies mountains and whether they needed protecting. Now, we are beginning to describe new taxa (types) and a national park was established in the region. It is surprising that this new brush finch and the forests of the Yariguies mountains could remain unstudied, undescribed and unprotected for so long."

Two birds were caught by the team, one of which was used to provide a DNA sample and photographs before being released unharmed. This is the first time a live specimen has been used for a description of a new bird species.
BUUZBEE
10-10-2006, 06:57 PM
Yariguies Brush Finch lovely!