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March 09, 2005
Rusty-throated Wren-babbler rediscovered in eastern Himalayas
The American Museum of Natural History in New York has revealed that one of its research associates, Ben King (famed birding expert of Asia), had located the wren-babbler with a colleague, Julian Donahue, a retired curator at the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History.
The bird has only been seen once before when a specimen was captured 60 years ago in India (about 30 miles away from the latest sighting). Ben King was trying to lure the similar Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler with a tape recording when the Rusty-throated was lured out.
"To see this thing alive in the wild is pretty monumental," Mr Donahue said. "Although it doesn't impress most of my friends because they are not bird watchers."
Posted by Surfbirds at March 9, 2005 07:05 AM
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