Happy bird day — forest reveals a new species
A COLOURFUL bird new to science has been discovered in an unexplored forest, spurring efforts to protect the area.
The bright yellow and red-crowned Yariguies brush-finch was named after the indigenous tribe that once inhabited the mountainous area where it was discovered. The Yariguies committed mass suicide instead of submitting to Spanish colonial rule. For conservationists the discovery of the species came at a crucial time.
Thanks in part to the discovery, the Government has decided to set aside 200 hectares of the pristine cloud forest where it lives to create a national park.
"There are about two new birds found in the world every year," said Thomas Donegan, one of the two who discovered the bird. It's a very rare event."
The bright yellow and red-crowned Yariguies brush-finch was named after the indigenous tribe that once inhabited the mountainous area where it was discovered. The Yariguies committed mass suicide instead of submitting to Spanish colonial rule. For conservationists the discovery of the species came at a crucial time.
Thanks in part to the discovery, the Government has decided to set aside 200 hectares of the pristine cloud forest where it lives to create a national park.
"There are about two new birds found in the world every year," said Thomas Donegan, one of the two who discovered the bird. It's a very rare event."
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