Topic: NATURE - on March 8, 2007 at 10:21:00 AM CET
'Lost' bird found after 140 years
A bird species not seen for almost 140 years has been rediscovered in Thailand, conservationists confirmed today.
The large-billed reed warbler, described by the charity Birdlife International as "the world's least-known bird", was first discovered in India in 1867 when a single specimen was collected in the Sutlej valley.
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