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Chunk
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7/29/2009 10:46 PM

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Bizarre bald songbird found living in Laos

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SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters Life!) - An odd-looking bald
songbird has been discovered in a rugged region of Laos, the
first find of this kind in Asia for more than a century, the
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said on Thursday.

Scientists from the WCS and University of Melbourne, who
found the bird, said this was the only example of a bald songbird
in mainland Asia and the first new species of bulbul -- a family
of about 130 species -- discovered in Asia in over 100 years.
They have dubbed it the "bare-faced bulbul" because of the
lack of feathers on its face and part of its head.

They described it as a thrush-sized bird that was
greenish-olive with a light-coloured breast, featherless, pink
face with bluish skin around the eye extending to the bill and a
narrow line of hair-like feathers down the centre of the crown.

"It's always exciting to discover a new species, but this one
is especially unique because it is the only bald songbird in
Asia," said Colin Poole, director of Asia programmes for the
Wildlife Conservation Society, in a statement.

The bird appeared to be mainly tree-dwelling and was found in
an area of sparse forest on rocky limestone outcrops in
Savannakhet province -- a little-visited habitat known for
unusual wildlife discoveries.
"Its apparent restriction to rather inhospitable habitat
helps to explain why such an extraordinary bird with conspicuous
habits and a distinctive call has remained unnoticed for so
long," said Iain Woxvold of the University of Melbourne.
In the same area several years ago, scientists found a new
species of rodent, a rock rat called the kha-nyou, and a unique
striped rabbit.

A description of the new species is published in the July
issue of the Oriental Bird Club's journal Forktail.

[link to www.msnbc.msn.com]

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7/29/2009 10:47 PM

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Did Britney Spears have another "episode?"

Chunk
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7/29/2009 10:59 PM

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Did Britney Spears have another "episode?" Quoting: acadian haha nice one

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7/29/2009 11:16 PM

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Bird watching can be a fun hobby, I know some people who take it to extremes. I have only identified something like 100+ species, but I know of many people who have well over 200 tallied on their list.

I had a rare (for our area) bird in my yard for a couple of weeks, it caused quite a stir in the local bird club, I even had people want to come over to my house to see it and they put my photo of it on the Audubon website.

I can only imagine how excited the people who discovered this new bird must be...it's is a treat to see a rare bird, but to find a completely new species is a lifetime achievement for a 'birder'.

Last Edited by czygyny on 7/29/2009 at 11:17 PM

Chunk
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Australia
7/30/2009 3:51 AM

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Quoting: czygyny

yeah, I can dig looking at birds..maybe somethign to dig in the later years. But to find something new, whatever the animal, would take your breat away. Bet a human has seen it before though, even if it were 100,000 years ago.

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