Songbird Feared Extinct Found ‘Hopping Around’ Madagascar Rainforest

Researchers are feeling joy and relief after locating a small forest bird that hadn’t been documented since 1999. The dusky tetraka is an olive and yellow ground-dwelling songbird that makes its home in the Madagascar rainforest. The bird was previously featured on the “top 10 most wanted” list of lost birds compiled by The Search for Lost Birds, a collaboration between the American Bird Conservancy, Re:wild and BirdLife International. Advertisement But in December and January, two expedition teams led by the nonprofit The Peregrine Fund found three of the rare birds among the thick vegetation of northeast Madagascar’s rainforest. The… Read Full Article