New species and Rediscoveries

New Antbird Discovered in Northern Peru

A remarkable discovery of a new spectacular Antbird just a stone throw away from where birders come regularly for Scarlet-banded Barbet. But the site is threatened of deforestation. Come and visit ASAP!

Another New Storm-Petrel Discovered

A new species of seabird has been found. A five-person multi-national expedition led by British seabird expert Peter Harrison, captured 12 of the mystery storm-petrels at sea near Puerto Montt, Chile on February 18, 19, and 21, and can now confirm the existence of a new species.

Galapagos Frigatebird – a new split

But how shall you ID Galapagos Frigatebird when out of range? In a recent paper from Proceedings of the RSPB, Hailer et al present convincing genetic data (although hard to […]