First pictures of two rare bird species
Date: 30.06.2007
ProAves researches capture first images of “smiling” bird and rare conure
By Crystal Apilado
First pictures of two rare bird species
By Crystal Apilado
Wildlife researches took the first pictures of two rare bird species, the recurve-billed bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii) and the Perija parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps.)
 The first photo of the recurve-billed bushbird. Photo by Fundacion ProAves. |
The recurve-billed bushbird, whose bill curves to give the impression of a smile, was photographed in Norte de Santander, Colombia by Adriana Tovar and Luis Eduardo Uruena of Fundacion ProAves, an American Bird Conservancy conservation partner. This species remained undetected between 1965 to 2004 because of its small range and the remoteness of its habitats. Recurve-billed bushbirds were recently rediscovered in Venezuela and in a northeastern Colombian region.
 The first known photo of the Perija parakeet. Photo by Fundacion ProAves. |
