Still Waters Posted August 7, 2012 #1 Share Posted August 7, 2012 A colourful, fruit-eating bird with a black mask, pale belly and scarlet breast has been discovered and named following an expedition to the remote Peruvian Andes. The Sira Barbet, or Capito fitzpatricki, is described by Cornell University graduates in a paper published in the July 2012 issue of The Auk, the official publication of the American Ornithologists' Union. The team discovered the barbet on a ridge of mountainous cloud forest in the Cerros del Sira range in the eastern Andes. http://www.dailymail...vian-Andes.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistydawn Posted August 7, 2012 #2 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Awesome little bird. The world is full of new discoveries and it's so old (the world I mean) yet new and beautiful creatures can be found even now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Fly Posted August 7, 2012 #3 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Nice to see new discoveries being made, suppose we aint seen nothing yet, on the big picture of things. Thanks, 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted August 7, 2012 #4 Share Posted August 7, 2012 A really nice story! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted August 7, 2012 #5 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Discoveries like this makes me aware there is more yet to find. What other creatures are out there that have not been documented? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRIPTIC CHAMELEON Posted August 7, 2012 #6 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Nice pic, lets hope they don't destroy it's habitat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted August 8, 2012 #7 Share Posted August 8, 2012 So pretty ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhantomFlanFlinger Posted August 8, 2012 #8 Share Posted August 8, 2012 What a beautiful little bird...lets hope people dont start wanting them for there aviaries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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