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Old 16-04-08, 04:12   #1
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Thumbs up New bird species discovered in Indonesia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080314/...indonesia_dc_1

A small greenish bird that has been playing hide-and-seek with ornithologists on a remote Indonesian island since 1996 was declared a newly discovered species on Friday and promptly recommended for endangered lists.

The new species is called the Togian white-eye, or Zosterops somadikartai.

It was first spotted by Mochamad Indrawan of the University of Indonesia and his colleague Sunarto, who like many Indonesians uses one name.

"We observed the species in the field from 1997 to 2003," Indrawan said in a statement.

Dr. Pamela Rasmussen, a taxonomist at Michigan State University, completed the identification, reported in the March edition of The Wilson Journal of Ornithology.

The researchers had to get one of the birds for examination and formal classification.

Togian white-eyes are small, greenish-colored and have conspicuous white eye-rings.

Its nearest relatives have a band of white feathers around their eyes but this energetic little bird, which travels in small groups, is less showy, the researchers said.

The new Togian white-eye has been seen only near the coasts of three small islands of the Togian Islands in central Sulawesi. Rasmussen said it likely falls into the International Union for Conservation of Nature's category of endangered.

"This finding of the bird is only the beginning given the vast opportunities with Indonesian landscapes and seascapes of endemic flora and fauna," Indrawan said.

"What this discovery highlights is that in some parts of the world there are still virtually unexplored islands where few ornithologists have worked," Rasmussen said. "The world still holds avian surprises for us."

Indonesia has 1,600 of the known 10,000 bird species.

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Old 16-04-08, 04:18   #2
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Cute little critter Maybe they'll find Nessie next...
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Old 16-04-08, 07:56   #3
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Whoa...Nice find!

I recall an article citing Indonesia as the new Lost World because there are so many unexplored terrains & hidden jungles...I hope they preserve these areas before the species, that we've yet to discover, disappers
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Old 16-04-08, 12:10   #4
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In times when so many species become extinct it is a pleasure to hear about a newly discovered one.
Thanks for sharing.
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Old 16-04-08, 12:18   #5
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I love reading about these things - cryptozoology is a bit of a passion of mine, and so finding out about new species is great!
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Old 16-04-08, 12:45   #6
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Wow, it's pretty cool aswell... I want one...
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Old 16-04-08, 13:31   #7
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nice bird thanks
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Old 16-04-08, 14:16   #8
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Cute little critter Maybe they'll find Nessie next...

No one will ever find Nessie.
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Old 16-04-08, 14:17   #9
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No one will ever find Nessie.
I found Nessie in my back yard.
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Old 17-04-08, 06:27   #10
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It's always my pleasure to share with you guys

I really don't know about Nessie (Loch Ness) though


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