Bird that was feared extinct spotted for the first time in 24 years: 'I thought this one had slipped away forever'
The Dusky Tetraka is a bird that hadn't been seen in nearly 25 years and was feared extinct — until now.
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The Dusky Tetraka is a bird that hadn't been seen in nearly 25 years and was feared extinct — until now.
“Our entire team was extremely happy and excited.”
The National Geographic Society recently announced its latest cohort of Explorers and the recipients of the 2023 Wayfinder Awards.
Johannesburg, 19 June 2023: The National Geographic Society recently announced its latest cohort of Explorers and the recipients of the 2023 Wayfinder Awards.
After 24 years of eluding ornithologists, a small, ground-hopping songbird known only from the tropical forests of northeastern Madagascar has been spotted by researchers once again. The dusky tetraka (Xanthomixis tenebrosa) was last seen in 1999, and the research team, led by the Peregrine Fund’s Madagascar program, started its search from the location of this […]