Researchers Just Spotted The 'World's Rarest Bird' in Brazil

[Judi Lynn]

Researchers Just Spotted The 'World's Rarest Bird' in Brazil
DAVID NIELD 28 DEC 2018

After months of fruitless searching, one of the most endangered birds on the planet has finally been spotted once more.

It's not particularly flashy, nor large. Stresemann's Bristlefront is a medium-sized, long-tailed bird with distinctive bristles on its forehead - but scientists think there are only a handful of these creatures left in the world.

Two sightings of a female on December 12 and 14 have now given conservationists hope that it's not too late to save the bird from total extinction, as its rapidly dwindling rainforest habitat is threatening to push the population right down to zero.

Found only in a small region of eastern Brazil, Stresemann's Bristlefronts (Merulaxis stresemanni) were first noted in the 1830s. But it seems they were always an elusive sort.

More:
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-world-s-rarest-bird-has-just-been-sighted-again-in-brazil

Science:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/122861451