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Watch: First-Ever Video of Black-Naped Pheasant Pigeon, Thought to be Lost 140 Years Ago! | Weather.com
This ‘rediscovered’ pigeon, locally known as ‘Auwo’, has a very limited habitat, researchers think it may be endemic to the hot interior forests of the Ferguson islands in Papua New Guinea. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
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With black and orange feathers and red eyes, the critically endangered black-naped pheasant-pigeon remained a mystery for over a century, as it was first – and last – observed by researchers in 1882.
But 140 years later, the bird has spotted for the second time ever.
The bird only exists in the rugged, just over 500 square mile Fergusson Island, just off the coast of southeast Papua New Guinea.
There, a team of researchers with the Papua New Guinea National Museum, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and American Bird Conservancy arrived in September, hoping to spot the black-naped pheasant-pigeon.
The team spoke with locals to help them set up camera traps to capture the bird, noting some areas where they thought they had seen it, according to re:Wild, which help fund the effort.
This bird hadn't been seen by researchers in over 140 years. They finally spotted it.
The black-naped pheasant-pigeon was first – and last – observed by researchers 140 years ago, and it remained elusive until September.
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ZOMG it hasn't been spotted in 140 years. We found it by stopping to ask for directions of their sightings.
It is pretty cool but clearly it was spotted by the locals. They are just fake people. Not really, really ones or else they would count.
