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Golden-crowned manakin

26 Dec 2017

First hybrid bird species, unseen for 45 years, discovered in Amazon rainforest

When two parental species mate to produce a hybrid population, which then stops being able to freely interbreed with the parental species, a hybrid species is formed.

25 Nov 2017

New species can develop in just two generations: Study

The researchers said that the newcomer belonging to one species mated with a member of another species resident on the island, giving rise to a new species that today consists of roughly 30 individuals.

08 Aug 2017

Scientists finally know how birds get their colour

A study on about 9000 bird species' plumage coloration was conducted to answer that question.

29 Jun 2017

UK's iconic hen harriers close to extinction: Study

The hen harrier, an iconic bird of prey known for its majestic sky-dancing ritual, is under severe threat of extinction in the UK due to the illegal killing of the species.

05 Mar 2017

45% of country's bird species in Himachal Pradesh: Great Backyard Bird Count

The Great Backyard Bird Count is the first online citizen-science project aimed at collecting data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time.

13 Dec 2016

Number of bird species rises to 18,000 globally

Birds are traditionally thought of as a well-studied group, with more than 95 per cent of their global species diversity estimated to have been described.

Arunachal Pradesh

21 Jan 2016

Birdsong helps scientists discover new species in Arunachal Pradesh

Scientists named the new bird species as Zoothera salimalii.

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