Post by Melanie on Apr 6, 2018 11:17:32 GMT
Professor Luis Fabio Silveira, an ornithologist at the University of Sao Paulo, spotted this new type of Pygmy owl singing alone 1.5m up a small tree on Pico da Neblina. He says it was an unexpected find because its close relatives usually dwell in the canopy of much larger trees.
Little has been established about its habitat and biology. "After a brief moment of excitement I had to work quickly to get an excellent record of the voice and then try to collect the bird," says Silveira.
It has not been photographed so far. But there is a nice illustration
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Little has been established about its habitat and biology. "After a brief moment of excitement I had to work quickly to get an excellent record of the voice and then try to collect the bird," says Silveira.
It has not been photographed so far. But there is a nice illustration
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/amazon_discoveries