New bird species identified on remote Indonesian island

Mongabay
Jul 23, 2026, 1:13 am113 ptsTrending
A songbird species previously thought to occur across two Indonesian islands has turned out to be two distinct species, according to a recent study. For more than 120 years, many scientists believed that Indonesia’s Babar Islands in eastern Banda Sea, and Tanimbar Islands, roughly 135 kilometers (84 miles)…

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