‘Lost’ bird reappears in West Africa’s forests after more than a decade

Mongabay
Sep 24, 2026, 10:27 am85 ptsTrending
When Paulo Ditzel first laid eyes on the bird, he knew he’d seen something special: a vibrant orange body with yellow and black wings and tail feathers, topped by a dark head set off by almost-whimsical splashes of copper on its cheek. “My brain registered, it’s the Ghana cuckooshrike,” Ditzel, a field…

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