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Thanks to various Facebookers and others for linking to a story I’d missed… the Black-browed Babbler discovered in Borneo after having gone missing for over 170 years… yeah, you read that right, over 170 friggin’ years!:

https://tinyurl.com/y7bk7b7l

https://tinyurl.com/y7x9vxod

https://abcbirds.org/article/rediscover-black-browed-babbler/

http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/bird-missing-172-years-rediscovered-borneo-rainforest

Plenty of reasons not to compare this enigmatic bird or its discovery to the elusive Ivory-bill, but still, in times like these any good news is appreciated!

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