Hello Spectacled Flowerpecker!

I read about it a while ago but it completely skipped my mind to post about it here.

While birdwatching along the side of rainforest in Borneo on 18th June, 2009, Richard Webster spotted a bird that he couldn’t recognise. He was fortunate enough to take snapshots of the bird and… well, instead of just paraphrasing the articles I’ve read so far it’d be better that I direct you to the pages talking about this enjoyable news.

  1. Oriental Bird Club: PDF file
  2. Burdr.com: Introducing the Spectacled flowerpecker

Although, considering the continuous loss of Borneo forests due to deforestation, the existence and conservation of this and many other species (discovered or undiscovered) found in the forests are a huge matter of concern as of now.


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