Discovered a new 'super shy' bird in Colombia

On Monday, the government of California, southwestern Colombia, announced the discovery of a new species of endemic bird in this area, which is extremely small.

Called the "Tororoi Bailador" or "Dancing Tororoi" , this small bird has brown fur and is only 8cm long, and was discovered by researchers at Icesi University in Cali's Farallones National Park. .

The "very shy" nature and shyness of Tororoi birds make them extremely difficult to detect, " said Gustavo Londono, a bird researcher and member of the University of Icesi research team. .

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This bird has officially contributed to enriching bird populations in Colombia, when the country has nearly 2,000 species of birds.

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Tororoi is gentle, very shy and often shunned by humans, which makes the group's research more difficult.

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At the moment there is no further information on this species, as it was discovered just two days ago and is hard to come across.

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This tiny bird has feathered fur and has an entire body length of only 8cm.

The city hall of Cali has posted a video of the bird on its Twitter account with the words "Colombia has the largest biodiversity of the world's largest species of chin and Cali is home to many birds. most of the country ".