Discovered a new bird, red crest in Cambodia

According to AFP news agency, scientists have discovered a new bird with red orange crest in the capital of Phnom Penh in Cambodia.

Remarkable discovery of the Cambodian (warbler in the tropics in Asia, nesting by stitching leaves together) in the city of Phnom Penh and some other areas, including a merit The suburban school, made the scientists very surprised.

Orthotomus chaktomuk bird.(Photo: abc.net.au)

The bird - orthotomus chaktomuk - is about the same size as the red wren, black neck hair, orange red crest and loud song. Their habitats are dense bushes in the lowlands of Phnom Penh and other locations in the nearby mudflats.

Chaktomuk is the name of the river junction in Phnom Penh - where scientists discovered the bird.

Simon Mahood, an expert at the Wildlife Conservation Organization (WCS), said the bird is not yet listed as threatened, although their habitat is in a coming city. 1.5 million people.

However, the WCS proposed to include this bird in the list of "near-threatened" species in the International Conservation Union's Red List (IUCN) because its habitat is being narrowed, with consequences. of cultivation expansion and urbanization.