Extinct birds over 7 decades re-exported

The once-extinct Jerdon thrush has survived for 74 years and survives and lives well in Myanmar.

The bird screamed at Jerdon

Jerdon sharks are found in Myanmar.(Photo: National Geographic)

According to National Geographic, the research team of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and National University of Singapore (NUS) stumbled upon Jerdon thrush in Myanmar at the end of May 2014, while studying. Save other birds at the meadow near the abandoned agricultural research station.

Hearing a special cry, the scientists recorded and turned it on, making an adult bird heard. Two days later, they found several more " extinct " birds, took a blood sample and took a sharp picture.

The small, brown bird of a sparrow is one of the three subspecies of Jerdon thrush found in river basins in South Asia.

This bird was first described by British English naturalist Jerdon in 1982. They were last seen in the town of Myitkyo, south of the Sittaung River in 1941. During the last century, the area was transformed from meadows to settlements and farms.

It is important to determine how much of the remaining habitat is in the re-emergence of the thrush, Richard Thomas, a member of the Asian Bird Council, reported in Birding magazine ASIA. That will help conservationists find a way to protect this bird and its remaining habitat.

Birds are found to have " good health ," Thomas said. " It shows that this species is still fine, and its habitat is still there ." NUS has just taken the bird's DNA sample to study to see if it is a full species. If tested positive, this species will be considered endemic in Myanmar.

This is not the first time scientists have found a species that is thought to be extinct. In 2009, Worcester pheasant, a supposedly extinct species in the Philippines, was photographed before being sold in poultry markets.

The bird screamed at Jerdon.(Photo: Wildlife Conservation Society)