Jordan Boersma, a postdoctoral fellow at the Cornell Lab of ornithology, discusses the recent sighting of the critically endangered Black-naped Pheasant-Pigeon, which had not been seen for more than 140 years prior to Boersma’s discovery.
A species not reported for 140 years has been captured on video for the first time! The expedition that found the Black-naped Pheasant Pigeon was led by researchers from @CornellBirds and @ABCbirds https://t.co/r2uS6zlMNz
— Cornell Lab News (@CornellBirdNews) November 17, 2022
Photo by Doka Nason, @ABCbirds pic.twitter.com/KQA9w9n5JJ
Introducing "Finding Auwo", a video series showing our (mis)adventure-filled journey to the first documentation of the Black-naped Pheasant-pigeon in 140 years.
— Jordan Boersma (@Jordan_Boersma) November 17, 2022
Watch Doka and I as we are confronted with the first ever photo of this elusive species: https://t.co/5PRcf7qxir