Spix’s macaws (L-R) Felicitas, Frieda, Paula and Paul sit on a branch in their aviary in Germany. The species has not been seen in the wild for 15 years until the recent sighting in Brazil. DPA/AFP/Getty Images
Thanks to National Public Radio (USA):
An Avian Mystery: Rare Parrot Spotted In Wild For First Time In 15 Years
For the last 15 years, Spix’s Macaw has been presumed extinct in the wild. That’s until one of the blue-feathered parrots was spotted and caught on video flying near the town of Curaca, Brazil.
Conservators say the appearance of the mysterious rare bird represents “a new hope” for the area.
The bird was first spotted by a local farmer named Nauto Sergio Oliveira, a government conservation institute said in a statement. Oliviera told his neighbors, and the next day his wife Lourdes Oliveira and daughter Damilys trekked out at dawn in search for the bird.
The rare parrot appeared in a nearby riparian forest and Damilys managed to catch it on video:
The footage isn’t high quality, but the bird’s appearance and sound are enough to convince ICMBio, the government environmental agency charged with biodiversity conservation, and BirdLife International, an international conservation group responsible for with assessing the status of the bird…
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