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Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon
November 26 , 2022
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- Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon was rediscovered after 140 years.
- It was first and last seen in 1882.
- In September 2022, they found the species at the western slope of Mount Kilkerran – the highest peak of Fergusson Island.
- This is only the second time in history that the species has been spotted.
- It is a large, terrestrial pigeon having black and orange feathers and red eyes.
- The species is endemic to Fergusson Island in Papua New Guinea.
- It split from the species Otidiphaps nobilis, which diverged from all other species some 26.1 million years ago.
- In July 2021, though the species’ population is undetermined, it was listed as a critically endangered.
- Its estimated population is 50 to 249 birds.
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