Scientists find new bird species in untouched outpost of South America 27.08.2022

Deutsche Welle | Aug 27, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • A new bird species has been identified in the southernmost islands of the Americas leaving biologists amazed.
  • Scientists have identified the Subantarctic rayadito in the Diego Ramirez Islands that lie 100 kilometers from southern Chile’s Cape Horn.
  • The discovery comes as a surprise because the bird — found nesting in a place with no woody plants — resembles a rayadito species that inhabits the forests of southern Patagonia and lives in trunk cavities.