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New Bird Species Discovered!

Sunday August 24, 2008
Researchers have discovered a new bird species in Africa that has never been recognized before. According to ScienceDaily.com, scientists from the Smithsonian Institution discovered the Olive-Backed Forest Robin in southwest Gabon.

Read all about this new bird species to learn more about how it was discovered. It's an exciting discovery for the scientific community and for bird lovers everywhere.

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August 28, 2008 at 7:09 pm
(1) Ali says:

Hi! I just want to say that I love your website! It’s so cool cause I’m trying to decide what kind of bird I would like to get, and it has helped me a lot so far. I think I’m going with the quaker parrot cause I have looked it up so many times, you don’t want to know. Anyways, thanks a lot!

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