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New Spiny Babbler Specimen Captured After 106 Years
Washington AP report notes National Geographic Society approval of a newly caught spiny babbler from Nepal. Dr. Dillon Ripley of Yale led the expedition, making the first living sighting in over a century. The bird, about cardinal size, has spiny plumage and is linked to acanthoptila nepalensis.
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