Missing for decades - 10 Most Wanted Bird Species

[@daniellane8517]

To clarify the situation of the Vilcabamba Brushfinch: it was collected in 1967-8, and that was the only time it was ever encountered. It lives on a remote mountain range in southern Peru that is nearly inaccessible, and has only been visited once or twice since the original expeditions' visits in 1967-8, but the localities visited more recently did not have the brushfinch. The specimens were only reviewed and described (not "discovered") in 1993, when the form was officially named, but as a subspecies of the Rufous-naped Brushfinch (Atlapetes rufinucha). That species, which existed from Colombia to Bolivia, was subsequently split into several in the 2000s, at which point the Vilcabamba Brushfinch was recognized as its own species apart from the several others that resulted from this taxonomic split. The "recent images" you turned up on Google searches are photoshopped images of related forms; there are no photos of living birds of Vilcabamba Brushfinch.

[@Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

I didn't even know the Dusky Tetraka was rediscovered in 2023, I'm so glad it's still alive

[@christoduplessis8177]

Imagine finding a new bird, shooting it, and then living the rest of your life wondering if you shot the last of that bird 😢

[@atonedudeatsnotsubscribed8313]

Done that a couple times

[@gemfyre855]

I'm still a bit mind blown that the Night Parrot was rediscovered a few years back and now there are photos, call recordings, and a monitored population.

[@anthonyleighton4754]

Australia is so big they had to be out there somewhere...

[@hazelbido998]

Nice video! And I just recently subscribed, and I'm from the Philippines and to clarify there are actually four species of bleeding heart pigeon and the one you mentioned is the negros bleeding heart(Gallocolumba keayi) but the one you shown is actually a more common species One species of bleeding heart pigeon just like the negros fruit dove because it was never seen again after it was discovered wich is the Sulu bleeding heart pigeon(Gallicolumba menagei) which is found on the island of tawi-tawi in the south west of the Philippines but there even less hope for this species than the negros fruit dove because Tawi-tawi is heavily deforested and surveys have been unsuccessful, which means it may be long extinct by now. But still I love your content and keep up the good work 👍

[@geordiekangaroo9569]

Very educational and great video as always. Hope more of these wonderful and unique birds will be rediscovered in the future

[@all.about.nature1987]

I hope so too!

[@glenngilbert7389]

Really enjoy your coverage of these obscure species and the information you provide on their status

[@fahoodie1852]

Very underrated channel

[@thekatt...]

Agreed

[@Lael1212]

Great video! Birds are so interesting and beautiful. I really love hearing their vocalizations.

[@all.about.nature1987]

Agreed. 😊

[@davideickhoff2954]

Yes, I too love to hear their vocalizations. Perhaps when playing them, the music could cease to help us listen closely. My suggestion.@@all.about.nature1987

[@gracealexandrea2150]

I hate how as a species we take from nature with no regard to her health.

[@kasiaragan6210]

Awww thanks Robbie! We think you’re the best! These videos are great. Thank you for making them!

[@thekatt...]

Agreed 💯💯💯

[@caloocanboy5800]

Wow, so the Negros Fruit Dove is literally found on the neighboring island where I live! 😮

[@stevescott7195]

Always learn so much in these videos

[@all.about.nature1987]

Thanks for watching, Steve

[@jessicaspencer6514]

Does anyone know of any videos about birds in the Great Lakes Region, specifically near Cedar Point?

[@hitendrapalsingh7258]

Amazing video🎉 Very informative

[@all.about.nature1987]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@amirhalgal]

Black Naped Pheasant Pigeon only being described once in 1882 but finally captured on camera in 2022, so dont ever lose hopes.

[@AtomicNecromancer]

Alfaro’s Hummingbird, only one specimen collected and hasn´t been seen since 1895 in Costa Rica

[@candralwarna1038]

Great video! Very educational and very informative! 💯

[@all.about.nature1987]

Glad you liked it

[@shuhaibibrahim7842]

iam excited if jerdon’s courser is found in the next upcoming years

[@dimasnarendrarafifpurwanto]

Siau is in my country , it has a lot of forest but the development of city in there cause many deforestation

[@peterashby-saracen3681]

Another excellent video - thank you! Every school student should be learning about these wonderful and precious creatures and the huge importance in protecting them and/or searching for them, instead of the rubbish they're so often taught these days. It baffles me that a minority of us humans regard them as priceless beyond measure while the majority consider them only as objects to be exploited or don't bother to think about them at all. It's a tragedy too to see how even on the smallest and remotest of islands, the habitat of some of these birds is all but gone, often in a very short time. Even those which have been rediscovered are probably only clinging on to existence against the odds, so their rediscovery is very bittersweet if they are only doomed to vanish "again".

[@patriciamurdoch7410]

love the videos.

[@charliekezza]

I love this channel so informative

[@morbiddawg]

Maybe include the Sulu bleeding heart. It is still unknown if they exist as it is confined in the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines

[@muhammadzaid4373]

Jerdons coursers call has been recorded in 2019. So it’s confirmed to exist

[@ThePseud0Legend]

Making a prediction before I watch this, the ivory billed woodpecker will be on the list

[@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad]

No, multiple agencies now declare it extinct so its no longer being searched for

[@eltiletulf5049]

is the background music from planet zoo

[@atepdell]

Nice one

[@all.about.nature1987]

Thanks Atep!

[@muhammadjahanzeb1008]

I'm not wrong than Himalayan quail alive in Pakistan region may be these are another specie's

[@heydaddy2471]

There one bird which is completely black but its tail is har round mark like in peacock, i searched for the name but could find, habitat would be assam borderng nagaland in north side, I dont know whether it is new species or known species, it's fairly good chance could be new species has nagaland is known for discovering new plant and animal yearly, sometimes several new species or plant and animal in just one year

[@LathropLdST]

Laughingtrush? Tragopan?

[@JessJurkovic]

Just came upon your videos, they are beautifully compelling, and simply and effectively made. One request: if you play bird calls, or other recordings of species, can you lower or silence your background music? Thanks so much! Subscribed.

[@penneytaylor9285]

I agree! Fantastic video, but PLEASE mute the background music at times.

[@anjimaru7180]

Love your videos! Love how you cover many topics that other channels don’t as well as how you visually lay out your videos. Timelines and charts make things even easier to comprehend.

[@davideickhoff2954]

Excellent content!!! More Hawaii nature perhaps?

[@thekatt...]

Another fascinating video. Well done ! 😎🇨🇦

[@thekatt...]

31st !!!!!

[@skysthelimitvideos]

Why was the ivory billed woodpecker not included on this list? Smh.

[@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad]

Declared extinct. One of the most actively searched for animals for decades now and nothing at all as for evidence of its survival

[@eljanrimsa5843]

The ivory-billed woodpecker has been declared extinct by the US government. This would allow them to remove it from the list protected by the Endangered Species Act, and free up protected habitat for development. The American Bird Conservancy, which has put together this top ten list, probably follows this political lead. The IUCN is still considering the ivory-billed woodpecker as critically endangered.

[@ToughieTheRabbsFringeLimbedTre]

@@eljanrimsa5843Nope their still deciding

[@eljanrimsa5843]

@@ToughieTheRabbsFringeLimbedTre You are right. The US government has suggested to declare it extinct in 2021 after their own assessment study from 2019. This started a 2 year waiting period where people can send in woodpeckers and debate the decision. People have not sent in woodpeckers. Scientists have published studies why not to declare it extinct this year, and as a result, it has not been removed from the Endangered Species List at the first possible date a couple of weeks ago, but may still be removed later this year. As far as I understand the process, they now have until the end of year to reach a final decision and remove it, or they would have to start the whole process of assessment + suggestion + waiting period all over, and potential habitat set aside would be safe for a couple of years.

[@manuelneyer212]

👍🏻

[@thekatt...]

👍👍👍

[@asha8443]

This thing about shooting a bird in order to classify it sounds like pure bs..sorry but I think it’s disrespectful at the very least

[@artemesiagentileschini7348]

A lot of information can be deduced from a specimen (holotype). That is why many of them are preserved and unfortunately killed. Infos like Snout-to-vent length, specific coloration, even physiology and anatomy that can't be easily deduced from a love moving specimen can be gathered. It is one of those things that is considered as a compromise for a net good.

[@Todomo]

typically they are incredibly useful for hundreds of years of research, but to lose a shot bird in the undergrowth is absolutely terrible to me. I would scour the entire area from heaven to hell looking for that bird. very upsetting to me.

[@ibrahimsyed7633]

I found one