Scientists ‘re-discover’ lost pigeon species in Papua New Guinea
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 26, 2022
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It has been 140 years since scientists identified the black-naped pheasant pigeon in the mountainous tropical forests of Papua New Guinea’s Fergusson Island. Since then, the chicken-sized bird has been so elusive that ornithologists began comparing it to Bigfoot.
Now, they’ve finally re-sighted it — 
