NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, March 6 (UPI) -- The Jerdon's babbler has been missing for more than a half-century. It was last spotted in Myitkyo, Myanmar, near the Sittaung River, in July of 1941 -- its range across Southeast Asia believed to have disappeared entirely.
But the bird, long thought to be extinct, has been spotted once again in the grasslands of Myanmar -- its existence confirmed by a team of researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society. The scientists heard the bird's unique call while conducting research near an abandoned agricultural research station in Myanmar.