Rare bird's breeding ground found in Afghanistan

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Source: ap

BANGKOK – The first known breeding area of one of the world's rarest birds has been found in the remote and rugged Pamir Mountains in war-torn Afghanistan, a New York-based conservation group said Monday.

A researcher with the Wildlife Conservation Society stumbled upon the small, olive-brown large-billed reed warbler in 2008 and taped its distinctive song — a recording experts now say is probably the first ever. He and colleagues later caught and released 20 of the birds, the largest number ever recorded, the group says.

At the time, however, Robert Timmins, who conducting a survey of aviary communities along the Wakhan and Pamir rivers, thought he was observing a more common warbler species.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100118/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan_rare_bird

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not exactly breaking news, but this makes me smile. news about life coming from afghanistan.

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1. Looks like a Tali-bird to me

let's send a cruise missle JUST to be sure?

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2. Great!!!! We can stop the war now!!!

To protect the species. Got to stop the war. Let's get PETA involved.

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3. hehe, and why not? n/t