Scientists Made a List of Missing Birds. Now They Want Us to Find Them.
In 2022, an ornithologist high in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Colombia spotted the emerald green and cobalt blue shimmering plumage of the Santa Marta sword-winged bird, a large hummingbird that had only been documented twice since 1879. Ornithologist Yurgen Vega captured the images as the bird sat on a branch.… Read More »