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Title: Groups find colorful bird in Colombia Post by: Orstio on October 09, 2006, 05:39:18 PM http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061010/ap_on_sc/colombia_bird_discovery
BOGOTA, Colombia - A colorful new bird has been discovered in a previously unexplored Andean cloud forest, spurring efforts to protect the area, conservation groups said Monday. The bright yellow and red-crowned Yariguies brush-finch was named for the indigenous tribe that once inhabited the mountainous area where it was discovered. For conservationists the discovery of the species came at a crucial time — the government has decided to set aside 500 acres of the pristine cloud forest where the bird lives to create a national park. |