Last seen in … birdwatchers asked to join hunt for world’s 10 rarest birds

[UngulateNerd92]

Search for Lost Birds project is asking birdwatchers everywhere to help track down species sometimes not seen for centuries

Birdwatchers around the world are being called on to turn detective and help in a search for some of the rarest birds on Earth.

The global Search for Lost Birds, launched today, presents researchers, conservationists and the global birdwatching community with a Top 10 Most Wanted list of birds that have been lost to science, including the Siau scops owl, which was last seen in 1866.

“The Siau scops owl is known from the small Indonesian island of Siau,” said Roger Safford, of BirdLife International. “A stuffed specimen was brought back to Europe in 1866, then nothing. Most of the forest on Siau has since been cut down.

https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.amp...d-track-down-10-rarest-birds-species-in-world

 

[CheeseChameleon1945]

I don't think I'll be able to contribute to this at all, but I appreciate this kind of thing and I think it's a great idea that Lost birds is trying to do.

 

[Chlidonias]

For those without time to search through other links, here are the "top ten lost birds" in The Guardian article (the dates are those given in the article as being the last record):

Dusky Tetraka (1999)
South Island Kokako (2007)
Jerdon's Courser (2009)
Prigogine's Nightjar (1955)
Cuban Kite (2010)
Negros Fruit Dove (1953)
Santa Marta Sabrewing (2010)
Vilcabamba Brush Finch (1968)
Himalayan Quail (1877)
Siau Scops Owl (1866)


In contrast the re: wild website linked in the initial post here, and in The Guardian article, only shows nine species (again, the dates are as given on the website):

Himalayan Quail (1876)
Pink-headed Duck (1949)
Sinu Parakeet (1949)
New Caledonian Owlet-Nightjar (1998)
Makira Moorhen (1953)
Red-throated Lorikeet (2002)
Guanacaste Hummingbird (1895)
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (1987)
Kinglet Calyptura (1996)

 

[Pertinax]

For those without time to search through other links, here are the "top ten lost birds" in The Guardian article (the dates are those given in the article as being the last record):

Dusky Tetraka (1999)
South Island Kokako (2007)
Jerdon's Courser (2009)
Prigogine's Nightjar (1955)
Cuban Kite (2010)
Negros Fruit Dove (1953)
Santa Marta Sabrewing (2010)
Vilcabamba Brush Finch (1968)
Himalayan Quail (1877)
Siau Scops Owl (1866)


In contrast the re: wild website linked in the initial post here, and in The Guardian article, only shows nine species (again, the dates are as given on the website):

Himalayan Quail (1876)
Pink-headed Duck (1949)
Sinu Parakeet (1949)
New Caledonian Owlet-Nightjar (1998)
Makira Moorhen (1953)
Red-throated Lorikeet (2002)
Guanacaste Hummingbird (1895)
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (1987)
Kinglet Calyptura (1996)

Strange the two lists are entirely different with only the Himalayan Quail featured on both.

 

[Haliaeetus]

Strange the two lists are entirely different with only the Himalayan Quail featured on both.

It seems that the "second list" is an old one, focused on different species.