Rediscovered Species 2024

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A yellow-crested helmetshrike, a species not observed for over twenty years and feared to possibly be extinct, has been found and photographed on Itombwe Massif in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The expedition also rediscovered another species, the red-bellied squeaker frog, Arthroleptis hematogaster, which had not been seen since the 1950s.

More information, including the photograph of the helmetshrike, can be seen in the link below:
First photos taken of 'lost' African bird - BirdGuides
 
DesertRhino150 said:
A yellow-crested helmetshrike, a species not observed for over twenty years and feared to possibly be extinct, has been found and photographed on Itombwe Massif in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The expedition also rediscovered another species, the red-bellied squeaker frog, Arthroleptis hematogaster, which had not been seen since the 1950s.

More information, including the photograph of the helmetshrike, can be seen in the link below:
First photos taken of 'lost' African bird - BirdGuides
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Also, include it in the Search for Lost Birds Thread.

Search for Lost Birds
 
DesertRhino150 said:
A yellow-crested helmetshrike, a species not observed for over twenty years and feared to possibly be extinct, has been found and photographed on Itombwe Massif in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The expedition also rediscovered another species, the red-bellied squeaker frog, Arthroleptis hematogaster, which had not been seen since the 1950s.

More information, including the photograph of the helmetshrike, can be seen in the link below:
First photos taken of 'lost' African bird - BirdGuides
Click to expand...
Some photographs of the bird in-situ here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S159124640
What a stunner!!!
 
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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article286701240.html
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Rediscovery of a species of termite last seen in the late 1980s/early 1990s from Trinidad and Tobago by the University of Florida in 2022 reassessing a collection donated in 2000.

‘Lost’ species rediscovered after 100 years when Florida university gets donation
View of <strong><em>Cryptotermes cubicoceps</em> (Emerson, 1925) (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae), redescription of a lost Guyanese termite</strong>

Rediscovery of a species of moth last seen in 1936 from Taiwan after a specimen was found inside the Department of Entomology at National Taiwan University's Insect Museum and subsequently later found in the wild.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article288201975.html
Rediscovery of the mysterious Taiwanese micromoth Pachyrhabda citrinacma Meyrick, 1936 (Stathmopodidae) in museum and field, with notes on the fern-spore feeding larva | Zootaxa

Rediscovery of a species of jumping plant louse last seen in 1888 in Hungary.

HUN-REN CAR researchers rediscovered a jumping plant louse insect species after 130 years in Hungary | HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network
https://www.biotaxa.org/em/article/view/85212
 
Rediscovery of a species of beetle last seen or documented in 1912 found by researchers in June 2023 on the island of Luzon, Phillippines.

A Beetle Species Reemerges in Northern Luzon After 100 Years

Rediscovery of a genus of freshwater mussels last seen since the 1850s found by researchers in the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India.

Rediscovery of 'Extinct' Mussel Species in Brahmaputra River Basin | Guwahati News - Times of India
https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae052/7676114

Rediscovery of the Sri Lankan golden-backed frog on the India mainland which was last seen in the 1800s found in the southernmost point in the Eastern Ghats. There is a 0.2%-1% genetic difference between the newly-found population in India and the populations in Sri Lanka, which provides evidence of a land bridge once connecting the 2 pieces of land.

Sri Lankan golden-backed frog rediscovered after 200 years in India’s Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary
Sri Lankan golden-backed frog spotted in Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad News - Times of India
 
A new Re:Wild expedition into the Makira Forest in Madagascar in September 2023 unveiled 20 rediscovered species including:

- 3 fish species (2 last seen in 2003, 1 last seen in 2006)
- 3 ant-like flower beetle species (2 last seen in 1958, 1 last seen date not specified)
- 3 jumping spider species (last seen in 1900, 1978, and 1980 respectively)
- 2 darkling beetle species (last seen in 1949 and 2011 respectively)
- 2 spider species (last seen in 1901 and 1968 respectively)
- 1 beetle species (last seen in 1948)
- 1 leaf-footed bug species (last seen in 1996)
- 1 millipede species (last seen in 1897)
- 1 snail species (last seen in 2010)

Giant millipede lost to science for more than a century and 20 other species rediscovered in Madagascar during first-of-its-kind expedition

Rediscovery of a species of moth last seen in 1891 found by researchers in Tamil Nadu, India.

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The New Britain Goshawk has been rediscovered and Photographed in March 2024.
New Britain Goshawk

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I wouldn't call it a rediscovery (just pretty rare taxa in a part of the world fairly unvisited by 'western people') more like a first time photograph, which is still pretty cool!
 
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