Usual crappy environmental reporting: a little further research reveals that the Madanga is found on Buru in eastern Indonesia, but the Sao Tome Shorttail, also known as Bocage’s Longbill is found on Sao Tome (surprise, surprise) off western Africa, (ps I find it very funny that the latter sp has a short tail but a long bill!). John Leonard On 9 March 2015 at 22:01, Thomas Wilson <wilsonsinoz@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > Hi all > an interesting story from the BBC News site that indicates that some birds > are not what they seem to be, with DNA samples revealing two species of > forest-dwelling birds on remote Indonesian islands are actually members of > the ground-dwelling pipit and wagtail family. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31714230 > Cheers > Tom Wilson > > >
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