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Ornithologists Identify Cryptic New Bird Species in Japan


Genetic and acoustic evidence show that the rare Ijima’s leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae) is actually two distinct bird species, including the newly-identified Tokara leaf warbler -- both with small, vulnerable populations.

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