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New Bird Species Discovered in Indonesia

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New Bird Species Discovered in Indonesia
A small green bird that had been "playing hide and seek" with researchers has been declared a newly discovered species and named Togian white-eye, for its playground in the Togian Islands -- within the Gulf of Tomini in Indonesia.

A small green bird that had been "playing hide and seek" with researchers has been declared a newly discovered species and named Togian white-eye, for its playground in the Togian Islands — within the Gulf of Tomini in Indonesia.  A rendering of the Togian white-eye (c) Agus Prijono (Photo by Courtesy of Michigan State University)

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