Hidden in plain sight, a new bird species, the Tokara leaf warbler, emerges from DNA evidence, revealing more vulnerable populations.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most phylogenies exist in academic papers and remain difficult to interpret. Cornell’s Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer puts ...

A nearly identical bird has been reclassified as a new species in Japan, thanks to advanced DNA analysis and song comparisons ...

A new species, the Tokara Leaf Warbler, was identified using DNA and song differences, splitting the Ijima’s Leaf Warbler ...

For decades, birdwatchers in Japan thought they were looking at the same little green songbird flitting through mountain forests on two far‑flung island chains. It took high‑tech DNA tests and careful ...

For roughly a decade, a quiet mystery played out across two remote Japanese island chains. Birds that looked virtually identical were singing different songs. Now, researchers have confirmed what ...

The world is home to over 10,000 bird species, but one country stands above all in bird diversity. With more than 1,900 ...

A new rare bird species has been discovered in Japan, according to researchers.