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Questions & Help Mar 19, 2026 at 5:43 PM

New bird species found in Japan for first time in 45 years

Posted by kiyomoris

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/19/japan/science-health/new-bird-species-japan/
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kamalhusta10 Mar 19, 2026 +30
That’s huge! Looks like we’re still discovering wonders in our own backyard.
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Few-Education-5613 Mar 19, 2026 +14
No it was found in the front yard
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GloriousWhole Mar 19, 2026 +6
No it's only about 12cm long
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OddlyFactual1512 Mar 20, 2026 +3
But, what's the average in Japan?
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Starfox-sf Mar 19, 2026 +2
That’s like a metric foot
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iodereifapte Mar 19, 2026
I live in an apartment building i have no backyard
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Canibal-local Mar 19, 2026 +19
I want more news like this
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SpiritualB0x3 Mar 20, 2026 +1
Wait until they find them in the files /s
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FloofySnekWhiskers Mar 19, 2026 +3
Finally, some good news.
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RPDRNick Mar 20, 2026 +3
Nice! So what did it taste like?
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ProfessionalRandom21 Mar 19, 2026 -4
i dont know what i expected but looks like hundreds other birds species.
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ZakA77ack Mar 19, 2026 +12
I used to think the same thing but man when you start learning the differences between all the sparrows, or all the warblers. They really do look drastically different.
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speedsemen Mar 20, 2026 +3
So you, too, have reached the birder age.
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ZakA77ack Mar 20, 2026 +3
33yo. I was staring at a Savannah sparrow in December and it hit me how different they look 😆
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nickyboay Mar 19, 2026 +6
That's probably why it escaped notice. People who saw it thought it was a common, known bird.
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FireAtSeaParkss Mar 19, 2026 +3
Yes, that is what it says in the article. That these were considered to be part of another species but were found to be distinct through a lot of DNA anlysis and stuff like that
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horsenbuggy Mar 20, 2026 +1
Ever tried to compare a Carolina Chickadee to a Black-capped Chickadee? The resemblance is ridiculous.
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