Tag Archive: Puffinus bryani

Mar 04 2012

Bryan’s Shearwater discovered in 2011

Bryans Shearwater

For the first time in almost four decades, a new bird species has been discovered in the United States. But there’s a catch: the Bryan’s shearwater was identified in a museum collection. Though others have been reported, the first living bird-in-hand example awaits finding. On February 7, 2012, the DNA tests on 6 specimens found …

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