FOUND: Critically Endangered Mindoro Bleeding-heart Rediscovered After More Than 20 Years
Search for Lost Birds / 3 Sep 2026
Mindoro Bleeding-heart
New camera trap photos provide hope for one of the world’s rarest pigeon species.
Welcome to the Search for Lost Birds
Around the world, more than 100 species of birds have not been documented in the last decade. Can you help find them?
Latest News
Catch up on the latest news and stories about Lost Birds from around the world
Documentation and Lost Birds
Emily Hayflick / 28 Aug 2026
Emily Hayflick explores the implications of different ways of documenting birds in a new online StoryMap.
What Does It Take To Rediscover a Lost Bird?
Nina Foster / 10 Aug 2026
Broad-billed Fairywren
A closer look into the evaluation of evidence for rediscovery.
About the Search for Lost Birds
We strive to understand and promote species of birds that are currently ‘lost’, meaning that at least 10 years have passed since they were last confirmed by photographs, sound recordings, or physical documentation. The Search for Lost Birds is a global partnership between American Bird Conservancy, Re:wild, and BirdLife International.
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