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Rusty Thicketbird

Cincloramphus rubiginosus

FAMILY

Grassbirds and Allies (Locustellidae)

LAST DOCUMENTED

2009

(14 years)

REGION

Oceania

IUCN STATUS

Least Concern

Last Documented

Endemic to the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea, the last apparent documentation prior to October 2023 was an audio recording from August 2009. It's likely that the 2023 image represents one of the only photographs of this species.

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