(Phillip Round / The Wetland Trust via AP) A little-known wetland bird, not seen since it was discovered in 1867 in the Sutlej Valley of India, showed up more than 1,900 miles away at a wastewater treatment plant outside of Bangkok, Thailand, in 2006.
Little Bird's Rediscovery a Big Surprise
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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
John Roach, MSNBC

A little-known wetland bird, not seen since it was discovered in 1867 in the Sutlej Valley of India, showed up more than 1,900 miles away at a wastewater treatment plant outside of Bangkok, Thailand, in 2006. The finding of the large-billed reed warbler was confirmed with DNA tests. Six months later, another specimen of the species was found mislabeled in a drawer at a natural history museum in Tring, England.
The IUCN lists the bird as data deficient, saying that "it may be genuinely rare, but it is possible a substantial population exists and has been overlooked due to its similarity to" other reed warblers. Although little is known about the large-billed reed-warbler, scientists think the one seen in Thailand was unusual. The bird is better known in India.
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