DNA sequencing helps pinpoint new bird species in midst of Asian metropolis
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 04:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) —Scientists discover precious few new bird species each year—perhaps just a few. So it's remarkable that bird researchers at the University of Kansas helped discover a bird new to science near Phnom Penh, the densely populated capital of Cambodia. They've dubbed it the Cambodian Tailorbird, but it also goes by the scientific name Orthotomus chaktomuk.