This Curious Bird Had Never Been Seen Before, and its Discovery Changed Ecuador–Perhaps Forever

Originally published on Good News Network

In the late 1990s, a group of scientists were birdwatching in a remote forest in Ecuador when they heard a call like no other. Following the mysterious avian siren, they saw a fairly large bird colored grey, black, and brown standing up on stilted legs like a wading bird. None of them had ever seen