In the eastern Himalayas, between India and China, there is a place that hasn’t been explored very much. And now a decade of research done by scientists have discovered 353 new plant and animal species. From a flying frog to the world’s second smallest deer.
In 2005 they discovered this bird. It was located south of the Tibetan border in Burma’s Kachin State. They call it the “Naung Mung scimitar-babbler” (Jabouilleia naungmungensis). The midsize forest bird uses its big bill to scratch the ground in search of food. It’s like a cross between a small bird and the New Zealand Kiwi.
This little frog has a giant pair of mesmerizing golden eyes, it was discovered in 1999. It is 1 of 5 new frog discoveries in the Indian state of Assam. It measures just a few centimeters. Reminds me of the tree frog, but not so green.
