The Japan Times
An international research team including Japan's Yamashina Institute for Ornithology said that it has discovered a new bird species in the Tokara Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/19/japan/science-health/new-bird-species-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #animals #birds #kagoshimaprefecture
New bird species found in Japan for first time in 45 years

The Tokara leaf warbler, or Phylloscopus tokaraensis, is the first bird species to be given a scientific name in Japan since 1981.

The Japan Times
Mar 19 at 9:30amBuffer