CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A bird sighting on Kosñipata road in southeastern Peru led to a 20-year quest to confirm the new species: the gloriously yellow Inti Tanager.

Detailed explanation-2: -Seen for the first time in Peru in the year 2000 and discovered in Bolivia in 2011, the Inti Tanager, whose name alludes to the sun, was described after years of efforts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Researchers have described a bird species new to science found on a remote island off the southern tip of the Americas. The subantarctic rayadito (Aphrastura subantarctica), a small brown bird with a large beak, is related to a group of forest-dwelling birds, the rayaditos.

Detailed explanation-4: -Earlier this month, the American Birding Association (ABA) officially added the bat falcon to the ABA Area Checklist. So let’s get to know the United States’ newest bird.