Large-billed reed warbler

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‘Extinct’ bird rediscovered in Afghanistan’s mountains <Add source>,<add date>.
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Afghanistan’s fledging conservation agencymoved on Sunday to protect one of the world’s rarest birds after the specieswas rediscovered in the war-ravaged country’s northeast. The remote Pamir Mountainsare the only known breeding area of the largebilled reed warbler, a species soelusive that it had been documented only twice before in more than a century. Aresearcher with the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society stumbled uponthe tiny bird in 2008 and taped its distinctive song. Later, a research teamcaught and released 20 of the birds — the largest number ever recorded. OnSunday, Afghanistan’sNational Environment Protection Agency added the large-billed reed warbler toits list of protected species.