REDISCOVERED by Ricardo Parrini at Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 27 October 1996.
last observed ca. 1960 in South America
tropical forest bird
disappeared after deforestation
References:
Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.173
José Fernando Pacheco and Paulo Sérgio Moreira da Fonseca. "The remarkable rediscovery of the Kinglet Calyptura" Cotinga 16 (2001): 44-47 http://www.neotropicalbirdclub.org/feature/kingletcalyptura.html
[special Thanks! to Sean H. for providing this, and to José & team for the fieldwork and web site]
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