Researchers relocate rare Ghana cuckooshrike in Côte d’Ivoire after 13 years

Researchers have documented the first sighting of the brightly colored Ghana cuckooshrike in 13 years within Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park, Mongabay reported. Field research fellows with the International Bird Conservation Partnership located the bird that had long been absent from records in the region. [1][2]

Stephanie Bartlett, a research fellow with the organization, managed to capture an identifying photograph of the cuckooshrike, according to Mongabay. Paulo Ditzel, who is also a research fellow with the partnership, assisted by calling out the bird's movements to facilitate the photograph. [1]

The country of Côte d’Ivoire is situated in West Africa, a region defined by the United Nations as encompassing 16 nations. [3]