Ghana cuckooshrike spotted after 13 years in West African rainforest
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A Ghana cuckooshrike, unseen for 13 years, was spotted in June by researchers Paulo Ditzel and Stephanie Bartlett in Côte d'Ivoire's Taï National Park during bird surveys across four West African countries.
The bird's habitat in the Upper Guinean rainforest remains threatened by logging, agriculture, mining, and illegal hunting.
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