The critically endangered black-naped pheasant-pigeon remained a mystery for over a century after it was first – and last – observed by researchers in 1882. But 140 years later, the bird has been spotted for the second time ever. The bird exists in the rugged, just over 500-square-mile Fergusson Island, just off the coast of southeast Papua New Guinea. There, a team of researchers with the Papua New Guinea National Museum, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and American Bird Conservancy arrived in September, hoping to spot the bird. “After a month of searching, seeing those first photos of the pheasant-pigeon felt like finding a unicorn," John C. Mittermeier, director of the lost-birds program at American Bird Conservancy, said in a statement. "It is the kind of moment you dream about your entire life as a conservationist and birdwatcher." #birds