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Source: Novosibirsk State University – Novosibirsk State University –
Teacher Humanitarian Institute of NSU and amateur ornithologist Lyudmila Viktorovna Budneva discovered a new species of birds of the crow family. It was found in the forest of the Novosibirsk Akademgorodok. The new species differs from ordinary crows in its pink plumage, which is why it was named the pink crow.
— There is a tall pine tree in my yard, where birds often stop to rest. I have seen woodpeckers, kites, waxwings on it many times, but this time I was lucky enough to see two pink crows. Since I had a camera with me, I recorded the unusual birds. I sent the pictures to my scientist friends, and they confirmed that this is not a species described by science, — said Lyudmila Budneva.
Scientists do not rule out that this species of bird is the result of a successful genetic experiment. Scientific research in the field of genetics has been conducted in the Novosibirsk Akademgorodok for many years, so it is not surprising that this pair of birds was found here.
— Earlier we discussed the fundamental possibility of such an experiment. It seems that it was carried out by some capable postgraduate student: the birds were given genes of bullfinches that give them a red color. If we add genes of attractants and aphrodisiacs, then all the birds in the forest will be red, — commented the scientific director of the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Igor Fedorovich Zhimulev.
The new species has already been given the Latin name Corvus barbicorus. In the future, ornithologists plan to describe the new species in more detail, collect and analyze morphological data, and conduct a genetic analysis. This will allow them to more accurately establish the origin of the new species, its relationship with other species of the crow family, assess the possible population, etc.
— There are more than 200 species of birds in the Akademgorodok and its environs. It is amazing that there is still a possibility and opportunity to discover new species of birds in this beautiful place, — added Lyudmila Budneva.
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