Kuala Lumpur: It took 125 years for someone to sight the rare tropical owl, orange-eyed Bornean subspecies of Rajah scops owl, in Borneo.
The owl was photographed in the forests of Mount Kinabalu, says Daily Mail.
However, based on its unique patterns and habitat, researchers believe it is actually a new species.
They also believe it is in need of conservation because little is known about the bird.
Researchers feel its habitat is increasingly in danger with deforestation. Add climate change and palm oil plantations to this, we get a potential loss of a species on our hands.
It is incredible that for the first time since it was first discovered 125 ago, people have spotted the Bornean subspecies.
In fact, ecologists from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center made the announcement last month.
The Art Intelligence says Wilson Journal of Ornithology published the first images of it in its natural habitat.
