The Antpitta avis canis Ridgley is a bird that barks like a dog
The Antpitta avis canis Ridgley is a bird that barks like a dog. The nearly-flightless insect eater has long bluish legs, a grey belly and brown back, and its black head bears a prominent white patch across the face. Discovered by ornithologist Robert S. Ridgley in the Andes in Ecuador in June 1998, the bird is the size of a duck, and is one of the largest birds discovered in the 20th century.
Thirty of these long-legged, black-and-white barking birds were found. It apparently had gone undetected because it lives in remote parts and, of course, doesn’t sing. The size of a duck, it is one of the largest birds discovered in the last 50 years.
There are also dogs that do not bark! The basenji, smallish dog with a silky copper coat, does not bark. Instead, it yodels when it gets excited. Wild dogs like the African Wild Dog also do not bark.
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