Missing bird species rediscovered after 140 years (Reuters)

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A bird species that has not been seen since the remains of one were found in India 140 years ago is alive and living in Thailand.

LONDON, March 7 (Reuters Life!) -- A bird species that has not been seen since the remains of one were found in India 140 years ago is alive and living in Thailand, scientists said on Wednesday.

The live Large-billed Reed-warbler was found by chance by ornithologist Philip Round as he was putting identification tags on wild birds at a water treatment plant near Bangkok last year.

"Although reed-warblers are generally drab and look very similar, one of the birds I caught that morning struck me as very odd, something about it didn't quite add up; it had a long beak and short wings," he said in a statement.

"Then, it dawned on me -- I was probably holding a Large-billed Reed-warbler. I was dumbstruck, it felt as if I was holding a living dodo," he said.