Good News for South Georgia Island’s Pipit Population
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 24, 2015
A bird species battling an onslaught of invasive rats just got a glimpse of hope. Researchers say that South Georgia Pipits have hatched chicks. That’s because these birds won’t breed when rats are around. Which would give the South Georgia Pipit—the most southerly songbird on the planet—something worth singing about.
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