It's 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐲!🦜 Did you know the @LSU_MNS has described over 45 bird species new to science since 1964? The museum also hosts the third-largest, university-based bird collection in the world and has published over 900 papers since the late 70s🦉

The most recent discovery was the new tanager pictured above, 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪, that was first spotted in 2000 during a bird-watching tour in Peru, and officially described in 2021 👉 bit.ly/3IFtpN9 What have you spotted today, #BirdTwitter?

@lsuscience @LSU_MNS I love the bird display at the Museum Of Natural Science . 🕊️🦢🦅🦉🦇🦆