A rare quail from the Philippines that was believed to be extinct, has been photographed for the first time before being sold at a poultry market as food.
Worcester's Buttonquail has only ever been depicted through illustrations based on museum specimens decades old, but according to NationalGeographic.com, a television crew was able to document the live bird in the market before it was sold in January.
Scientists had previously thought the bird, found only on the island of Luzon, to be extinct.
Wild Bird Club of the Philippines President Michael Lu said he was disappointed locals weren't more conscious of protecting endangered wildlife.
"What if this was the last of its species?" he told AFP.
credited to livenews.com.au
Couldn't the film-crew have bought it?