The rare bird species hadn’t been seen west of Melbourne since 1989. One conservationist said it's like “finding gold.” ...

Now, for the first time, scientists have sequenced DNA from the blue-headed quail dove with the goal of finally getting to the bottom of things. Instead, they're even more perplexed now than when they ...

The blue-headed quail dove could have come from anywhere. "It's a relictual species and has probably been in the Caribbean for a long time. Cuba is an old island," Steadman said.

Ancient DNA shows an endangered dove species endemic to Cuba is more genetically distinct than the dodo was before it died out. On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn't look ...