A rare bird species that has never been adequately studied by science will now have that situation corrected. Scientists trapped three endangered yellow-billed cotingas ( Carpodectes antoniae ) last month, fitted them with tracking devices and released them unharmed back into the Costra Rican wilderness.

The researchers used a nearly invisible nylon mist net to capture the birds--one female and two males--near the town of Rincon on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula. The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Friends of the Osa organized the project