▁However , ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁cloud ▁forest ▁in ▁the ▁Rio ▁Ch iqu ita ▁valley ▁- ▁including ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁park ▁and ▁the ▁type ▁local ity ▁- ▁was ▁entirely ▁changed ▁into ▁coffee ▁plant ations ▁below ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁m ▁AS L , ▁and ▁largely ▁cut ▁down ▁for ▁veget able ▁gard ens ▁between ▁ 1 , 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁m ▁AS L . ▁ ▁Despite ▁extensive ▁searches ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁species ▁was ▁not ▁re located . ▁It ▁was ▁formerly ▁class ified ▁as ▁end anger ed ▁by ▁the ▁IU CN , ▁but ▁with ▁then - current ▁research ▁failing ▁to ▁redis cover ▁the ▁species , ▁it ▁was ▁u pl isted ▁to ▁crit ically ▁end anger ed ▁status ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁research ers ▁from ▁the ▁Red ▁S isk in ▁In iti ative , ▁a ▁conservation ▁partners hip ▁between ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ▁and ▁several ▁Venez uel an ▁scientific ▁organizations , ▁re located ▁the ▁T ách ira ▁ant pit ta , ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁sound ▁record ings ▁ever ▁made ▁of ▁the ▁species , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁photograph s ▁ever ▁taken ▁of ▁a ▁living ▁bird . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bird Life ▁International ▁( B LI ) ▁( 2 0 0 8 ): ▁[ 2 0 0