▁been ▁sight ed ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁thought ▁possibly ▁ext inct . ▁However , ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁scient ists ▁redis cover ed ▁the ▁T ách ira ▁ant pit ta ▁in ▁Venezuela ' s ▁El ▁Tam á ▁National ▁Park . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁T ách ira ▁ant pit ta ▁reaches ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 1 7   cm . ▁Its ▁upper parts ▁are ▁brown ish . ▁Crown ▁and ▁na pe ▁are ▁col oured ▁grey . ▁The ▁mant le ▁has ▁black ▁bar r ings . ▁Th ro at ▁and ▁ear ▁cover ts ▁are ▁brown . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁character ised ▁by ▁a ▁white ▁mal ar ▁stri pe . ▁The ▁lower ▁bel ly ▁is ▁wh it ish , ▁the ▁fl anks ▁and ▁the ▁breast ▁have ▁grey ▁bar r ings . ▁ ▁Status ▁Prior ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁T ách ira ▁ant pit ta ▁was ▁last ▁seen ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁the ▁orn ith olog ists ▁William ▁H . ▁Ph el ps ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Alexander ▁W et more ▁collected ▁four ▁spec im ens ▁in ▁the ▁type ▁local ity ▁at ▁the ▁ha ci enda ▁La ▁Prov iden cia ▁at ▁the ▁Rio ▁Ch iqu ita ▁in ▁the ▁south - western ▁part ▁of ▁T ách ira , ▁Venezuela . ▁The ▁type ▁local ity ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁El ▁Tam á ▁National ▁Park ▁where ▁some ▁suitable ▁habitat ▁still ▁remains .