由于这种食蜜雀的沉默的特性使得它一直没被发现。

What helped the honeyeater elude discovery was it's silent nature.

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在降落后的几分钟内，野生小组就发现了一个新的鸟种，有肉垂的黑烟食蜜雀（Melipotes carolae）。

Within minutes of arriving in this isolated range, the field team discovered a new bird species, the Wattled Smoky Honeyeater (Melipotes carolae).

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科学家从未听过或记录过这个鸟种发出的任何声音。 这是它区别于其他食蜜雀的一个特征。

The scientists never heard or recorded the species making a sound, a characteristic that separates Melipotes carolae from other honeyeaters

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