The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List lists the conservation status of species around the world, including plants, animals, fungi and protists, using a methodology that assesses the status of the species every 5 years and its state of extinction. Once assessed, the species are classified as threatened and endangered.
It is important not to confuse which birds are endangered, i.e. those that still exist but are endangered, with those that are already extinct in the wild (known only for captive breeding) or outside them (which no longer exist).. In the threat category, the species can be classified as: vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered.
- In memory of species that have not been seen for a long time and are fighting for those that are already extinct in the wild but there is some hope.
- In this article of Animal Expert we select endangered birds that should never be forgotten.
- We explain the causes of this disappearance and selected images of endangered birds.
Below, we will learn more about some endangered bird species, according to IUCN, BirdLife International and the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.To conclude this article, Bird Life International’s species panel has identified 11,147 bird species worldwide, of which 1,486 are threatened with extinction and 159 are already extinct.
Since 1980, there has been no reports of the appearance of this endemic species on the island of Sao Cristóvao, in the Galapagos, Ecuador.One curiosity is that Pyrocephalus dubius was taxonomically classified during Charles Darwin’s expedition to the Galapagos Islands in 1835.
Among endangered birds, pipyl is known to belong to the Bermuda Islands, although it was only classified in 2012 based on its remains, it appears to have been extinct since 1612, after colonization of the territory.
Apparently, this endemic species of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands has been an endangered bird since 1960, when a new species of snake was introduced and probably extinct.
This species belonged to Reunion (France) and its last appearance dates back to 1672.The main justification for their inclusion in the list of threatened birds is the introduction of rats on the island.
The most striking thing about this endangered bird on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, is its long beak that helped it feed on insects The justification for the IUCN to be one of the endangered birds is the deforestation of its habitat and the arrival of new diseases.
Since 1923, this endangered bird that inhabited Laysan Island, Hawaii, has not been seen, and the reasons for its disappearance from the map are the destruction of its habitat and the introduction of rabbits into the local food chain.
The white circle around the eyes of this endangered bird since 1983 in Guam was the most striking aspect.Today, Zosterops conspicillatus is often confused with some of its remaining subspecies.
The last quail of New Zealand is thought to have died in 1875.These small birds are on the endangered bird list due to diseases spread by invasive species such as dogs, cats, sheep, rats and human hunting.
The labrador duck is known as the first species to die in North America after the European invasion and the last living individual represented in 1875.
According to a report of birds threatened by BirdLife International, Brazil has 173 species of endangered birds, endangered birds, according to the latest ranking are:
There are disagreements over the extinction state of the Ara, which is currently extinct in the wild.This bird lived in the Caatinga biome and is 57 centimeters tall.
The northeast howler, or northeast climbing, is one of the endangered birds in Brazil since 2018, and is seen in the forests of the interior of Pernambuco and Alagoas (Atlantic forest).
As in the previous case, the small blue macaw is included in the list of possible extincts.This species was once seen in the southern region of Brazil and also resembled the macaw or arauna.
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