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Threatened Birds

 		Species 51 - 88 of 88 [ previous ]
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Masked shrike (Lanius nubicus)
Information on the masked shrike is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 1 Video
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Matinan flycatcher (Cyornis sanfordi)
Information on the Matinan flycatcher is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Maui alauahio (Paroreomyza montana)
Information on the Maui alauahio is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Maui parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys)
This honeycreeper is not a parrot at all, getting its common name from its parrot-like bill and its origin on the island of Maui... More 3 Images 3 Videos
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Mauritius black bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus)
The Mauritius black bulbul is a rare passerine with a dull plumage comprising various shades of olive-green and grey. The head is... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Mauritius cuckoo-shrike (Coracina typica)
Since 1975, populations of this secretive bird have increased due to successful conservation actions. One of the six surviving... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Mauritius fody (Foudia rubra)
Breeding males of this medium-sized forest weaver bird are highly distinctive, with a bright red head, neck and breast, and dark... More 1 Image 4 Videos
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Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus)
The Mauritius kestrel is a small falcon that was rescued from the brink of extinction by a world-renowned conservation programme... More 15 Images 4 Videos
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Mauritius olive white-eye (Zosterops chloronothus)
The Mauritius olive white-eye is perhaps the least well known of the eight threatened terrestrial bird species remaining on the... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Mauritius parakeet (Psittacula eques)
The Mauritius parakeet had the dubious honour of being the most endangered bird in the world in the 1980s, but following a massive... More 17 Images 2 Videos
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Mayotte drongo (Dicrurus waldenii)
The Mayotte drongo is a large, black bird, with a deep bluish tinge. The ends of the long forked tail splay out, but in juveniles... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Information on the Mediterranean gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 27 Images 0 Videos
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Medium ground-finch (Geospiza fortis)
In addition to being one of Darwin’s famous finches, the medium ground-finch is celebrated as an example of evolution in action. In... More 16 Images 1 Video
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Medium tree-finch (Camarhynchus pauper)
The medium tree-finch is one of Darwin’s finches, a group of 13 birds endemic to the Galapagos Islands that helped Charles Darwin... More 7 Images 0 Videos
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Meller’s duck (Anas melleri)
While this duck may not look too remarkable, it is distinguished by its unfortunate reputation as one of the rarest species of... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Melodious babbler (Malacopteron palawanense)
Information on the melodious babbler is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Menetries’s warbler (Sylvia mystacea)
Information on Menetries’s warbler is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Micronesian megapode (Megapodius laperouse)
Information on the Micronesian megapode is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
The Mikado pheasant is revered as the national bird of Taiwan and often referred to locally as “king of the mist”. With its... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Military macaw (Ara militaris)
A popular cage bird, the military macaw’s wild population is rapidly diminishing as more and more birds are being captured for the... More 16 Images 0 Videos
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Milky stork (Mycteria cinerea)
The milky stork is a very large bird named for its creamy-white plumage. The black flight feathers on the wing provide a dramatic... More 8 Images 0 Videos
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Minas Gerais tyrannulet (Phylloscartes roquettei)
Information on the Minas Gerais tyrannulet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Mindanao bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera)
This peculiarly coloured pigeon is one of 11 bleeding-heart species, so called because of the large blood-red patch on their breast... More 3 Images 1 Video
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Mindanao lorikeet (Trichoglossus johnstoniae)
Information on the Mindanao lorikeet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Mindanao miniature-babbler (Micromacronus sordidus)
Information on the Mindanao miniature-babbler is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Mindanao scops-owl (Otus mirus)
The Latin name mirus, meaning unusual or striking, is a reference to the Mindanao scops-owl’s bold markings. The owl’s... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Mindoro bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae)
A distinctive but rare bird, the last confirmed sighting of the Mindoro bleeding-heart in the wild was in 1997. This medium-sized... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Moheli scops-owl (Otus moheliensis)
Discovered as recently as 1998, the Critically Endangered Moheli scops-owl is only found on a single mountain ridge on the island... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Moluccan megapode (Eulipoa wallacei)
Information on the Moluccan megapode is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi)
Information on the Montserrat oriole is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Mountain peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum)
The mountain peacock-pheasant has a dark-grey head and neck, black breast, and chestnut coloured mantle and wings, which are... More 14 Images 2 Videos
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Mountain plover (Charadrius montanus)
This poorly named species is not actually a mountain-dwelling bird, but is endemic to the Great Plains of North America. Similarly... More 10 Images 0 Videos
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Mourning wheatear (Oenanthe lugens)
Information on the mourning wheatear is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 1 Video
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Moustached antpitta (Grallaria alleni)
Information on the moustached antpitta is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Moustached turca (Pteroptochos megapodius)
The moustached turca is a fairly conspicuous bird, cutting a distinctive figure as it runs between bushes or perches on its... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Moustached warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)
Information on the moustached warbler is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Mrs Moreau’s warbler (Bathmocercus winifredae)
Information on Mrs Moreau’s warbler is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Munchique wood-wren (Henicorhina negreti)
Information on the Munchique wood-wren is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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