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Threatened Birds

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Oceanites gracilis (White-vented storm-petrel)
Despite being numerous on one of the most studied island groups in the world, only around a dozen nests of the white-vented... More 11 Images 1 Video
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Oceanites maorianus (New Zealand storm-petrel)
Information on the New Zealand storm-petrel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Oceanites oceanicus (Wilson’s storm-petrel)
Information on Wilson’s storm petrel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 3 Videos
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Oceanodroma homochroa (Ashy storm-petrel)
The ashy storm-petrel is so named for its smoky-grey plumage, barely discernible amidst the dense fog that frequently shrouds... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Oceanodroma macrodactyla (Guadalupe storm-petrel)
Information on the Guadalupe storm-petrel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Oceanodroma markhami (Markham’s storm-petrel)
Information on the Markham’s storm-petrel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus (Band-tailed earthcreeper)
The band-tailed earthcreeper is a small, brown earthcreeper with a quite distinctive and striking bicoloured tail, which is mainly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Ocreatus underwoodii (Booted racket-tail)
Species information is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Odontophorus melanonotus (Dark-backed wood-quail)
Information on the dark-backed wood-quail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Odontophorus strophium (Gorgeted wood-quail)
Information on the gorgeted wood-quail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Oena capensis (Namaqua dove)
Information on the Namaqua dove is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 13 Images 1 Video
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Oenanthe albonigra (Hume’s wheatear)
Information on Hume’s wheatear is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Oenanthe chrysopygia (Red-tailed wheatear)
Information on the red-tailed wheatear is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Oenanthe deserti (Desert wheatear)
Information on the desert wheatear is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 13 Images 0 Videos
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Oenanthe hispanica (Black-eared wheatear)
Information on the black-eared wheatear is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 21 Images 1 Video
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Oenanthe isabellina (Isabelline wheatear)
Information on the Isabelline wheatear is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 16 Images 1 Video
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Oenanthe lugens (Mourning wheatear)
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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Oenanthe monacha (Hooded wheatear)
Information on the hooded wheatear is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Oenanthe picata (Variable wheatear)
Information on the variable wheatear is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 0 Videos
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Oenanthe pleschanka (Pied wheatear)
Information on the pied wheatear is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Oenanthe xanthoprymna (Kurdish wheatear)
Information on the Kurdish wheatear is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Ognorhynchus icterotis (Yellow-eared parrot)
As its common name suggests, this colourful parrot has large yellow ear-patches, which contrast against an otherwise primarily... More 7 Images 0 Videos
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Onychorhynchus occidentalis (Pacific royal flycatcher)
Like the other royal flycatchers of the neotropics, this species has a large, brilliantly-coloured, fan-shaped crest, which is... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Onychorhynchus swainsoni (Atlantic royal flycatcher)
This large-billed flycatcher is known for its spectacular crest, which is vivid scarlet in males, yellow in females, and ornately... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Oreomystis bairdi (Akikiki)
Information on the Akikiki is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Oreomystis mana (Hawaii creeper)
This honey-creeper is a bark-picker with a conical, grey bill. Adults are dull green-grey above, fading to pale grey below and... More 3 Images 1 Video
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Oreophasis derbianus (Horned guan)
The horned guan is named after the unusual red horn of bare skin on the top of its head. The rest of the plumage is black with a... More 7 Images 3 Videos
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Oriolus crassirostris (Sao Tome oriole)
Orioles are fairly large, boldly coloured, woodland and forest birds; only one species of oriole occurs on the island of São Tomé. ... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Oriolus oriolus (Eurasian golden oriole)
Information on the Eurasian golden oriole is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 21 Images 1 Video
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Orthotomus samarensis (Yellow-breasted tailorbird)
Information on the yellow-breasted tailorbird is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Otis tarda (Great bustard)
A tall bird, the great bustard has a grey head and neck, and a brown back barred with black. The underparts are white with males... More 24 Images 13 Videos
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Otus alfredi (Flores scops-owl)
Information on the Flores scops-owl is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Otus angelinae (Javan scops-owl)
Information on the Javan scops-owl is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Otus brucei (Pallid scops-owl)
A relatively small and inconspicuous owl species, the pallid scops-owl’s light greyish-brown, sparsely black-streaked plumage... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Otus hartlaubi (Sao Tome scops-owl)
This small owl, named after the only island it inhabits, has warm reddish-brown plumage with indistinct, fine reddish markings and... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Otus insularis (Seychelles scops-owl)
This small forest owl was declared extinct in 1958, before it was rediscovered in 1960. This oversight could have been due to its... More 3 Images 2 Videos
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Otus ireneae (Sokoke scops-owl)
This tiny owl, discovered as late as 1965 in the Arabuko-Sokoke forest in Kenya, occurs in three different morphs, or forms; dark... More 10 Images 1 Video
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Otus leucotis (White-faced scops-owl)
Information on the white-faced scops-owl is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Otus mantananensis (Mantanani scops-owl)
Information on the Mantanani scops-owl is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Otus mirus (Mindanao scops-owl)
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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Otus moheliensis (Moheli scops-owl)
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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Otus pembaensis (Pemba scops-owl)
Described as a ‘creature of the night’, the Pemba scops-owl is a mysterious bird, identified with witchcraft by the local... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Otus sagittatus (White-fronted scops-owl)
Information on the white-fronted scops-owl is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Otus scops (Common scops-owl)
A superbly camouflaged species, the greyish, heavily marked plumage of the common scops-owl makes it almost indistinguishable when... More 13 Images 0 Videos
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Otus thilohoffmanni (Serendib scops-owl)
The astonishing discovery of this tiny owl in 2001 in the southern rain forests of Sri Lanka stunned biologists around the world... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Oxyura leucocephala (White-headed duck)
The white-headed duck is one of Europe’s rarest birds. The name of the genus ‘Oxyura’, means pointed tail, while... More 13 Images 8 Videos
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Oxyura maccoa (Maccoa duck)
Information on the maccoa duck is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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