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Threatened Birds

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Padda oryzivora (Java sparrow)
The striking plumage of the Java sparrow has resulted in this bird being one of the few globally threatened species which have... More 3 Images 1 Video
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Pagophila eburnea (Ivory gull)
This distinctive gull is most striking in appearance when in its pure white adult plumage, which blends beautifully into its icy... More 13 Images 3 Videos
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Palmeria dolei (Akohekohe)
Information on the akohekohe is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)
Occurring on every continent except Antarctica, the osprey is the one of the most widespread birds of prey. The plumage of the... More 35 Images 10 Videos
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Papasula abbotti (Abbott's booby)
Abbott's booby is a large slender-bodied, black-and-white seabird. The head, neck and underparts are white whilst the black... More 1 Image 5 Videos
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Paradisaea rubra (Red bird-of-paradise)
Information on the red bird-of-paradise is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Paradisaea rudolphi (Blue bird-of-paradise)
Birds-of-paradise are one of the most spectacular and colourful groups of birds in the world, and the blue bird-of-paradise with... More 1 Image 1 Video
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Paradoxornis flavirostris (Black-breasted parrotbill)
Information on the black-breasted parrotbill is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Paradoxornis zappeyi (Grey-hooded parrotbill)
The grey-hooded parrotbill belongs to the Timaliidae family, also know as the babblers; a group of gregarious, heavy-bodied birds... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Pardalotus quadragintus (Forty-spotted pardalote)
The rare and endangered forty-spotted pardalote is a small, delicate bird with numerous distinct white dots arranged in rows on the... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Paroreomyza montana (Maui alauahio)
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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Passer hispaniolensis (Spanish sparrow)
Information on the Spanish sparrow is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 15 Images 3 Videos
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Passer iagoensis (Iago sparrow)
A rather attractive small sparrow, the male Iago sparrow has a black or blackish-grey crown, forehead and eyestripe, a small patch... More 2 Images 1 Video
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Passerina ciris (Painted bunting)
Information on the painted bunting is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 0 Videos
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Patagioenas inornata (Plain pigeon)
This large pigeon is about the size and shape of a domestic pigeon, and appears pale blue-grey at a distance. When closer up, it... More 1 Image 1 Video
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Patagioenas leucocephala (White-crowned pigeon)
Information on the white-crowned pigeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Patagioenas oenops (Peruvian pigeon)
Information on the Peruvian pigeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Pauxi pauxi (Northern helmeted curassow)
This large and unusual-looking bird is named for the bizarre bluish-grey fig-shaped casque on its forehead. The plumage is... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Pauxi unicornis (Southern helmeted curassow)
This large forest bird, also known as the horned curassow, gets its curious common name from the long, blue, horn-shaped casque... More 2 Images 1 Video
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Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl)
The national bird of India, the spectacular appearance of the male Indian peafowl, or ‘peacock’, is well-known throughout the world... More 19 Images 0 Videos
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Pavo muticus (Green peafowl)
Famous for the glorious train carried by the male, the green peacock lifts these metre-long iridescent upper tail feathers into a... More 15 Images 6 Videos
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Pelecanoides garnotii (Peruvian diving-petrel)
Somewhat resembling a penguin, the Peruvian diving-petrel is a small and tubby black and white bird that flies low and fast with... More 3 Images 1 Video
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Pelecanus crispus (Dalmatian pelican)
Stunning, silvery-white plumage adorns this large pelican during the breeding season, contrasting with the rubbery orange-red pouch... More 21 Images 2 Videos
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Pelecanus onocrotalus (Great white pelican)
This enormous bird has a spectacular azure blue bill with a central red stripe, and ending in a small, red hook. Beneath the lower... More 35 Images 6 Videos
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Pelecanus philippensis (Spot-billed pelican)
The spot-billed pelican is relatively small with the typically large bill that characterises this family of waterbirds. These birds... More 15 Images 6 Videos
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Pelecanus thagus (Peruvian pelican)
Information on the Peruvian pelican is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 18 Images 4 Videos
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Pellorneum palustre (Marsh babbler)
Information on the marsh babbler is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Penelope albipennis (White-winged guan)
Information on the white-winged guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Penelope barbata (Bearded guan)
Information on the bearded guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Penelope ochrogaster (Chestnut-bellied guan)
Information on the chestnut-bellied guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Penelope perspicax (Cauca guan)
Information on the cauca guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Penelopides panini (Visayan tarictic)
This unusual bird is the smallest hornbill in the Philippines, and possesses, like many other hornbills, a characteristic... More 11 Images 0 Videos
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Penelopina nigra (Highland guan)
Belonging to the same family as the curassows, the highland guan is a sexually dimorphic bird. Adult males are black overall with... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Pericrocotus igneus (Fiery minivet)
Information on the fiery minivet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Perisoreus internigrans (Sichuan jay)
Information on the Sichuan jay is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Pernis apivorus (European honey-buzzard)
Information on the European honey-buzzard is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 13 Images 0 Videos
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Pernis ptilorhyncus (Oriental honey-buzzard)
Despite superficially resembling a buzzard (Buteo sp.), the Oriental honey-buzzard, like the European honey-buzzard, is... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Petroica archboldi (Snow Mountain robin)
Information on the Snow Mountain robin is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Petroica traversi (Chatham Island black robin)
The conservation of this robin is an internationally renowned success story; from bleak days in the 1980s, two thriving populations... More 5 Images 9 Videos
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Petronia brachydactyla (Pale rock sparrow)
Information on the pale rock sparrow is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Petronia xanthocollis (Chestnut-shouldered petronia)
Information on the chestnut-shouldered petronia is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (Red-faced malkoha)
This incontrovertibly distinctive bird belongs in the cuckoo family, sharing distinguishing features such as long tail feathers and... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Phaethon aethereus (Red-billed tropicbird)
The red-billed tropicbird is the largest of the three tropicbird species, a group of graceful seabirds best known for the two... More 17 Images 4 Videos
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Phalacrocorax campbelli (Campbell Island shag)
The name shag originates from the Old Norse word ‘skegg’ meaning beard, and refers to the crests of these birds; accordingly, the... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Phalacrocorax capensis (Cape cormorant)
The most distinctive feature of this southern African seabird is the bright orange-yellow patch of bare skin at the base of its... More 23 Images 1 Video
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Phalacrocorax chalconotus (Stewart Island shag)
This marine bird has the unusual trait of having two distinct colour forms, or morphs. The pied (meaning patchy or mottled) morphs... More 3 Images 2 Videos
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Phalacrocorax colensoi (Auckland Island shag)
The Auckland Island shag is a medium-sized, black-and-white cormorant with a short black crest. The black plumage of the upperparts... More 10 Images 0 Videos
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Phalacrocorax featherstoni (Pitt Island shag)
The Pitt Island shag has two head crests, which distinguishes it from the cormorants, one on the forehead and the other on the... More 10 Images 0 Videos
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Phalacrocorax gaimardi (Red-legged cormorant)
An unmistakable and rather strikingly coloured bird, the red-legged cormorant has a grey to greyish-blue body, paler below, with a... More 13 Images 0 Videos
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Phalacrocorax harrisi (Flightless cormorant)
The flightless cormorant, also known as the Galapagos cormorant, is a large, blackish coloured bird. The tiny, scruffy-looking... More 18 Images 12 Videos
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