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Threatened Birds

 		Species 51 - 100 of 175 [ previous ] [ next ]
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Sharp-tailed tyrant (Culicivora caudacuta)
Information on the sharp-tailed tyrant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Sharpe’s longclaw (Macronyx sharpei)
Sharpe’s longclaw is a small, slender bird, with brownish-black upperparts, and distinct cinnamon to yellow edgings on the feathers... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Shikra (Accipiter badius)
The shikra is considered to be the commonest small hawk of dry woodland and savanna in Africa and India. The adult male shikra is... More 11 Images 0 Videos
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Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
The unmistakable, prehistoric-looking shoebill is one of the most impressive birds to be found in Africa. A mysterious inhabitant... More 17 Images 2 Videos
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Shore plover (Thinornis novaeseelandiae)
This small, stocky wader is one of the world's most threatened coastal birds. The forehead, sides of face, throat and collar are... More 7 Images 2 Videos
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Short-billed black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris)
Information on the short-billed black-cockatoo is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 11 Images 0 Videos
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Short-billed crombec (Sylvietta philippae)
The short-billed crombec is a little-known, diminuitive warbler, endemic to the Horn of Africa. The most striking features of this... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Short-billed pipit (Anthus furcatus)
Easily confused with several other South American pipits, the short-billed pipit is streaked and mottled blackish and buffy-brown... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Short-crested coquette (Lophornis brachylophus)
Information on the short-crested coquette is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
The short-eared owl’s scientific name flammeus, meaning “fiery”, is a reference to its boldly streaked plumage, which... More 33 Images 6 Videos
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Short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus)
This secretive, arboreal bird is the largest of the five species of rainforest ground rollers. It often appears almost immobile... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
Named for its short, white tail with a black bar at the end, this seabird begins life with blackish brown feathers and pale... More 13 Images 3 Videos
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Short-tailed babbler (Malacocincla malaccensis)
Information on short-tailed babbler is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Short-toed coucal (Centropus rectunguis)
A member of the cuckoo family, the short-toed coucal is a reasonably large forest-dwelling bird. The adult has a glossy... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Short-toed snake-eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
The short-toed snake-eagle is a large, long-winged eagle with a broad head, a relatively small beak, and long, bare legs. The... More 30 Images 5 Videos
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Shy albatross (Thalassarche cauta)
This large seabird has a predominantly white body and a dark grey back. Young birds have a shadowy grey nape which fades to white... More 19 Images 1 Video
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Shy ground-dove (Gallicolumba stairi)
Information on the shy ground-dove is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi)
The striking male Siamese fireback is most notable for its unusually long crest of purple-black feathers, which reaches up to 9 cm... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
The Siberian crane is the third most endangered crane species in the world. It is unique amongst cranes in that it has a serrated... More 12 Images 9 Videos
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Sichuan jay (Perisoreus internigrans)
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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Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)
Information on the Sichuan treecreeper is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Sidamo lark (Heteromirafra sidamoensis)
Like many members of the lark family, this rare Ethiopian species has brown, cryptic plumage. The feathers on its back are... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Silvery kingfisher (Alcedo argentata)
This tiny yet distinctive kingfisher, with largely black and white plumage, is found only near small streams and rivers in the... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Sjostedt’s owlet (Glaucidium sjostedti)
Sjostedt’s owlet is a small, attractively coloured owl species found in Central Africa. The head, neck and upper back are brown and... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Slaty egret (Egretta vinaceigula)
Information on the slaty egret is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Slaty-backed thrush (Zoothera schistacea)
Information on the slaty-backed thrush is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Slender antbird (Rhopornis ardesiacus)
This fairly large, grey antbird occurs in a small area of dry forest in Brazil. The male has ashy-grey plumage that is slightly... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)
The slender-billed curlew is one of the rarest and least understood bird species that occurs in Europe. This medium-sized wader is... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Slender-billed gull (Larus genei)
Information on the slender-billed gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 19 Images 0 Videos
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Slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris)
This thin, scruffy vulture has a nearly naked black head and neck with a dark bill. The feathers on the rest of the body are brown... More 3 Images 2 Videos
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Small ground-finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)
Motivated by the breadth of morphological variation he witnessed in the Galapagos’ thirteen finch species, Darwin mused that... More 17 Images 2 Videos
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Small tree-finch (Camarhynchus parvulus)
The diminutive size and distinctive short, curved beak of the small-tree finch help to distinguish it from the other twelve species... More 4 Images 1 Video
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Small whitethroat (Sylvia minula)
Information on the small whitethroat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Information on the smew is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 30 Images 0 Videos
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Snares crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus)
This medium-sized species has the immediately recogniseable pattern of most penguins of snowy-white underparts and dark blue-black... More 26 Images 7 Videos
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Snow mountain quail (Anurophasis monorthonyx)
Information on the snow mountain quail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Snow Mountain robin (Petroica archboldi)
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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Snowy owl (Bubo scandiaca)
Perhaps one of the most instantly recognisable of all owls, the snowy owl is characterised by its distinctive white plumage, which... More 46 Images 0 Videos
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Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi)
Information on the snowy-cheeked laughingthrush is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
This conspicuously marked plover has yellow cheeks beneath a black stripe running from the black beak through the eye. It has a... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni)
Information on the Socorro dove is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Socorro mockingbird (Mimus graysoni)
Information on the Socorro thrasher is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Socorro parakeet (Aratinga brevipes)
Information on the Socorro parakeet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Socotra bunting (Emberiza socotrana)
With its boldly striped black and white head, the Socotra bunting has an unmistakable appearance. The plumage on the body is... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)
The enormous colonies of Socotra cormorants form a spectacular sight. With their primarily black plumage, black bill, and black... More 20 Images 2 Videos
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Sokoke scops-owl (Otus ireneae)
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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Sombre kingfisher (Todiramphus funebris)
The sombre kingfisher’s Latin name funebris, means pertaining to burial or funeral, and refers to this bird’s dark plumage. ... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca)
Named after the sooty brown colour of its feathers, this albatross is medium-sized with a diamond-shaped tail. The sides of the... More 16 Images 7 Videos
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Sooty falcon (Falco concolor)
The sooty falcon is an attractive, medium-sized bird of prey with long, slender wings and a long tail. Although the adult plumage... More 17 Images 1 Video
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Sooty gull (Larus hemprichii)
Information on the sooty gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 16 Images 0 Videos
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