Rare Birds of the World

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Be Aware of the world's 190 Critically Endangered Birds.

Critically Endangered is the Kakapo (seen to the left) in New Zealand. Featured here with pictures are: The Kakapo White-winged Guan Waved Albatross Siberian Crane Philippine Eagle Eskimo Curlew California Condor Whooping Crane

Don't let these birds follow the path of the Dodo Bird.

Dodo

Dodo Art Print

Stecher, William

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The Kakapo 

The Kakapo, Painting by Linda Gough, Original

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The Kakapo, Painting by Linda Gough, Original on Archival Paper. The Kakapo or Owl-Parrot largest of the New Zealand Parrots.This is one of the rarest birds today.They nest in a hole in the ground which put them at great risk from Predators.

White-winged Guan  

Critically Endangered because it has an extremely small population with a severely fragmented distribution in northwest Peru.

Waved Albatross 

Critically Endangered because is has an extremely small breeding range, essentially confined to one island on south Española Island in the Galápagos Islands

Siberian Crane  

Critically Endangered owing to fears that its global population will decline extremely rapidly over the next three generations following the development of the Three Gorges Dam in China which threatens the wintering grounds used by the vast majority of individuals.


Siberian Crane at International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin



Siberian Crane at International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin Photographic Print

Sartore, Joel

32 in. x 24 in.

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Philippine Eagle 

Critically Endangered because it has an extremely small population, as a result of extremely rapid declines in the past three generations (48 years) owing to extensive deforestation.


Close View of a Rare Philippine Eagle



Close View of a Rare Philippine Eagle Framed Art Print

Laman, Tim

29 in. x 22 in.

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Eskimo Curlew 

Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)


Eskimo Curlew



Eskimo Curlew Giclee Print

Morris, Reverend...

24 in. x 18 in.

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By 1970, 16 Seychelles magpie robins remained on Earth 

The Amazing Rescue effort of the Seychelles Magpie Robin 

Saving the Magpie Robin
In the late 1960s, while the world preoccupied itself with rock-'n'-roll and flower power and moon landings, a small bird far out in the Indian Ocean came within a hair's breadth of vanishing forever.

Rainforest Bird Rescue 

Rainforest Bird Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife (Firefly Animal Rescue)

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Readers will meet dedicated people from around the world who are fighting to ensure a future for these beautiful birds.

List of Critically Endangered birds 

Saving The Remarkable Kakapo Bird From Extinction
The largest of all parrot species, flightless, nocturnal and plant-eating, the kakapo used to be found all over New Zealand. But ecological changes, habitat clearance and the introduction of predatory mammals combined to cause a catastrophic decline in numbers to only 51 in 1995.

Another factor in their near extinction is that kakapo breed infrequently. This is because they rear their young on the fruits of native trees. These trees - pink pine and rimu - only fruit every 2-6 years and kakapo only breed on those occasions. During the lean years in between, the kakapo's natural diet consists of coarse leaves, grasses and herbs which lack adequate nutrients for the rearing of chicks.
Americas top 10 Endangered Birds
The birds are presented in order of increasing population size,with the rarest bird or the bird with the smallest population first.

Two whooping cranes 

2006 there were 340 Whooping Cranes in the wild and 135 in captivity.

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A Close View of the Head of an Endangered California Condor

A Close View of the Head of an Endangered California Condor Photographic Print

Sartore, Joel

24 in. x 18 in.

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Amitabh1702 wrote...

B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T.
Just brilliant.
5*'s.
I have recently taken some bird pictures. Unfortunately I do not know the names. I will need your help when I put a lens on these birds.

ReplyPosted May 29, 2009

JenOfChicago wrote...

Neat, I never know the names of birds so this is good to know, in case I see a rare one!

ReplyPosted April 16, 2009

Tipi wrote...

Well, this is a nice adventure lens. I love animals & nature lens. Birds are beautiful creaters, I love to hear them sing! 5*'s

ReplyPosted November 24, 2008

flighty02 wrote...

All of these birds are beautiful but I particularly liked the magpie robin, I am glad their numbers are on the increase. 5*****

ReplyPosted October 23, 2008

dc64 wrote...

The Siberian Crane is such a beautiful bird, it would be a shame to lose them, or any of our animals, for that matter.

ReplyPosted October 15, 2008

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