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The black kite, aka fire kite, is believed to be the world’s most abundant species of Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures). They can be found throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and […]

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The hooded crow, aka hoodie, is considered a subspecies of the carrion crow. They can be found throughout Europe and into the Middle East. These birds face the threats of persecution seeing as they often steal game bird eggs and damage crops; habitat loss and destruction at the hands of […]

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The tooth-billed pigeon, aka manumea or tandduva, hails only from the islands of Samoa and Apia and is the only living species of the genus Didunculus. They are threatened by habitat loss due to residential and commercial developments, as well as logging; accidental killings due to hunting for Pacific Imperial-pigeons; […]

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The great spotted kiwi, aka great grey kiwi or roroa, is the largest species of kiwi and hails from the South Island of New Zealand. Kiwis are flightless birds. These birds face the threat of invasive species in the form of cats, dogs, feral pigs, and stoats. As a result, […]

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The Goliath heron, aka giant heron, can be found throughout much of Africa, with a few dwindling populations in southwestern and southern Asia. These large wading birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction due to land reclamation, drainage, and development; human disturbance, which can result in nest abandonment; […]

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The Bermuda petrel, aka cahow, is a gadfly petrel and is the 2nd rarest seabird on the planet, after the magenta petrel. These seabirds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments; hunting; trapping; invasive species, such as cats, dogs, pigs, and […]

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The tufted jay, aka painted jay and Dickey’s jay, is a species of bird in the crow family. They hail from the Sierra Madre Occidental in the Mexican states of Durango, Nayarit, and Sinaloa. These corvids face the threats of habitat loss, due to the cultivation of narcotics and logging; […]

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The swamp harrier, aka Australasian marsh harrier, Australasian harrier, or kāhu, hails from Australasia, Australia, and New Zealand. These raptors face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of wetland drainage for farming and ranching, residential developments, and commercial developments; vehicle strike (being hit by vehicles) due […]

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The imperial shag, aka imperial cormorant, is native to southern South America, islands of the Subantarctic, and the Antarctic Peninsula, mostly among rocky coastal regions, but also locally around large inland lakes. These cormorants face the threats of hunting; trapping; overfishing; tourism, that affects their breeding; and invasive species, that […]

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The little raven hails from southeastern Australia. As is the case with all Australian species of Corvus, the black feathers have a grey base. Their iris is also white on the adult birds. These birds face the threats of habitat loss; persecution as they are often seen as a pest […]

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