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The Rare Grey Falcon

18 December, 2025
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The grey falcon is most likely the rarest falcon species in Australia. These beautiful birds of prey face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming and ranching; hunting; trapping;

The Masked Lapwing

16 December, 2025
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The masked lapwing, aka masked plover, spur-winged plover, or plover, hails from Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea. These shorebirds face the threats of invasive species like cats, dogs, rats, and foxes;

The Gray Hawk

12 December, 2025
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The gray hawk, aka Mexican goshawk, is found from Central America, through western and eastern Mexico, and into southwestern United States. These hawks face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

The Chihuahuan Raven

10 December, 2025
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The Chihuahuan raven is a species in the family Corvidae. These birds are just slightly larger than the American crow. They hail from Mexico and the United States. Chihuahuan ravens face the threats of being trapped

The Tristan Albatross

5 December, 2025
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The Tristan albatross was only partially recognized as its own species in 1998. These seabirds were (and in some cases still are) considered a subspecies of the wandering albatross. They face the threats of

The Snail Kite

3 December, 2025
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The snail kite is a species of raptor that hails from South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Florida. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of drainage and development,

The Milky Stork

26 November, 2025
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The milky stork prefers to dwell among the mangroves in Southeast Asia. They are native to Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

Welcome the Honeyeating Stitchbird

20 November, 2025
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The stitchbird, aka tihi, ihi, tihe, kotihe, tiora, tiheora, tioro, kotihe-wera (male only), hihi-paka (male only), hails from Little Barrier Island. These birds have been extirpated from all other locales

The Blue-Winged Kookaburra

17 November, 2025
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The blue-winged kookaburra, a larger species of kingfisher, hails from northern Australia and into Papua New Guinea. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction due to farming, ranching, residential, and commercial developments

The Common Murre

10 November, 2025
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The common murre, aka common guillemot, is a large species of auk that can be found in the northern Pacific Ocean and northern Atlantic Ocean. They spend most of their lives out at sea, only coming to shore to breed.

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