The Antarctic shag, aka Antarctic cormorant, imperial cormorant, king cormorant, imperial shag, or blue-eyed shag, is the only cormorant found in the Antarctic. Even though they face the threats of hunting; trapping; overfishing;
The killdeer gets its name from their shrill, 2-syllable call. These large plovers are found throughout Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America, as well as northern and western South America. With no major threats
The Egyptian vulture, aka white scavenger vulture or pharaoh’s chicken, is an Old World vulture (those found in Africa and Asia). They can be found in southern Europe into northern Africa, and eastward to western and southern
The red kite hails from the same family as buzzards, eagles, & harriers. They can be found throughout western and eastern Europe, Northern Africa, and into Iran. These raptors tolerate a range of habitats from pastures, valleys,
The red junglefowl is the closest relative of the domestic chicken. They can be found throughout southern and southeastern Asia, Australasia, Australia, and Hawaii. These birds prefer tropical moist forests, scrub habitats,
The summer tanager is a songbird of medium size that has been placed in the cardinal family. Primarily due to their coloration and songs being similar. These avians prefer to dwell in open wooded areas, with oak trees,
The yellow warbler, aka American yellow warbler, is widely distributed from Canada, throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. These birds are highly beneficial, consuming large amounts of
The scarlet macaw hails from Mexico, Central America, and South America. They prefer humid lowland subtropical rainforests, mangrove vegetation, river edges, open woodlands, and savannas. The only main threats to these large
The American flamingo, aka Caribbean flamingo or rosy flamingo, Can be found along the coastlines of southern and southeastern North America, the Caribbean, eastern Central America, northern South America, and a small population
The north island brown kiwi, aka northern brown kiwi, can be found in the north island of New Zealand. These flightless birds are a unique and fascinating species. They prefer thick, sub-tropical and temperate forests.
