Indigenous Communities Report Dramatic Loss Of Large Bird Species Over 80 Years

As the global avian extinction crisis accelerates, the loss of large-bodied birds is destroying local biodiversity and ...
KHON2

Endangered Brazilian macaw species may face irreversible damage as of September

The Lear's macaw, one of the rarest birds in the world, is an endemic species of the Caatinga biome, located in the state of Bahia, Brazil. NGO creates an alert and requests an intervention from the ...
Forbes

Parrots Can Learn New Tricks By Imitating Their Peers, Just Like Humans

The ability to learn by watching others interact had previously only been documented in humans, making macaws just the second species to demonstrate this ability (humans being the first). A captive ...
E&E

Feds stick with ‘threatened’ status for key scarlet macaw population

Friends of Animals had asked the Fish and Wildlife Service to increase protections for some macaws. The Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that it’s sticking with the current Endangered Species Act ...
AZ Animals on MSN

New interactive avian tree of life lets you trace 11,000 bird species back through time

Imagine zooming out on a giant family tree that includes every bird you have ever seen. Ostriches sprint across open plains, hummingbirds hover at flowers, penguins slice through cold seas, and eagles ...