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Unlike typical birds, the moa was entirely wingless and adapted to a life on the forest floors and grasslands of New Zealand until its extinction around the late 14th to early 15th century. The study ...

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Snowy owls and tropical kingbirds. Across North America, three-fourths of bird species are in decline, according to a sweeping study of avian populations published Thursday, the latest sign of a ...

We were also surprised that eponymously named bird species — those whose common names refer to a human name — were studied less often than other birds in the dataset. I think our work ...

Focusing on brightly plumaged and “familiar” birds can leave important conservation questions unanswered — and even put less attractive species at risk. Focusing on brightly plumaged and “familiar” ...

The 2025 State of the Birds report found 229 species, or approximately one-third of U.S. birds, are facing low population levels, declining trends or other threats that require action, according ...

with about one-third of U.S. bird species in critical need of conservation action. A total of 229 out of 718 bird species in the U.S. are now classified as high or moderate conservation concerns ...

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. bird populations are experiencing alarming declines due to factors such as habitat loss and climate change, according to a new report identifying 112 species ...

Several wetland bird species were sighted and recorded during the Synchronised Wetland Bird Census 2025 that was carried out by the Forest department in different districts in the central region ...