Bye Bye, Birdies, Bye Bye
Research done by BirdLife International for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has found that 1,227 species of birds are now classified as globally threatened with extinction.
Of this number, 838 are listed in the Near Threatened Category, 363 species are listed as Endangered and 192 species of bird are listed as Critically Endangered (the highest threat category) on the latest Red List.
Nine new bird species have been added to the Critically Endangered list, including the recently discovered Gorgeted Puffleg (Eriocnemis isabellae), a flamboyantly …
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