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Group says 3 more birds close to extinction

Biology / Ecology

created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- An Ethiopian lark, a Galapagos finch and a spectacularly colored hummingbird only recently discovered in Colombia have been added to the list of the world's most threatened species, an environmental group said Thursday. ...





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Rare black vulture in rehabilitation

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created Mar 19, 2007 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A rare black vulture that lost its direction is being rehabilitated in Thailand at Kasetsart University's Kamphaeng Saen campus.


New bird found on unexplored mountain

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created Oct 05, 2006 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

A new bird species has been discovered on an unexplored mountain range in northern Colombia.


Lost cuckoo breaks its silence

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created Feb 26, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A team of biologists with the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have recorded for the first time the call of the extremely rare Sumatran ground cuckoo, found only on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.


Noise pollution negatively affects woodland bird communities, says CU-Boulder study

Noise pollution negatively affects woodland bird communities

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows the strongest evidence yet that noise pollution negatively influences bird populations, findings with implications for the fate of ecological communities ...


Research backs legend of man-eating bird

Research backs legend of man-eating bird

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A huge flesh-eating eagle that became extinct in New Zealand only 500 years ago was an efficient hunter that could attack prey 10 times its size, UNSW research has found, lending credibility ...


Study catches two bird populations as they split into seperate species

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 2

A new study finds that a change in a single gene has sent two closely related bird populations on their way to becoming two distinct species. The study, published in the August issue of the American Naturalist, is one of ...


ivory-billed woodpecker

A case of mistaken identity for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker?

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created Mar 15, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Video evidence that an extinct woodpecker is alive and well in Arkansas, USA may prove to be a case of mistaken identity. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Biology shows how fleeting images ...


Albatross camera reveals fascinating feeding interaction with killer whale

Albatross camera reveals fascinating feeding interaction with killer whale

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Scientists from British Antarctic Survey, National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo, and Hokkaido University, Japan, have recorded the first observations of how albatrosses feed alongside marine mammals ...


Black rat does not bother Mediterranean seabirds

Black rat does not bother Mediterranean seabirds

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created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Human activities have meant invasive species have been able to populate parts of the world to which they are not native and alter biodiversity there over thousands of years. Now, an international team of scientists ...


Bird flu ducks from Romania tested

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created Oct 08, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Three domestic ducks that died of bird flu in Romania are being tested in Britain to see if they were infected with H5N1, the strain that makes humans ill.



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