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Sep 13, 2018

Birds newly declared extinct...


SPIX'S MACAW
(Cyanopsitta spixii)
Spix's Macaw, a brilliant blue species of Brazilian parrot has become extinct this century, according to an assessment of endangered birds in a new statistical analysis by Birdlife International.   It was last sighted in the wild in 2000.  Five other birds have also be declared extinct, including...
   
Poo-uli (Black-faced Honey creeper)
Cryptic Treehunter
Alagoas Foliage Gleaner
Pernambuco Pygmy Owl
Glaucous Macaw

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BarrytheBirder


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