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Black-faced Spoonbill

10,000 Birds

Habitat destruction, disease and hunting are still major problems that affect the conservation efforts, but the breeding sites and wintering grounds now have international protection. This happened in 2003 when 73 birds died from Avian Botulism. Captive breeding programs have not shown much success.

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