Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2014
Broad-billed Parrot. Amsterdam Duck. Djibouti Francolin. Passenger Pigeon. Alaotra Grebe. Saint Helena Cuckoo. Grand Cayman Thrush. Ascencion Crake. What do the eight birds above have in common? They are all extinct. Of those nearly two hundred there are very few that people would recognize. Mauritius Owl. Pagan Reed Warbler.
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