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Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

10,000 Birds

Some remained stored for decades before a researcher would pick them up and inquired about these poorly documented specimens. A large and striking bird like this would be hard to neglect in a museum collection. This came as rumor of a turkey-like bird occurs in the steep canyons on the foothill of the western Andes.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

10,000 Birds

He pointed out that Illinois had been sadly neglected up to this point, so Redgannet made a special visit to Chicago to redress this oversight. Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Little Cultus Lake Road, Oregon.

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