As global bird populations face a severe crisis, a new conservation effort in New Zealand has brought a glimmer of hope. According to a 2024 study, over 1,300 bird species are expected to go extinct ...

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Kākāpō ( Strigops habroptilus) are large, flightless, nocturnal parrots with mottled green and yellow plumage that only breed every two to four years. Their breeding seasons are triggered by the mass ...

Flightless birds have had a rough go of it over the past few centuries, with many going extinct — the most iconic being the dodo bird. But not all have perished. Here are four flightless birds that ...

The world’s rarest parrot, declared extinct in the wild, has hatched at a zoo. The Spix’s macaw – famous as the character Blu in the film "Rio" – was born at the Centre for the Conservation of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Flightless birds, like the dodo bird of the small Indian ...

Due to conservation efforts, more than 240 kākāpō live on sanctuary islands, but the species remains critically endangered. Jake Osborne via Flickr under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 With its bright green feathers ...

The night parrot is a beautiful green and yellow bird native to Australia. These birds are nocturnal, nesting on the ground and favoring desert environments. The night parrot is extremely lightweight ...

BIRDS copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Nada Kramar Endowment Income Fund. "Parrots comprise one of the most endangered groups of birds, with a growing number of species nearing ...