The blue-eyed ground dove is one of Brazil’s hidden treasures, but there are only around 50 to 249 of these birds left in the ...

The IUCN Red List, which assesses the extinction risk of species, lists over 100 bird species as extinct since 1500. Sadly, the true number is likely much larger. Here are four impressive bird species ...

I just started thinking about the extinct ones. I started thinking about the endangered birds and how birds are gorgeous, they’re beautiful, there’s so much to admire about them and their ...

"It's hard not to feel like a proud parent seeing them out there thriving and making history," London Zoo bird keeper Charlotte James said Jonny Shepherd/TNC-ZSL; TNC-ZSL The once-extinct Sihek ...

A bird once declared extinct in the wild has just laid eggs in Hawaii. The sihek, also known as the Guam kingfisher, has a striking burnt orange breast, electric blue wings, and a sharp beak.