Female Plains-wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus, 17 - 19 cm. / 6.69 - 7.48 in. ENDANGERED and RARE. Photographed in the headlights on the plains around 11:15 in the evening. The male averages 2 cm. smaller.
Hay Plains, Hay, New South Wales, Australia.
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Tags: Birds of Australia Pedionomidae Endangered Birds Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatis. Rare Birds
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Indigo Macaw, Lear's Macaw, Poet's Parrot, Ara-azul-de-lear, Anodorhynchus leari, 75 cm. / 29.5 in. ENDANGERED. Arid Caatinga (scrub thorn) with Licuri Palm stands. Roosts and breeds on sandstone cliffs. There are about 1500 adults birds remaining in the wild with intensive management efforts of habitat and protection.
Canudos Biological Station, Brazil.
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Tags: Lear's Macaw Indigo Macaw Poet's Parrot Ara-azul-de-lear Anodorhynchus leari New World and African Parrots PSITTACIDAE Birds of Brazil ©bryanjsmith
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Diagnostic Female Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptyera, 4.75 in. / 12.1 cm. NEAR THREATENED. UNCOMMON and declining population in brushy forest habitat with a few tall trees.
Boardwalk, Magee Marsh, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States.
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Tags: Wood Warblers Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Parulidae New World Warblers Birds of Ohio ©bryanjsmith
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Koloa, Hawaiin Duck, Anas wyvilliana, 48 - 50.8 cm. / 19 - 20 in. CRITICALLY ENDANGERED ENDEMIC Hawaiian species. There are problems with hybridization with mallards and loss of suitable habitat. Photographed in April 2009.
Hanalea National Wildlife Refuge, Kaua'i, Hawai'ian Islands, United States.
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Tags: Koloa Anas wyvilliana Hawaiian Duck Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl Anatidae Birds of Hawai'i
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Western Bristlebird, Dasyornis longirostris, 17 - 20 cm. / 6.7 - 7.87 in. ENDANGERED. ENDEMIC to dense coastal heath; taller swamp and stream thicket habitats.
Cheyne Beach, Western Australia.
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Tags: Western Bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris Bristlebirds Dayornithidae Endangered Species Birds of Australia ©bryanjsmith
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