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A female Spix's macaw released from captivity at the site in 1995 was killed by collision with a power line after seven weeks. The last wild male disappeared from the site in October 2000; his disappearance was thought to have marked the extinction of this species in the wild. [19] However, wild Spix's macaws may have been sighted in 2016. [4]
Unlike depictions in the animated films “Rio” and “Rio 2,” which brought attention to the Spix’s macaw extinction threat, the parrot’s natural habitat is far from Brazil’s most ...
Spix's macaw or little blue macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) 55–57 cm (22–22 in) long. Various shades of blue, including a pale blue head, pale blue underparts, and vivid blue upperparts, wings and tail. [7] Brazil (extinct in the wild)
The Spix's macaw is now probably extinct in the wild. The glaucous macaw is also probably extinct, with only two reliable records of sightings in the 20th century. The greatest problems threatening the macaw population are the rapid rate of deforestation and illegal trapping for the bird trade. [ 8 ]
About a dozen hypothetical extinct species (see Extinct Caribbean macaws) have been described, native to the Caribbean area. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Among the Arini are some of the rarest birds in the world, such as Spix's macaw , which is extinct in the wild – fewer than 100 specimens survive in captivity.
South China tiger (since 2008 IUCN Red List lists as critically endangered; possibly extinct in the wild) [29] [30] Spix's macaw (listed extinct in the wild since June 2019) [ 31 ] Wyoming toad (listed extinct in the wild since 1991, although 853 have been released into the wild since 1995, leading to a population of around 1,500 in 2017) [ 32 ]
Spix's macaw: Cyanopsitta spixii: Sao Francisco River, Bahia, Brazil Last recorded in the wild in 2000. Declined due to capture for the pet trade, and habitat loss caused by deforestation, livestock grazing, and the construction of the Sobradinho Dam. [60]
In 2021, the agency seemed ready to declare the so-called Lord God Bird extinct: The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced plans to remove 23 species, including the ivory-billed woodpecker, from ...