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Bird extinction is the complete elimination of all species members under the taxonomic class, Aves. Out of all known bird species, (approximately 11,154), 159 (1.4%) have become extinct, with 226 (2%) being critically endangered. [1] There is a general consensus among ornithologists that if anthropogenic activities continue as current trends ...
About 129 species of birds have become extinct since 1500, [ 1 ] and the rate of extinction seems to be increasing. [ 2 ] The situation is exemplified by Hawaii, where 30% of all known recently extinct bird taxa originally lived. [ 3 ] Other areas, such as Guam, have also been hit hard; Guam has lost over 60% of its native bird taxa in the last ...
Labat's Conure [ 1 ] 1750. Guadeloupe Amazon [ 1 ] Martinique Amazon [ 1 ] 1760. Lesser Antillean Macaw. 1765. Jamaican Yellow-headed Macaw [ 1 ] 1776.
Struthio cucullatusLinnaeus, 1758. Didus ineptusLinnaeus, 1766. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest relative was the also-extinct and flightless Rodrigues solitaire.
Mataeoptera impennis (Linnaeus, 1758) Gloger, 1842. The great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also known as the penguin or garefowl, is a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It is unrelated to the penguins of the Southern Hemisphere, which were so named from ...
They are thought to have become extinct around 1000 AD, likely as a result of human activity. Elephant birds comprised three species, one in the genus Mullerornis, and two in Aepyornis.Aepyornis maximus is possibly the largest bird to have ever lived, with their eggs being the largest known for any amniote.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 September 2024. Extinct order of birds This article is about the extinct New Zealand birds known as moa. For other uses, see Moa (disambiguation). Moa Temporal range: Miocene – Holocene, 17–0.0006 Ma Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N North Island giant moa skeleton Scientific classification Domain ...
Passenger pigeon. The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. Its common name is derived from the French word passager, meaning "passing by", due to the migratory habits of the species. The scientific name also refers to its migratory characteristics.