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Their unique combination of large size, lanky build, long, diamond-shaped tail (though can be round-ended when both central feathers are moulted together), mainly black or rather dark plumage, and long wings seen when soaring or gliding make all ages of the wedge-tailed eagle fairly unmistakable in the majority of their range.
The next year, the three central secondaries on each wing and three middle tail feathers are shed and regrow, and the following year, two or three primaries and their coverts are lost. In the final year of this postjuvenile moult, the remaining primaries are moulted and all the juvenile feathers will have been replaced.
About 216 species of birds have become extinct since 1500, [1] with increasing extinction rates due to human-caused influences such as habitat loss, the introduction of invasive species, and climate change. [2] [3] Currently there are approximately 10,000 living species of birds, with over 1,480 at risk of extinction and 223 critically ...