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New stronghold for Japanese Murrelet found

A recent study led by the Wild Bird Society of Japan has found that the Izu Islands, on the Pacific side of Japan, hold the second largest concentration of the threatened Japanese Murrelet

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Ethiopian surveys find high densities of Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco but highlight threats

Recent surveys of Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco suggest that rates of habitat change have been very fast in the northern part of the species’s range, where large areas have been converted to agriculture and plantations of exotic trees.

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Endangered Species of bird

There are over 1,200 endangered species of bird in the world according to BirdLife on behalf of the IUCN Red List. Endangered Species – or Globally Threatened – are: Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable.

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