Tag: extinction

Pink-headed duck art decoy by Philip Nelson.

Conservation

Pink-headed Duck: The Search is On!

October 27, 2017 by Carrie No Comments

About four years ago I first wrote about the Pink-headed Duck, a charming species related to the pochards (although how, exactly, is up for...

Birds

Did humans kill off one of the last dinosaurs, er, giant birds?

February 16, 2016 by Greg 1 Comment

Genyornis newtoni, weighted about 500 pounds and stood seven feet tall. It was a bird, and this is where the whole bird-dinosaur thing gets...

Conservation

Extinction Week Recap

September 13, 2014 by Mike 1 Comment

Extinction endures long past regret or even memory. We nature lovers, celebrants of life in all its exquisite multiformity, feel more keenly than most...

Pink-headed Duck illustrated by Henrik Gorvald

Birds

Where Have You Gone, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea?

by Carrie 3 Comments

Extinction is sometimes more confusing than it looks. It is easy to tell when some species become extinct — a Martha or a Lonesome...

Birds

Carolina Parakeet: Mystery of the Incas

September 12, 2014 by Nate No Comments

The 19-teens were not a good time for North American birdlife. Not more than four years following the final breath of the last living...

Birds

Rev. Bachman’s Lost Warbler

September 11, 2014 by Nate No Comments

Rightly or wrongly, there’s an hierarchy of extinct birds in North America, in the United States in particular. Each offers a portrait of a...

Trips

Mega Rarity Tour of New Zealand – Extinction Special

September 10, 2014 by Duncan 2 Comments

I’ve decided to get into the bird tour business. I mean, how hard could it be? Get up early, point at lots of birds,...

Blogging

Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

September 7, 2014 by Corey 2 Comments

Passenger Pigeon. Kioea. Broad-billed Parrot. Alaotra Grebe. Saint Helena Cuckoo. Grand Cayman Thrush. Ascencion Crake. Kakawahie. What do the eight birds above have in...

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