The birds are awe-inspiring
The beautiful and agile creatures that fly to the skies and fill the sky with their songs are among the most intriguing and inspirational creations Mother Nature has to offer … and yet, humanity is able to wipe the birds off. In the past five centuries, about 150 bird species have disappeared due to our.
In addition, study suggests that the rate of them disappearing is growing If current trends continue this rate could be ten times greater by the end of the century. In the present over 1,300 other bird species are in danger of the extinction. Not only is the planet losing some of its most joyous inhabitants, but in terms of the canary-in-the-coalmine scenario, it doesn’t bode well for us humans either. These are only some of the ones who have passed away. What will we do until we can stop this continuing tragedy and see the amount we’ve got to lose?
Laughing Owl
It is native in New Zealand, Sceloglaux albifacies which is the species shown above became scarce in the latter half of the 19th century. The final known species was discovered deceased in Canterbury, New Zealand on July 5 19th, 1914. The species is renowned for its distinctive sound, which is why it was named the sound was called “a loud scream comprised of a series of low calls that are often heard repeatedly”;
“A peculiar barking sound” and “A melancholy hooting sound” … as well as random whistling, laughing and mewing. According to some, jolly owls were attracted by the sounds of accordions. The loss of this adorable and kind-hearted bird was brought about by the alteration of habitats, the collecting specimens, and the introduction of predators from mammals like cats. birds facts
Carolina Parakeet
It’s hard to imagine it’s true that in the east of United States one had a native parakeet. But sure enough, we did. It’s the Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) once lived across the southern part of New York and Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately, their once abundant numbers were threatened by various sources. A large portion of their forest habitat was converted to farming and their vibrantly colored feathers were a popular option in the extravagant styles of hats of the day. Additionally, they came in great demand as pet.
Tragically, their desire for fruits made them the farm animal that was a target for farmers. According to John J. Audubon wrote in Birds of America:Don’t think, dear reader that all the grievances will be borne without serious retribution on the part of the farmers. However the parakeets are killed in huge numbers, as while they are busy plucking off the fruits or torn the stacks of grain the husbandman comes up effortlessly and commits a an enormous slaughter.
All survivors get up to a shriek, spin around
for a couple of minutes before landing on the spot of greatest danger. The gun remains working; eight, 10, or even twenty dead at each shot. The live birds are, as if they’re aware of the loss of their fellow birds, swoop across their bodies, screaming like never before and then return to the pile and are shot until there are so few so that the farmer will not think it is worthwhile to buy on ammunition
Uhg. In the words of Uhg. According to the Audubon Center, the “last known wild bird died in Okeechobee County, Florida, in 1904; the last bird to be kept in captivity died within Cincinnati Zoo on February 21, 1918.” Cincinnati Zoo on February 21 1918.”It is not known much about the pufflegs with turquoise-throated throats, Eriocnemis godini, as all we find is six specimens from the 19th century of Ecuador or around.
What we do know is that it was a gorgeous bird
with its puffy feathered legs and stunning coloration. Since there was only one unconfirmed sighting in the vicinity of Quito in the year the year 1976. IUCN is not able to declare it extinct at this time even though specific searches haven’t yielded any. IUCN writes:
While no one has been seen for more than 100 years as their natural habitat was destroyed, there’s a possibility that there’s a small group living in the forest and waiting to see the day their habitat will be restored and the forest will be filled with fluttering the hummingbirds that have pop-pom legs.
Passenger Pigeon
The tale of the passenger bird Ectopistes migratorius can be described as a warning tale, if you ever heard one. The bird was once the largest throughout North America – if not in the entire world, they flew in large flocks across the midwestern and eastern United States and Canada in huge numbers that darkened the skies. In both the forest and city they were the dominant bird. Their delicious taste to hungry birds was their loss.
While hunted for subsistence did not do the species any harm the same way, technological advancements, indirectly in the long run, have. According to the Audubon magazine states, after the Civil War came the national expansion of the telegraph and the railroad, which enabled the commercial pigeon industry grow – from hunting and packing to shipping and distribution. It was a messy enterprise in the end. Audubon notes:
There was a time when there were millions or billions in the 1890s wild flocks had diminished to a few dozens. Then there was no except for three breeding colonies in captivity. The most famous passenger bird was a 29-year old female named Martha was killed on September 1 in 1914 at Cincinnati Zoo. Cincinnati Zoo.
Greak Auk
In the past, it was estimated that there were millions of them The large Auk ( Pinguinus impennis) was discovered within areas of North Atlantic coastal waters along the coasts of Canada as well as the northern United States, Norway, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Ireland, Great Britain, France, and the Iberian Peninsula. The stunningly gawky bird was nearly three feet tall and,
while not related to the species we call penguins, they were the reason penguins are called that sailors named penguins in honor of them due to their similarity. While the sturdy birds lived for millennia in the midst of a famine, they were not able to compete with modern humans. In the 16th century, European sailors began taking the eggs of adults who were nesting and this was the start of the end of the world. “Overharvesting by humans caused the species to go on to extinct,”
says Helen James, a research zoologist from the Natural History Museum
“Living within the North Atlantic where there were many fishermen and sailors in the sea throughout the ages as well as the practice of breeding colonies on just the smallest number of islands, resulted in a fatal combination of characteristics for The Great Auk.” Furthermore the birds’ feathers, which were insulating, were a prime potential target to the industry of down.
“After running out of feathers of the eider duck in 1760 (also because of overhunting) feather firms sent teams to the Great Auk nesting grounds on Funk Island,” notes Smithsonian. “The birds were taken each spring until, in 1810, every bird on the island had been killed.” In the words of the IUCN The last great auk that was alive was observed in 1852.
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