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Threatened Birds

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Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
The male of this species is unmistakable, being by far the palest of all tragopans, and the only one with a straw-buff coloured... More	8 Images	1 Video

Caerulean paradise-flycatcher (Eutrichomyias rowleyi)
Information on the caerulean paradise-flycatcher is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Calayan rail (Gallirallus calayanensis)
Information on the Calayan rail is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
The Critically Endangered California condor is a member of the New World vulture family (Cathartidae), and has an impressive... More	21 Images	10 Videos

Cambodian laughingthrush (Garrulax ferrarius)
Information on the Cambodian laughingthrush is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Campbell Island shag (Phalacrocorax campbelli)
The name shag originates from the Old Norse word ‘skegg' meaning beard, and refers to the crests of these birds; accordingly, the... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Campbell Island teal (Anas nesiotis)
Once thought to be extinct, the Campbell Island teal is now believed to be one of the world's rarest ducks, after just... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida)
Information on the Campbell albatross is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Campo flicker (Colaptes campestris)
A striking variety of woodpecker, the campo flicker can be identified by the bold colouration of the head and neck, and the... More	5 Images	3 Videos

Cape Verde shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii)
Information on the Cape Verde shearwater is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Cape Verde warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis)
Information on the Cape Verde warbler is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Cape cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis)
The most distinctive feature of this southern African seabird is the bright orange-yellow patch of bare skin at the base of its... More	23 Images	1 Video

Cape gannet (Morus capensis)
Cape gannets are easily identified by their large size, silky black and white plumage and the distinctive golden-yellow hue... More	51 Images	0 Videos

Cape petrel (Daption capense)
Although both its common name and specific name refer the Cape of Good Hope, where it was first described, the Cape Petrel... More	24 Images	5 Videos

Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres)
This majestic bird is a member of the Old World vulture family (Accipitridae), and is found only in southern Africa. It has... More	31 Images	1 Video

Caribbean coot (Fulica caribaea)
Information on the Caribbean coot is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	10 Images	0 Videos

Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
With its brilliant pinkish-red plumage, long slender legs, and remarkably thin, flexible neck, the Caribbean flamingo is one of the... More	23 Images	2 Videos

Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis)
Information on the Carolina parakeet is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
Information on the Caspian plover is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Caspian tern (Sterna caspia)
Information on the Caspian tern is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	25 Images	0 Videos

Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Information on the cattle egret is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	31 Images	10 Videos

Cauca guan (Penelope perspicax)
Information on the cauca guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Caucasian grouse (Tetrao mlokosiewiczi)
Information on the Caucasian grouse is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	1 Video

Cebu flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor)
Information on the Cebu flowerpecker is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Celestial monarch (Hypothymis coelestis)
This striking inhabitant of the forest is unmistakable with its electric-blue plumage. Males are even more arresting in appearance... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
Named after the beautiful blue colour of its plumage, the cerulean warbler is a small canopy-dwelling wood-warbler. Adult male... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Chalk-browed mockingbird (Mimus saturninus)
During Charles Darwin's voyage aboard the Beagle, the eminent naturalist was clearly taken by a bird he described in Uruguay... More	14 Images	0 Videos

Chapada flycatcher (Suiriri islerorum)
Information on the Chapada flycatcher is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Chapin's flycatcher (Muscicapa lendu)
Chapin's flycatcher is a small, unremarkable bird, with warm olive-brown upperparts, pale grey undeparts and a paler throat.... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Chat-tanager (Calyptophilus frugivorus)
Information on the chat-tanager is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	1 Video

Chatham Island black robin (Petroica traversi)
The conservation of this robin is an internationally renowned success story; from bleak days in the 1980s, two thriving populations... More	5 Images	9 Videos

Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis)
The Chatham Island oystercatcher is a small, black and white wader. The head, back and upperbreast are black whilst the underparts... More	4 Images	1 Video

Chatham Island shag (Phalacrocorax onslowi)
This large shag species has a short, Mohican-like crest on the top of the head. Its slim body is black with a metallic blue sheen... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Chatham Island snipe (Coenocorypha pusilla)
The Chatham Island snipe is a small, rotund bird with beautifully camouflaged plumage. The body is mottled with black, brown and... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Chatham albatross (Thalassarche eremita)
One of the least known of the world's albatrosses, this oceanic bird breeds only on a tiny rocky islet in the Pacific Ocean. The... More	13 Images	0 Videos

Chatham petrel (Pterodroma axillaris)
Information on the Chatham petrel is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Chattering lory (Lorius garrulus)
The chattering lory mostly has a brilliant red plumage, with dull green thighs and wings, and a dark green tip to the tail.... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichi)
Although perhaps rather drab in comparison to other pheasant species, the cheer pheasant is no less distinctive, with a narrow... More	10 Images	0 Videos

Cherry-throated tanager (Nemosia rourei)
Information on thecherry-throated tanager is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Chestnut seedeater (Sporophila cinnamomea)
A small but stocky finch species, the chestnut seedeater is reddish-brown with a grey crown. The wings are edged with grey and... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Chestnut-backed buttonquail (Turnix castanotus)
Information on the chestnut-backed buttonquail is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Chestnut-backed thrush (Zoothera dohertyi)
Information on the chestnut-backed thrush is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Chestnut-banded plover (Charadrius pallidus)
Information on the chestnut-banded plover is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Chestnut-bellied flower-piercer (Diglossa gloriosissima)
After 40 years of no sightings, the elusive chestnut-bellied flower-piercer has recently been rediscovered. The rich, glossy black... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Chestnut-bellied guan (Penelope ochrogaster)
Information on the chestnut-bellied guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Chestnut-bellied hummingbird (Amazilia castaneiventris)
Information on the chestnut-bellied hummingbird is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus)
Information on the chestnut-bellied sandgrouse is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	14 Images	1 Video

Chestnut-breasted coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)
Information on the chestnut-breasted coronet is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	1 Video

Chestnut-capped piha (Lipaugus weberi)
Information on the chestnut-capped piha is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Chestnut-capped thrush (Zoothera interpres)
Information on the chestnut-capped thrush is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

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