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Threatened Birds

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Saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus)
Information on the saddleback is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	14 Images	0 Videos

Saffron toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni)
A spectacularly colourful member of the toucan family, the saffron toucanet can be readily identified by the adult male's golden... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Saffron-cowled blackbird (Xanthopsar flavus)
The male of this species has strikingly contrasting bright yellow head, rump and underparts against its black nape, upperparts... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Saffron-headed parrot (Gypopsitta pyrilia)
Information on the saffron-headed parrot is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Sakalava rail (Amaurornis olivieri)
Since its discovery in 1929, the rare and extremely shy Sakalava rail has been recorded on only a handful of occasions. This small... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Saker falcon (Falco cherrug)
A great favourite with falconers, the saker falcon is a large, powerful bird of prey with an exceptionally broad wingspan for its... More	15 Images	2 Videos

Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
The salmon-crested cockatoo is quite possibly one of the most strikingly beautiful species in the parrot family, a beauty that has... More	12 Images	0 Videos

Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus)
Despite its distinctive appearance, the quiet song and secretive behaviour of the saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow mean that it can... More	4 Images	1 Video

Salvadori's fig-parrot (Psittaculirostris salvadorii)
Information on the Salvadori's fig-parrot is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Salvadori's pheasant (Lophura inornata)
This fairly plain pheasant earns its specific name, inornata (Latin for non-ornamental) for its rather unspectacular plumage. Males... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Salvadori's seedeater (Serinus xantholaemus)
Information on Salvadori's seedeater is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Salvadori's teal (Salvadorina waigiuensis)
Despite its distinctive appearance, few people outside of New Guinea have ever seen Salvadori's teal, and the nest of this duck was... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini)
This medium-sized, black-and-white albatross has only recently been considered a distinct species and separate from the shy... More	22 Images	0 Videos

San Cristobal mockingbird (Mimus melanotis)
One of the first animals Darwin encountered when he arrived in the Galapagos in 1835 was the San Cristobal mockingbird. His... More	6 Images	1 Video

Sand partridge (Ammoperdix heyi)
Information on the sand partridge is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	1 Video

Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
The most abundant crane species on Earth, the sandhill crane is renowned for its spectacular mass migrations. A large-bodied bird... More	41 Images	0 Videos

Sangihe shrike-thrush (Colluricincla sanghirensis)
Information on the Sangihe shrike-thrush is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Santa Marta bush-tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix)
Information on the Santa Marta bush-tyrant is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Santa Marta parakeet (Pyrrhura viridicata)
Information on the Santa Marta parakeet is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Sao Tome fiscal (Lanius newtoni)
For the best part of the 20th century the São Tomé fiscal was thought to be extinct, but in 1990, the continued existence of this... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Sao Tome grosbeak (Neospiza concolor)
Information on the Sao Tome grosbeak is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Sao Tome oriole (Oriolus crassirostris)
Orioles are fairly large, boldly coloured, woodland and forest birds; only one species of oriole occurs on the island... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Sao Tome scops-owl (Otus hartlaubi)
This small owl, named after the only island it inhabits, has warm reddish-brown plumage with indistinct, fine reddish markings and... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Sao Tome short-tail (Amaurocichla bocagei)
Information on the Sao Tome short-tail is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Sao Tome white-eye (Zosterops ficedulinus)
Information on the São Tomé white-eye is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Sapphire-bellied hummingbird (Lepidopyga lilliae)
Information on the sapphire-bellied hummingbird is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Sarus crane (Grus antigone)
The sarus crane is the tallest flying bird in the world with some adult males reaching up to 1.8 metres tall. These elegant birds... More	17 Images	12 Videos

Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra)
The male of this species has the darkest, deepest red underparts of all tragopans, with the brighter crimson-red colouration... More	17 Images	2 Videos

Saunder's gull (Larus saundersi)
A small gull with a black hood and nape, but only during the breeding season, Saunder's gull has a white body with pale grey wings... More	14 Images	2 Videos

Saunders's tern (Sterna saundersi)
Information on Saunders's tern is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Scallop-breasted antpitta (Grallaricula loricata)
Information on the scallop-breasted antpitta is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Scaly ground-roller (Brachypteracias squamiger)
The unmistakeable scaly-ground roller is, as its name suggests, a ground dwelling bird with a striking pattern of black-and-white... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
Information on the scaly-breasted munia is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)
This distinctive species earns its unusual name for the white feathers of its flanks, which are boldly edged and shafted with... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
With its large size, vibrant plumage and raucous calls, the scarlet macaw is surely one of the most colourful and charismatic... More	27 Images	0 Videos

Scarlet rumped trogon (Harpactes duvaucelii)
Information on the scarlet rumped trogon is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Schneider's pitta (Pitta schneideri)
Schneider's pitta, which was once feared extinct, belongs to a family of secretive, stumpy-looking birds known for their acute... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Scissor-tailed hummingbird (Hylonympha macrocerca)
Information on the scissor-tailed hummingbird is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)
Like other monals (Lophophorus spp.), Sclater's monal is a spectacularly colourful bird, boasting shimmering metallic green, blue... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Semi-collared flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)
The male semi-collared flycatcher is a small, pied bird, with a glossy black head, back, tail and upperwing, a grey rump, and... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Serendib scops-owl (Otus thilohoffmanni)
The astonishing discovery of this tiny owl in 2001 in the southern rain forests of Sri Lanka stunned biologists around the world... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Seven-coloured tanager (Tangara fastuosa)
Aptly named, this spectacularly colourful species is amongst the most beautiful of all birds. The head, chin and mantle are... More	8 Images	1 Video

Seychelles fody (Foudia sechellarum)
The Seychelles fody belongs to the weaver family of birds, a group known for their elaborate woven nests. The plumage is rather... More	7 Images	2 Videos

Seychelles kestrel (Falco araea)
The Seychelles kestrel, the only day-flying raptor in the central Seychelles, is a small falcon with dark reddish-brown plumage... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Seychelles magpie robin (Copsychus sechellarum)
This species is about the size of a European blackbird and is black in colour with a blue sheen and white patches on the wing.... More	8 Images	5 Videos

Seychelles paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)
This elegant flycatcher is known in Creole as 'Vev' from the French for 'widow' owing to its all black plumage. The black feathers... More	10 Images	8 Videos

Seychelles scops-owl (Otus insularis)
This small forest owl was declared extinct in 1958, before it was rediscovered in 1960. This oversight could have been due to its... More	3 Images	2 Videos

Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis)
The Seychelles warbler stands as an example of how, whilst humans may push a species to the verge of extinction, human intervention... More	9 Images	1 Video

Sharp-beaked ground-finch (Geospiza difficilis)
Unique amongst birds, the sharp-beaked ground finch is famed for the extraordinary feeding habits that have earned it the sinister... More	13 Images	8 Videos

Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Information on the sharp-shinned hawk is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	25 Images	0 Videos

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