Extinct Bird

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  69-Million-Year-Old Fossil Bird Skull in Antarctica Sheds Light on Waterfowl Evolution

  Scientists have analysed a nearly complete fossilised bird skull found in Antarctica, dating back 69 million years. Identified as Vegavis iaai, the specimen is closely related to modern ducks and geese, with skull features supporting its classification as a waterfowl. Researchers suggest that its advanced vision and motor skills could have helped i...

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  Ancient Bird, Once Thought Extinct, Makes A Comeback After 300 Years

  After centuries of decline, concerted conservation efforts have led to a remarkable resurgence of the Northern Bald Ibis in Europe.

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  Australia's Fearsome "Modern-Day" Dinosaur Bird Stares Down Extinction

  With legs like a velociraptor and a striking neon blue neck, the southern cassowary cuts a fearsome figure in the rainforests of northeast Australia.

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  Feather Of New Zealand's Extinct Huia Bird Auctioned For Rs. 23 Lakh

  A feather of NewZealand'snow-extinct huia bird hasbeen auctionedfor a staggering NZD$46,521.50, approximately ₹23 lakh.

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  Flightless Bird Takahe, Declared Extinct In 1898, Returns To New Zealand Wild

  The plump birds have a strong red beak, stout legs and bright blue and green feathers.

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  WWF Uses Twitter Bird Logo To Highlight Significance Of Wildlife Conservation

  The German chapter of the WWF created an impactful graphic that shows the evolution of the blue bird logos over the years.

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  Study Of 70,000 Species Renews Fear Of Sixth Mass Extinction Event

  While mammals, birds and insects are seeing a decline in numbers, amphibians are particularly badly affected overall.

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  Scientists Plan To Bring Back A Bird That's Been Extinct Since The 17th Century

  Researchers may be able to recreate a bird's characteristics in the body of a living relative using cutting-edge gene-editing techniques.

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  Over 500 'Lost' Species of Terrestrial Vertebrates Missing for Decades Identified in New Study

  An international study has identified 562 'lost' terrestrial vertebrate species that are yet to be declared extinct. The list includes amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, found after examining data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN Red List) on 32,802 species. Most of the lost spe...

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  Researchers Present New Species Of Extinct Lizard, Previously Misidentified As Bird

  During a recent study, an international research team described a new species of Oculudentavis and provided further evidence that the animal first identified as a hummingbird-sized dinosaur was actually a lizard.

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  Fossil Of Bird With Unusually Long Toes From 99 Million Years Ago Found

  Researchers have discovered a bird foot from 99 million years ago that had a hyper-elongated third toe. This is the first time such a foot structure has been observed in birds, either extinct or living.

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  Endangered Bird Returned To South Korean Wild 40 Years After Extinction

  An endangered bird was reintroduced to the wild by South Korean authorities Wednesday, four decades after it went extinct on the peninsula.

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  Earth's Wild Animal Population Plummets 60 Per Cent In 44 Years: WWF

  "Runaway consumption" has decimated global wildlife, triggered a mass extinction and exhausted Earth's capacity to accommodate humanity's expanding appetites, the global conservation group WWF warned Tuesday. From 1970 to 2014, 60 percent of all animals with a backbone -- fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals -- were wiped out by human appe...

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  World Sparrow Day: How Bengaluru's 'Sparrow Man' Is Saving House Sparrows From Extinction

  House sparrows have become a rare sight in Bengaluru. These chirpy, small birds seem to have vanished from the bustling tech-city. On World Sparrow Day, we speak to Edwin Joseph, popularly known as Sparrow Man, who has transformed his home into a sanctuary for the little gregarious birds.

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  Scientists Warn Of Saltmarsh Sparrow's Possible Extinction In 50 Years

  Many birds in Connecticut are suffering slow, steady population declines because of a loss of nesting areas, and scientists say the saltmarsh sparrow could be extinct in 50 years, becoming the first avian extinction in the continental US since 1931, the Connecticut Audubon Society reports.