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Cebu Flowerpecker
The Cebu Flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor) is a small passerine bird. It is endemic to Cebu
Island in the Philippines.
The Cebu Flowerpecker is a critically endangered breeding bird. It was feared to have become
extinct early in the 20th century after the clearance of most of the island's forests, but was
rediscovered in 1992 in a small patch of limestone forest in the Central Cebu Protected
Landscape and has since been found at three other sites, namely, the Nug-as forest of Alcoy,
Mount Lantoy ofArgao and the forests ofDalaguete. Other possible sites for this species are in
Malabuyoc. The current population is estimated to be between 85 and 105.[2]
The four-color bird reached a size 11 to 12 centimeters. The male is characterized by a large,
triangular, scarlet to vermilion coat stain.The lower back is ocher with green approach. Back,neck, head and sides of neck, wings and tail are glossy blue-black. The underside is pale yellow.
Chin,belly center, armpits, under tail-coverts, and under wing-coverts are white.The edges are
blurred light olive. In the female, the top is brown. The head is slightly faded olive, the back, the
wing-coverts and outer webs of secondaries are strongly washed out olive. The rump is almost
entirely olive-yellow. The underside is white with a faint gray olivgelben approach that is
brighter towards the center of the chest and abdomen. The under wing-coverts, shoulders and
inner webs of the quills are white
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Spix's Macaw
Spix's Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii), also known as the Little Blue Macaw, is a Brazilian macawand the only small blue macaw. It is a member of Arini tribe in the subfamily Arinae
(Neotropical parrots), part of the family Psittacidae (the true parrots). It was first described by
German naturalist Georg Marcgrave, when he was working in the State ofPernambuco, Brazil in
1638 and it is named for German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix, who collected a specimen
in 1819 on the bank of the Rio So Francisco in northeast Bahia in Brazil.
The species inhabited riparian Caraibeira (Tabebuia aurea) woodland galleries in the drainage
basin of the Rio So Francisco within the Caatinga dry forest climate of interior northeastern
Brazil. It had a very restricted natural habitat due to its dependence on the tree for nesting,
feeding and roosting. It fed primarily on seeds and nuts of Caraiba and various Euphorbiaceae
(spurge) shrubs, the dominant vegetation of the Caatinga. Due to deforestation in its limited
range and specialized habitat, the bird has been rare in the wild throughout the twentieth century.
It has always been very rare in captivity, partly due to the remoteness of its natural range.
The IUCN regard the Spix's Macaw as critically endangered and possibly extinct in the wild. Its
last known stronghold in the wild was in northeastern Bahia, Brazil and the last known wild bird
was a male that vanished in 2000. The species is now maintained through a captive breeding
program at several conservation organizations under the aegis of the Brazilian government. It is
listed on CITES Appendix I, which makes trade illegal except for legitimate conservation,scientific or educational purposes.
The Brazilian government department of natural resources (ICMBio) is conducting a project
Ararinha-Azul with an associated plan to restore the species to the wild as soon as sufficient
breeding birds and restored habitat are available.
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Mauritius parakeet
Description
The Mauritius parakeet had the dubious honour of being the most endangered bird in the world
in the 1980s, but following a massive conservation drive boasts a more secure future today.
These medium-sized parakeets are bright emerald-green in colour with a black ring around the
neck; the crown, nape of the neck and long tail have a blue tinge(4)
. Mature males bear a reddish-
orange upper beak and pinkish markings on the back of the neck(4)
. Mauritius parakeets give a
loud 'kaaark kaaark' call in flight and shorter 'kik kik'
Golden Toad
The golden toad (Bufo periglenes) was a small, shiny, bright true toad that was once abundant in
a small region of high-altitude cloud-covered tropical forests, about 10 square kilometres
(3.9 sq mi) in area, north of the city ofMonteverde, Costa Rica. For this reason, it is sometimes
also called the Monteverde golden toad, or the Monte Verde toad. Other common English names
include Alajuela toad and orange toad. They were first described in 1966 by the herpetologist Jay
Savage.[2]
On 15 May 1989, a single male was found, and not a single B. periglenes is reported to
have been seen anywhere in the world since, and it is classified by the International Union for
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Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as an extinct species.[3]
Its sudden extinction might have been
caused by chytrid fungus and extensive habitat loss.
The golden toad was one of more than 500 species in the family Bufonidaethe "true toads". B.
periglenes inhabited northern Costa Ricas Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, distributed over
an area of roughly 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) at an average elevation of 1,500 metres(4,900 ft).
Quagga
The quagga (/kwx/) (Equus quagga quagga) is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra that
lived in South Africa. It was long thought to be a distinct species, but recent genetic studies have
shown it to be the southernmost subspecies of the plains zebra. It is considered particularly close
to Burchell's zebra. Its name is derived from the plains zebra's call, which sounds like "kwa-ha-
ha".
The quagga is believed to have been around 257 cm (8.43 ft) long and 125135 cm (4.10
4.43 ft) tall at the shoulder. It was distinguished from other zebras by its limited pattern of
primarily brown and white stripes, mainly on the front part of the body. The rear was brown and
without stripes, and therefore more horse-like. The distribution of stripes varied considerably
between individuals. Little is known about its behaviour but it may have gathered into herds of
3050 individuals. Quaggas were said to be wild and lively, yet were also considered more
docile than Burchell's zebra. They were once found in great numbers in the Karoo of the former
Cape Province and the southern part of the formerOrange Free State in South Africa.
Since Dutch settlement of South Africa began, the quagga was heavily hunted, and it competedwith domesticated animals for forage. While some individuals were taken to zoos in Europe,
breeding programs were not successful. The last wild population lived in the Orange Free State,
and the quagga was extinct in the wildby 1878. The last captive specimen died in Amsterdam on
12 August 1883. Only one quagga was ever photographed alive and only 23 skins are preserved
today. In 1984, the quagga was the first extinct animal to have its DNA analysed, and the
Quagga Project has tried to recreate it by selectively breedingplains zebras to resemble it.
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Tasmanian tiger
Thylacinus cynocephalus, Greek for "dog-headed pouched one") was the largest known
carnivorous marsupial ofmodern times. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger (because
of its striped back) or the Tasmanian wolf.[6]
Native to continental Australia, Tasmania and New
Guinea, it is thought to have become extinct in the 20th century. It was the last extant member of
its family, Thylacinidae; specimens of other members of the family have been found in the fossil
record dating back to the early Miocene.
The thylacine had become extremely rare or extinct on the Australian mainlandbefore European
settlement of the continent, but it survived on the island of Tasmania along with several other
endemic species, including the Tasmanian devil. Intensive hunting encouraged by bounties is
generally blamed for its extinction, but other contributing factors may have been disease, the
introduction of dogs, and human encroachment into its habitat. Despite its official classification
as extinct, sightings are still reported, though none have been conclusively proven.
Like the tigers and wolves of the Northern Hemisphere, from which it obtained two of its
common names, the thylacine was an apex predator. As a marsupial, it was not closely related to
these placental mammals, but because of convergent evolution it displayed the same general
form and adaptations. Its closest living relative is thought to be either the Tasmanian devil or
numbat. The thylacine was one of only two marsupials to have a pouch in both sexes (the other
being the water opossum). The male thylacine had a pouch that acted as a protective sheath,
covering the male's external reproductive organs while he ran through thick brush. It has been
described as a formidable predator because of its ability to survive and hunt prey in extremely
sparsely populated areas.
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Cebu Flowerpecker Spix's Macaw
Mauritius parakeet Golden Toad
Quagga Tasmanian tiger
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