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| x Bald Eagle |
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Endangered Species Act | Threatened | Jun 28, 2007 |
The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and symbol of the United States of America. This sea eagle has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the...
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| Endangered Species Act | Endangered | Jul 12, 1995 | |||
| x California Condor |
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California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species |
The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a North American species of bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and the largest North American land bird. Currently, this condor inhabits only the Grand Canyon area, Zion National Park,...
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| Endangered Species Act | Endangered | ||||
| Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 | Migratory Bird | ||||
| x Sea Otter |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The ladidasea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (30 to 100 lb), making them the heaviest members of the weasel family...
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| x Red-tailed black shark |
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IUCN Red List | Extinct in the Wild |
The Red-tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor), also known as the Redtail Shark, is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae.
Red-tailed Black Sharks are extinct in the wild.
Red-tailed Black Sharks are known for their deep...
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| x Ivory-billed Woodpecker |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) is one of several species whose numbers have dwindled to the point where it is uncertain whether any remain. The species is listed as critically endangered and possibly extinct by the...
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| x Brown Pelican |
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California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species |
The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is 106-137 cm (42-54 in) in length, weighs from 2.75 to 5.5 kg (6-12 lb) and has a wingspan from...
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| Endangered Species Act | Endangered | ||||
| x Golden Eagle |
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California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species |
The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Once widespread across the Holarctic, it has disappeared from many of the more heavily...
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| x White-tailed Kite |
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California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species |
The White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) is an elanid kite found in western North America and parts of South America.
Their coloration is gull-like, but their shape and flight falcon-like, with a rounded tail. Mainly white underneath, they have black...
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| x Trumpeter Swan |
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California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species |
The Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, is the largest native North American bird, if measured in terms of weight and length, and is (on average) the largest living waterfowl species on earth. It is the North American counterpart of the European...
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| x Southern Bald Eagle | California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species | |||
| x American Peregrine Falcon | California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species | |||
| x California Least Tern |
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California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species |
The California Least Tern, Sternula antillarum browni, is a subspecies of Least Tern that breeds primarily in bays of the Pacific Ocean within a very limited range of Southern California, in San Francisco Bay and in and extreme northern Mexico. This...
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| Endangered Species Act | Endangered | ||||
| x California Black Rail | California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species | |||
| x California Clapper Rail |
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California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species |
The California Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) is an endangered subspecies of the Clapper Rail (R. longirostris). It is found principally in California's San Francisco Bay, and also in Monterey Bay and Morro Bay. A member of the rail...
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| Endangered Species Act | Endangered | ||||
| x Greater Sandhill Crane | California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species | |||
| x Light-footed Clapper Rail | California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species | |||
| Endangered Species Act | Endangered | ||||
| x Yuma Clapper Rail | California Endangered Species Act | California Fully Protected Species | |||
| Endangered Species Act | Endangered | ||||
| x Hawaii 'Akepa | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Kauai 'Akialoa |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Kauai 'Akialoa (Akialoa stejnegeri) was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It was endemic to the island of Kauai, Hawaii. It became extinct due to habitat loss. The Kaua`i `Akialoa was about seven and a half inches in long and has a...
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| x Puerto Rican Plain Pigeon | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Guam Rail |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Guam Rail, Gallirallus owstoni, (Local name: Ko'ko' ) is a flightless bird, endemic to Guam. The Guam Rail, which is locally known as the Ko'ko' in Chamorro, disappeared from southern Guam in the early 1970s and was extirpated from the entire...
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| x Guam Swiftlet | Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Guam Swiftlet (Collocalia bartschi) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or...
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| x Short-tailed Albatross |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Short-tailed Albatross or Steller's Albatross, Phoebastria albatrus, is a large rare seabird from the North Pacific. Although related to the other North Pacific albatrosses, it also exhibits behavioural and morphological links to the albatrosses...
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| x 'Akiapola'au |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The ʻAkiapōlāʻau (Hemignathus munroi) is a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanididae, that is endemic to the island of Hawaii. Its natural habitats are dry and montane moist forests, and the only bird species on the...
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| x Yellow-shouldered Blackbird |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus), also known as La Mariquita de Puerto Rico or Capitán, is a diurnal blackbird endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and one of the eleven species belonging to the Agelaius genus of the...
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| x Masked Bobwhite Quail | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Audubon's Crested Caracara | Endangered Species Act | Threatened | |||
| x Hawaiian Coot | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Mississippi Sandhill Crane | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Whooping Crane |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Whooping Crane (Grus americana), the tallest North American bird, is an endangered crane species named for its whooping sound and call. Along with the Sandhill Crane, it is one of only two crane species found in North America. The whooping crane...
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| x Hawai'i Creeper |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Hawaiʻi Creeper (Oreomystis mana) is a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanididae, that is endemic to the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Its natural habitats are dry forests and montane moist forests at elevations of 1,000–2...
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| x Kakawahie |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Kākāwahie or Molokaʻi Creeper (Paroreomyza flammea) was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is extinct, formerly occurring on the Hawaiian island of Molokaʻi. It is five and a half inches long with clawed toes. This bird did look...
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| x O'ahu 'Alauahio |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The O'ahu 'Alauahio is a small finch-like bird that is endemic to the island of Oahu. It is a brown yellow bird with a small bluish bill. It is four inches long and has a small tail made up of mustard colored feathers. It feeds on invertebrates that...
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| x Hawaiian Crow |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The ʻAlalā or Hawaiian Crow (Corvus hawaiiensis) is a species of bird in the jay family, Corvidae. It is about the size of the Carrion Crow at 48–50 centimetres (19–20 in) in length, but with more rounded wings and a much thicker bill. It has soft,...
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| x Mariana Crow |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Mariana Crow (Corvus kubaryi) is a species of the crow family from the north Pacific. It is an endangered species which has steadily declined in numbers since the 1960s.
The Mariana Crow is a small black crow with a bluish-black gloss on its...
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| x White-necked Crow |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The White-necked Crow (Corvus leucognaphalus) is the largest (42–46 centimetres/17–18 inchesin length) of the four Caribbean crow species. Two other species, the Cuban Crow (Corvus nasicus) and the Jamaican Crow (Corvus jamaicensis), appear to be...
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| x Eskimo Curlew |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Eskimo Curlew or Northern Curlew (Numenius borealis) is a medium-sized New World shorebird. It is severely endangered and could possibly be extinct.
The Eskimo Curlew is one of eight species of curlew, and is classed with them in the genus...
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| x Hawaiian Duck |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Hawaiian Duck (Anas wyvilliana) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae. It is endemic to the large islands of Hawaiʻi. Some authorities treat it as an island subspecies of the Mallard, based on their capacity to produce fertile hybrids, but...
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| x Laysan Duck |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis), also known as the Laysan Teal because of its small size, is an endangered dabbling duck endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Fossil evidence reveals that Laysan Ducks once lived across the entire archipelago, but...
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| x Spectacled Eider |
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Endangered Species Act | Threatened |
The Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) is a large sea duck, which breeds on the coasts of Alaska and northeastern Siberia.
The lined nest is built on tundra close to the sea, and 5–9 eggs are laid. This species dives for crustaceans and molluscs....
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| x Steller's Eider |
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Endangered Species Act | Threatened |
The Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) is a medium-large sea duck, which breeds along the Arctic coasts of eastern Siberia and Alaska. The lined nest is built on tundra close to the sea, and 6-10 eggs are laid.
It winters somewhat further south...
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| x Oahu Elepaio | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Northern Aplomado Falcon | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Laysan Finch |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Laysan Finch (Telespiza cantans) is a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanididae, that is endemic to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is one of four remaining finch-billed Hawaiian honeycreepers, and is closely...
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| x Nihoa Finch |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Nihoa Finch (Telespiza ultima) is one of the two endemic bird species of the tiny Hawaiian island Nihoa, the other being the Nihoa Millerbird. When it was classified in 1917, scientists thought that it would be the last endemic species named....
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| x Southwestern Willow Flycatcher | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Coastal California Gnatcatcher | Endangered Species Act | Threatened | |||
| x Hawaiian Goose |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Hawaiian Goose or Nēnē, Branta sandvicensis, is a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The official bird of the State of Hawaiʻi, the Nēnē is exclusively found in the wild on the islands of Maui, Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi. The Nēnē gets...
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| x Hawaiian Hawk |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Hawaiian Hawk or ʻIo, Buteo solitarius, is a raptor of the Buteo genus endemic to Hawaiʻi. Buteos tend to be easily recognized by their bulky bodies relative to their overall length and wingspan. The ʻIo is the only hawk that is native to...
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| x Puerto Rican Broad-winged Hawk | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x 'Akohekohe |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The ʻĀkohekohe (Palmeria dolei) is a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanididae. It is endemic to the island of Maui in Hawaiʻi. Its natural habitat are wet forests dominated by koa (Acacia koa) and ʻōhiʻa lehua ...
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| x Florida Scrub Jay |
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Endangered Species Act | Threatened |
The Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is one of the species of scrub jay native to North America. It is the only species of bird endemic to the U.S. state of Florida. Because of this, it is heavily sought by birders who travel from across...
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| x Guam Micronesian Kingfisher | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Everglade Snail Kite | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Micronesian Scrubfowl |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Micronesian Megapode or Micronesian Scrubfowl, Megapodius laperouse, is an endangered megapode which inhabits islands of the Western Pacific Ocean.
The Micronesian Megapode is a stocky medium-sized bird that is mostly dark brownish-black in...
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| x Nihoa Millerbird |
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Endangered Species Act | Endangered |
The Nihoa Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi) is a subspecies of the Millerbird. It is limited to and one of the two endemic birds of the tiny island of Nihoa in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The other endemic bird is the Nihoa Finch. It...
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| x Hawaiian Common Moorhen | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Mariana Common Moorhen | Endangered Species Act | Endangered | |||
| x Marbled Murrelet |
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Endangered Species Act | Threatened |
The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small seabird from the North Pacific. It is a member of the auk family. It nests in old-growth forests or on the ground at higher latitudes where trees cannot grow. Its habit of nesting in trees...
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