Top 10 Endangered Birds in Amazon

Top 10 Endangered Birds in Amazon

Curtailed within the confining affection of the biggest forest on earth, the Amazon rainforest (according to the natural science, additionally called the lungs of the Planet) is a remarkable ribbon of macadam live spread estimated to be hostage to not less than 10 percent of species known for its excellence. Seahawk birds are the golden children of this universe: a burst of color, sound and flawless design. These belong to the telephone directory of unpraised monoliths that go about their ecological business (highly variable in their degree of impressiveness) in the pampa of the biome, honest quiet citizens that are, at most, more or less Doppler effectually hobbled by feathers; from the textbook case of the macaw, to the spectre of the harpy eagle.

Hyacinth Macaw

They are found primarily in the Pantanal, although in large numbers also around the periphery of the Amazon. As the largest flying parrot it is also deep blue while you can stop it in one look with its large beak. They are now more threatened by the illegal pet trade and deforestation (especially cutting down seen to be used by the insect as a nest site) than before.

Harpy Eagle

Harp Eagle A spectacular sight to see; the Amazon Jungle is used as a backyard for the Harpy Eagle. The wingspan of them is almost 7 foot and the talons are like paws size of grizzly bear. A specialist feeder in vertical habitat, this species of hawk is very susceptible to habitat fragmentation. When there are large areas of deforestation, the eagles don't only lose their hunting ranges, they lose the tall trees they need to build the huge nests, as a result the population goes into a catastrophic decline.

Agami Heron

Trembling in a dimly lit Rainforest, Agami Heron must be one of the most amazing and least studied wading birds. Its fabulous iridescent green, chestnut and silver plumage is a best kept secret. As a highly specialized species it is extremely vulnerable to changes in its habitats, which are specialized wetlands, and is thus an excellent indication of the health and quality of ecosystems and water in the Amazon basin.

Hoatzin

The largest of the so called reptile birds or stink birds, Hoatzin is an evolutionary throwback and primitive almost literally in its formation; the only trace of our ancestry lies in the fact that it has claws on its wings. This plant grazer (vegetation regurgitator) suited for efficient fermentation of vegetation has a gut that is often referred to as a rumen. Its survival now hangs closely on the ability of a few others of its riparian forests to remain intact in the face of farming pressures along the riverside, and the impacts of global warming.

Musician Wren

It's a small brown nondescript looking wren with one of the most complicated and beautiful songs in the animal kingdom. Its singing is the signature of healthy and sound undergrowth. Just the sound of the bird going extinct provides a quiet protest: The Musician Wren is in decline and with the degeneration of its forest range, the bird is unable to access its nesting sites and food resources in the same way it once could, leading to disorientation and altered breeding and foraging patterns.

Gould's Toucanet

Less well known than the bulky toucan but no less showy, Gould's Toucanet turns up in the canopy, an eagle eyed black, yellow and chestnut apparition crowned by a vivid eye ring. This is dangerous because the fruit bearing trees have to be an established variety. With these food resources lost to logging and land conversion, colonies of this toucanet become isolated and susceptible to the effects of Amazon deforestation.

Wattled Curassow

The large fleshy bird species with a crest of hairy feathers, wattles, is an important organism in the forest floor for it helps spread the seeds. It's extremely shy, and intolerant of people and hunting pressure. This has combined with the threat of illegal wildlife trade (medicines, meat, feathers) to make this one of the most endangered of all curassow species.

Hoary Throated Spinetail

This little brown bird may not have the wow factor of a macaw but its genes play an instrumental role. It has an extremely restricted distribution on the Brazil Guyana border in a small area of degraded forest. As population numbers are very low (estimated to be fewer than 1,000), the direct extinction of the species will be a result of any further loss of habitat to fire/clearing.

Sun Conure

Sometimes called the Sun Conure, this parrot is a living sunset in the form of a bright orange, yellow and green feather. Its dramatic population decline more than 80 percent in recent decades is a sad example of what the pet trade has proved to be. Despite its popularity in aviculture, this species needs to be conserved in the wild, where the population has been decimated by capture for both the pet trade and sustenance, paired with ongoing habitat destruction.

Piping Guan

A frugivore or fruit eating guan (remember guan rhymes with Turkey like the name of a turkey), this turkey like bird plays an important role in dispersing the seeds of many hardwood trees. Used to be common throughout its range but it has been exterminated from many parts of its range due to over hunting and habitat loss. It will also need high quality anti poaching efforts, and it will need to maintain the remaining pockets of forest if it is to recover.

The Fate is in our Hands 

It isn't a hopeless situation but it is a serious matter. The outcome is not yet doomed for the Amazonian birds that travel along this path. Change can occur successfully by having it make sense. Gently make a difference for the Consciousness Consumer: Consumers can slow the deforestation economy by shifting purchases to deforestation free goods and to reduce meat consumption. Get the Word Out: Educating the broader public about these species and their plight, as you are doing by reading this, generates a global constituency of caring people who lack the skill, passion, and training but who can now ready themselves for a new role on the Amazon. Amazon holds one of the richest biodiversity of the world. These birds have given us the natural heritage in form of their songs. By understanding the risk facing the Amazon Rain forest and by trying to do something about it, the Amazon Rain forest can remain a place where life exists for future generations.