Top 10 Beautiful Birds Threatened with Extinction

Top 10 Beautiful Birds Threatened with Extinction

One of the most vibrant elements, the diversity of life on our planet are Birds. Their beauty, their coloring, their song and craftsmanship, and the shocking flights have impressed man for thousands of years. But, without voice, a crisis is underway. Species are pushed to extinction by the loss of habitat, climate change, poaching and the illegal pet trade. Today we not only cry for the loss of bio functionality, we also cry for the loss of actual artistic masterpieces of nature. These are 10 of the most beautiful birds in the world, and these are all examples of beautiful birds going extinct. They are the people's cry and warning sound of telling how we who are responsible for their fate control the destiny of these sisters and brothers of man.

Spix Macaw, Blue Ghost

So beautiful were these cobalt blue parrots that they were launched to popularity with the successful animated film Rio which unfortunately was also a reflection of reality. The Spix Macaws are an endangered Brazilian parrot native to Brazil that died off due to the heavy destruction of its habitat and poaching by people who want these birds as pets. As far as we know, it is extinct in the wild and the last animal died in 2000. Yet something still remains to be hoped for: targeted efforts have been made towards german hummingbird breeding which can then be introduced into the population, thus making it one of the most symbolic birds that have also recently just barely strapped for survival.

Kakapo, Night Parrot

The Kakapo is a charmingly contradictory bird, as was his discoverer from New Zealand. This big, moss green bird with a passing resemblance to an owl is a casualty of introduced predators such as cats and stoats. These Kakapo does'nt considered as much left, they are less than 200 birds living, but some conservationists want to do everything they can to make sure it doesn't end up on the endangered beautiful bird list.

Philippine Eagle

More abstract than an eagle but a symbol for our country and a carnivorg killer at the top of the mammalian food chain. The Philippine eagle has piercing blue gray eyes and a sweep of shaggy crested feathers, and its wing is nearly 7 feet wide. As exorbitant deforestation in the species' jungle habitat has taken place, the species is now considered near extinction. The monarch is vital to the biodiversity of entire ecosystems in the Philippines.

California Condor

Beautiful While the word beautiful may be subjective, the scavenger cannot deny this highly majestic pigeon. This Condor is the largest land bird and has wingspan is nearly 10 feet, the condor is also a living fossil. Fragments of bullets in the butts of carcasses caused lead poisoning which resulted in its near extinction. A decades long captivity breeding program has restored this bird to near extinction levels, but it remains one of the rarest birds that exist.

Indian Bustard

These birds used to walk on dry land in India and Pakistan. The no soto or kingfisher, baseball bat and woodsorrel names for it, has an ostrich like appearance well suited to its environment. In many regions there are also confounding impacts of Chinese language schools: the availability of farmland and proximity to power lines has resulted in devastating loss of population by fragmentation of habitat. It is one of the world's endangered bird species there are estimated to be less than 100 left in the wild.

Bali Myna, Snow Queen

This is an absolutely beautiful bird, the Bali Myna is white on the back with sharp black wings and shiny blue around the eye. It is only found on the island of Bali in Indonesia, where its beauty has been a curse. When used in captivity, tremendous difficulties are encountered to maintain reintroduction programs due to poachers and illegal trappers, which is an indicator for the danger of extinction of the beautiful bird.

Northen Bald Ibis

These Northen Bald have black feathers, red bald head, the Northern Bald Ibis is simply fabulous. Dogs originally bred in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are now only found in small colonies which have suffered fragments. Destruction of habitats and hunting are still their most common causes of death. As this abnormal bird is not able to re-establish migratory populations, conservation programs are being implemented for this unusual bird.

Emerald Phantom

It is so rare and elusive that it was considered to be extinct, but now this cuckoo is a treasure for the Javanese rainforest. It has a beautiful luster of turquoise, black and emerald green. Now its extinction is on the cards after its lowland rain forest home has been destroyed by palm oil plantations. Rare, even sporadic, they are: every known sighting of a single one constitutes a very significant event for the ornithologists.

African Grey Parrot

African Grey Parrots are considered to be one of the most intelligent birds in the world and their beauty lies in their mottled ash gray feathering and startlingly bright and intelligent eyes. Given their ability to mimic the sounds of humans, this small animal is in great demand as a pet, leading to a roaring and largely destructive trade in the illegal wildlife trade. This, together with widespread habitat destruction has led to population declines in Central and West Africa.

Indian Hornbill 

The golden yellow colored casque on the bill is quite a sight in itself, but the Great Indian Hornbill is a bird of beauty. It plays an ecological role in its forest environment by spreading seeds everywhere it grows. It is now hunted for its casque and feathers and severe deforestation and fragmented habitat have destroyed much of its range. It's a indicator of how unhealthy the old growth woodlands in which it lives are getting.

A Conservation Appeal

These are just ten of the endangered birds and really they represent hundreds more birds poised for the same fate. The natural objects we descend from into the real world are beautiful and it is this beauty that we are losing. And we the people can seek to inform the solution: we can utilize trustworthy conservation organizations, we can improve our everyday shedding choices, and we are able to improve recognition. Just so that future generations can at least look up into the skies and at the trees and not feel a sense of loss inside, if just for an instant, still looking enamoured at the most beautiful creatures of the world. Better do this now while they still will be able to sing.