New Zealand Rare Birds Thought to Be Extinct Have Seemingly Come Back from the Dead amid AI-Assisted Preservation Efforts

New Zealand is turning to artificial intelligence to find new ways to protect incredibly rare species of birds that were once ...
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Birders Go 'Cuckoo' Spotting Extremely Rare Bird Only Seen 4 Times in the U.S.

The rare visitor, believed to be a Common Cuckoo normally inhabits parts of Europe and Asia and almost never makes its way ...
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Rare, Out-of-Place Cuckoo Sends Birders Flocking to Long Island in Hopes of a Once-in-a-Lifetime Sighting

Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...

This Critically Endangered Species Was Finally Found After Disappearing For 20 Years

Sadly, the Earth abounds with endangered creatures, but there's new hope for one endangered bird which hasn't been seen or ...
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The Center for Biological Diversity fights to protect endangered Black-Capped Petrels

Understand the importance of protecting the Black-capped petrel and its dwindling nesting sites from increasing environmental ...
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From Rare Birds to Marine Life: Animals in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Discover the unique wildlife of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, from the nēnē goose and colorful honeycreepers to sea ...

Rare bird alert leads to blue jay-green jay hybrid discovery in Texas

A rare bird alert on the eBird app led University of Texas researchers to discover a rare hybrid from a blue jay and green jay mating.

Rare cuckoo bird draws "crazy viral birder insanity" to Long Island town

The common cuckoo bird has only been spotted four times in U.S. history in the lower 48 states, experts say. Now, it's in ...

Rare hornbill species once thought extinct in Singapore spotted in Sungei Buloh Wetlands

The last wild rhinoceros hornbill seen in Singapore was in the late 1800s, says an environment group. Read more at ...

A Rare Visitor to Long Island Is Driving Birders Cuckoo

A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said.