Endangered Species Parrots Protection 
10,000 Birds
JUNE 20, 2020
Costa Rica is a country situated well south of the Tropic of Cancer and like most places without a winter, parrots are an essential part of the local avifauna. With 18 species of native Psittacids to choose from, birding in Costa Rica is always a thrill, especially for someone who grew up in parrotless Niagara Falls, New York!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 5, 2024
Several endangered species are (or have been) highly dependent on specific tracts of federal land. For decades before the reintroduction of additional populations, the Puerto Rican Parrot was only found in El Yunque NF near San Juan. Additionally, many federal lands have further protections. This includes the military.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2022
Some ways to help this incredible bird include supporting the Macaw Recovery Network , any efforts to protect and reforest habitat from eastern Honduras to eastern Panama and northern Colombia, and never buying a Great Green Macaw. Yellow-naped Parrot (Amazona auropalliata). These are the critically endangered birds of Costa Rica.
10,000 Birds
JULY 19, 2021
Jim’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds was A Rare Caribbean Parrot on the Brink. In 2021, the American Ornithological Society announced that it has now classified the Bahama Nuthatch as a distinct species, Sitta insularis. I’m not convinced yet that the species is extinct,” the ornithologist says.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2019
Taking the above-mentioned factors into consideration and whether the bird had a unique appearance or behaviors, here they are, a suggested top 25 target species list for Costa Rica: Great Curassow. Thanks to better protection from hunting, this fancy bird is tame and easy to see at many sites in Costa Rica. Yellow-naped Parrot.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 26, 2014
One of the most alarming stories I read this week was about the call to rationalise the allocation of conservation dollars in Australia , shifting the focus from protecting endangered species to protecting habitats.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
For endangered species, red and gray tabs at the top of the page indicate level of threatened status from the IUCN and the Libro Rogo de los Vertebrados Cubanos (Red Data Book for Cuban Vertebrates). Descriptions are similarly compressed–no icons or silhouettes or physical descriptions.
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