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Varied Thrush
The eerie, ethereal-sounding whistles of the colorful Varied Thrush resound throughout the dense rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, where this bird's haunting song is more often heard than the bird itself is seen. Famed naturalist Louis Agassiz Fuertes called its… Read More »
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White-crowned Sparrow
The dapper White-crowned Sparrow is easily recognized by its boldly striped head, colorful pink or yellow bill, and unmarked gray breast. Like its close relative the White-throated Sparrow, this handsome bird is a widespread winter visitor in many parts of… Read More »
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Galapagos Penguin
The Galapagos Penguin is the smallest South American penguin, and the only one to live near the equator. It shares the Galápagos Archipelago with other seabirds such as the Galapagos Petrel and Waved Albatross. It is the most northerly-breeding penguin… Read More »
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Atlantic Puffin
The Atlantic Puffin is a small seabird, only a bit larger than a Mourning Dove, but it’s heavy for its size, weighing just over a pound — about the same weight as a full beverage can. It's the only puffin… Read More »
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Laughing Gull
The Laughing Gull is perfectly named; its continuous, raucous "ha-ha-ha" calls are a part of the summer soundtrack along Gulf and Atlantic Coast beaches. This medium-sized, black-hooded gull favors the ocean shore and is a common sight there during the… Read More »
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Our Partners
Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) works to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. They do so through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive. ABC works… Read More »
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Endangered Hawai'i Film Featuring Richard Chamberlain Receives International Acclaim at Top European Enviro Film Festival
Photo courtesy Richard Chamberlain (Washington, D.C., December 20, 2012) Endangered Hawaiʻi, a video about the shocking and tragic extinction of dozens of bird species in Hawaiʻi, has been awarded the International Jury Prize at EKOFILM - International Film Festival on… Read More »
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Hawaiian Resort Sued Over Seabird Deaths – Starwood Hotel responsible for over one-quarter of downed Newell's Shearwaters on Kaua‘i
Hawaiian Resort Sued Over Seabird Deaths - Starwood Hotel responsible for over one-quarter of downed Newell’s Shearwaters on Kaua‘i For Immediate Release Contact: David Henkin, Earthjustice, 808-599-2436 Maka‘ala Ka‘aumoana, Hui Ho‘omalu i Ka ‘Äina, 808-346-5458 Don Heacock, Conservation Council for… Read More »
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Recent Bird Kills Only Tip of the Iceberg
For Immediate Release Contact: , 202-234-7181 ext. 212 Wind farm. Photo: Mike Parr (Washington, D.C., January 7, 2011) Recent reports of thousands of dead birds falling from the sky in Arkansas, while getting much attention in the press, only represent… Read More »
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Critical Habitat for Snowy Plover May More Than Double Under New Proposal
Snowy Plover by Greg Lavaty (March 31, 2011) Under a new proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), land designated as Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast population of the Western Snowy Plover, a threatened species protected under… Read More »
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Iconic, Endangered Hawaiian Bird Making Remarkable Comeback, Challenges Remain
Contact: Robert Johns, 202-234-7181 ext.210, Two Nēnē, or Hawaiian Geese, USFWS (Washington, D.C., November 30, 2011) The endangered Nēnē, also known as Hawaiian Goose, whose wild population 60 years ago had shrunk to a meager 20-30 birds, has been making… Read More »
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New Film Now Available Documenting Plight of Endangered Hawaiian Birds
I'iwi by Michael Walther (Washington, D.C. , August 22, 2012) American Bird Conservancy’s (ABC) new 30-minute film titled Endangered Hawai’i, narrated by actor Richard Chamberlain, is now available for purchase on DVD. The film explores the on-going bird extinction crisis… Read More »
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Lawsuit to Protect Piping Plovers at Jones Beach Will Proceed
Contact: Jennifer Howard, Director of Public Relations, 202-888-7472 (Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2017) A federal judge has ruled that American Bird Conservancy (ABC) may proceed with its lawsuit against the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation… Read More »
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Fixing Hawai'i's Power Lines and Street Lights to Save Seabirds and Sea Turtles
Hawaiʻi has a problem that is killing its wildlife. Integral parts of community infrastructure — the lights that brighten the streets and the power lines strung along them — are decimating native species. Endemic nocturnal seabirds such as the Endangered… Read More »
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Eastern Phoebe
The Eastern Phoebe may lack the visual appeal of a Northern Cardinal or Scarlet Tanager, but this drab little flycatcher is just as popular among birdwatchers. It's easy to identify, both for its onomatopoeic calls and tail-wagging habit. And it’s… Read More »
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Ashy Storm-Petrel
The Ashy Storm-Petrel is a small, sooty-colored seabird, slightly larger than an Eastern Bluebird. An adult can fit nicely into the palm of one’s hand and weighs just a bit more than one ounce. This specialized seabird can only be… Read More »
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ʻIʻiwi
The eye-catching ʻIʻiwi (pronounced "ee-EE-vee") was once one of the Hawaiian Islands’ most common forest birds. In Hawaiian mythology, the demi-god Maui particularly loved the native forest birds and painted them in bright reds and golds. Maui made the ʻIʻiwi… Read More »
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Galápagos Petrel
The swift-flying Galápagos Petrel is known by locals as patapegada, or "web-footed one." Once lumped with Hawaiian Petrel as a species known as the Dark-rumped Petrel, this seabird was split into a unique species in 2002 by the American Ornithologist's… Read More »
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'Anianiau
The ‘Anianiau is the smallest of the Hawaiian honeycreepers, a group that includes endangered species such as ‘Akikiki and ‘Akeke‘e. Its common name comes from a Hawaiian word meaning “straight-beaked,” and its scientific name, parvus, comes from the Latin word… Read More »
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Peruvian Diving-petrel
At first glance, the Peruvian Diving-petrel is small — only about the length of an American Robin — and has a dark-and-light color pattern common to many other seabirds such as the Hawaiian Petrel and Townsend's Shearwater. Unlike petrels and… Read More »
