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The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a passerine bird in the family Laniidae. It is the only member of the shrike family endemic to North America ; the related northern shrike ( L. borealis ) occurs north of its range, however it is also found in Siberia.
In 1977, the San Clemente loggerhead shrike was listed as endangered by the United States government, with an estimated population of 50. [2] Between 1982 and 1999, the bird's population was measured between 14 and 33 birds, bottoming out in January 1998. [10] [9] The removal of feral goats and sheep was completed in 1993. [9]
Rare and endangered birds in the Cape Fear The below-freezing temperature this December morning and the arrival of the holiday season are likely to blame for the low turnout at this month’s bird ...
The bird waits 1–2 days for the toxins within the grasshopper to degrade before eating it. [12] A Sardinian warbler impaled by a shrike in Italy; shrikes sometimes use man-made spikes, such as barbed wire, in place of thorns. Loggerhead shrikes kill vertebrates by using their beaks to grab or pierce the neck and violently shake their prey. [13]
The species — several birds, mussels, two species of fish and the Little Mariana fruit bat last seen in Guam in 1968 — have been listed as endangered for decades, according to the U.S. Fish ...
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 77 bird species in the United States are threatened with extinction. [1] The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR (v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014 [1]).
When conservation efforts began on Cyprus in 1978 there were just 300 turtle nests -- the population has grew to around 1,100 nests last year.
These threatened species occur in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area [1] and are listed as threatened under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention), CITES (CITES) Agreement, China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA), Japan–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List ...