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A bird species found in mainland Europe ... Their findings suggest there is a 99.6% chance that the bird no longer exists and went extinct around the time of the last record two decades ago ...
Six sihek (Guam kingfisher) have been released into the tropical forests of Palmyra Atoll
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The passenger pigeon was once among the most abundant wild bird species in the world, with a single flock numbering up to 2.2 billion birds. It was hunted close to extinction for food and sport in the late 19th century. The last individual, a mateless female named Martha after Martha Washington, died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.
These efforts were unsuccessful; in 2004, only two known birds remained, and since then, no further birds have been sighted. A 2018 study recommended declaring the species extinct, citing bird population decline patterns and the lack of any confirmed sightings since 2004, [4] and in 2019, the species was declared extinct.
The migratory birds were also considered a delicacy, and the bird, known as the Waldrapp in German, disappeared from Europe, though a few colonies elsewhere survived.
The feat moved the species from a "critically endangered" classification to "endangered" and, Fritz says, is the first attempt to reintroduce a continentally extinct migratory bird species. But while northern bald ibises still display the natural urge to migrate, they don’t know which direction to fly without the guidance of wild-born elders.
Eight of the extinct bird species were found in Hawaii, including the Po`ouli, which was last seen in 2004. The Po`ouli is the most recently seen species of all 21 animals on the list.