Tag Archives: Guam

ko’ko’/Guam Rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni): revise global status?

Posted on January 19, 2018 by James Westrip (BirdLife)

The ko’ko’/Guam rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni), a species endemic to Guam, is currently considered Extinct in the Wild due to the introduction of the invasive brown treesnake, Boiga irregularis. Prior to extinction in the wild, 22 individuals were brought into captivity … Continue reading →

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Archived 2016 topics: Bridled White-eye (Zosterops conspicillatus) is being split: list Z. conspicillatus as Extinct and Z. saypani as Endangered?

Posted on October 13, 2016 by James Westrip (BirdLife)

This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading →

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Archived 2016 forum topics: Nightingale Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus luscinius) is being split: list A. nijoi as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct), A. hiwae as Critically Endangered, and A. astrolabii, A. yamashinae and A. luscinius as Extinct?

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Rob Martin (BirdLife International)

This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading →

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