Mauritius Kestrel
Mauritius Kestrel - The world's Rarest Bird of Prey Despite intensive efforts to help this little falcon Mauritius Kestrel, the tiny remnant population in the native evergreen forests of south-west…
Echo Parakeet
Echo Parakeet - The World's Rarest Parrot History In 1986 only 8—12 echo parakeets (Psittacula echo) survived, on Mauritius, and most of them were males. It was recommended that the…
Bachman’s Warbler
Bachman's Warbler - The world's Rarest Warbler The only Bachman's warbler (Vermivora bachmanii) seen in 1986 was in Cuba and no more than six birds have been recorded anywhere since…
Jerdon’s or Double-Banded Courser
Jerdon's or Double-Banded Courser bird facts and information Generally thought to be extinct, the lapwing-sized Jerdon's or double-banded courser (Cursorius bitorquatus) was rediscovered in India in January 1986 after having…
Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis)
Eskimo Curlew - The Rarest Wader in the world Like the passenger pigeon, the eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis) was once extremely numerous, but was brought to the verge of extinction…
Kauai O-O-AA Honeyeaters
Kauai O-O-AA Birds Facts - Honeyeaters There is no very recent estimate of the population of the 0-0-aa (Moho braccatus), a 19-21.5 cm (7.5-8.5 in) Hawaiian honeyeater, though one or…
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker - The Rarest Species of All Of those birds reliably recorded within the last few years, the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalus) appears to be the most endangered entire…
Dusky Seaside Sparrow
Dusky Seaside Sparrow - The rarest Race of All As far as we know, there are no dusky seaside sparrows (Ammospiza maritima nigrescens) left in the wild, and as there…
The Rarest Birds in the World
The Most Endangered Birds in the World - Rarest Birds So little is known about several hundreds of species that it is not possible to say whether or not they…
Passeriformes – Perching Birds
Passeriformes - Perching Birds - The Largest Bird Order According to Suzanne Alexander, Representatives of the Passeriformes (perching birds) — the world's largest bird order, containing some 60% of all…