Birds in the environment are at enormous risk around the world. The main threats to the extinction of bird species are human activities, excessive hunting, deforestation, environmental pollution and transformation of the earth's landscape. Almost 13% of all birds on the planet are on the verge of extinction.
Due to their small number, some birds are considered rare. In 2015, about 40 bird species are classified as endangered and at risk.
10. Scorched (Loxioides bailleui)
Palila lives in the Hawaiian Islands and belongs to a rare endangered species of birds. The main factors threatening this species are the spread of predators, the emergence of new plant species and fires that destroy the habitats of these birds. These factors led to a rapid decline in their numbers and rarity. The bird is listed in the Red Book as a rapidly disappearing species.
9. Forest Owl (Heteroglaux blewitti)
The forest owl lives in the forests of central India. Deforestation has led to the fact that this species of birds began to concentrate in small areas in small numbers. The species is known as rare and endangered due to the influence of agrochemicals and grazing of cattle. The bird is listed in the Red Book as critically endangered.
8. Honduran emerald (Amazilia luciae)
Honduran emerald is a bird species that lives exclusively in Honduras. This bird species is decreasing in numbers due to logging, as it loses its habitat. The bird is listed in the Red Book as rare and characteristic only for Honduras, where its numbers continue to decline. The bird species is endangered.
7. Scaly One-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus)
Mostly the species abounds along the borders of Russia, China and North Korea. These birds live near rivers. The reasons for the decrease in the number were deforestation, hunting and death of these birds in fishing nets. They are listed in the Red Book as a rare and endangered species.
6. Japanese crane (Grus japonensis)
One of the rarest crane species in all of Asia. It lives mainly in China, Japan, Korea and Russia. The number of this species has sharply decreased due to human interference in their habitat. The bird is listed in the Red Book as an endangered species.
5 orange bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)
It lives in Australia and is noted as a rare bird, because there are less than 50 of them left in the wild. The species is endangered due to habitat degradation, the appearance of predatory species and diseases. The bird is listed in the Red Book as an endangered species and its number is decreasing.
4. Indian Great Bustard (Ardeotis nigiceps)
It lives mainly in India and in small numbers in Pakistan. The bird is known as an endangered species, although it was previously abundant. Hunting, deforestation and outright extermination have jeopardized the conservation of the species. The bird is listed in the Red Book as rare and critically endangered.
3. Christmas Frigate (Fregata andrewsi)
The bird lives on Christmas Island in Australia. The species is known as endangered. The main factors for the extinction of the species are environmental pollution due to the extraction of phosphates, the emergence of new competing species and the deterioration of the habitat. This species is listed in the Red Book as rare and rapidly disappearing.
2. Kakapo (Strigops habroptila)
One of the brightest parrots in the world. It is a nocturnal bird that does not fly. It is gigantic in size and weighs about 3.5 kg. The bird lives in New Zealand and is on the verge of extinction. The long period of isolation on the island helped her to adapt, but at the same time it made her very vulnerable. The bird is included in the Red Book as an endangered and rare species.
1. Asian Ibis (Nipponia Nippon)
It is abundant in Asian countries, mainly China and Japan. Once this bird was very numerous, but due to certain factors it has reduced its number. The number of species began to decline in the 19th and 20th centuries due to deforestation, the use of agrochemicals in rice paddies, hunting, and changes in the wetland landscape. This bird is under the threat of extinction and complete extinction, therefore it is listed in the Red Book.
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