Eight bird species, including one from Hawaii, have most likely gone extinct this century, The Guardian reports. This announcement is the result of a new statistical analysis of critically endangered ...

Found in only one location in northern Bolivia, the blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) is thought to number little more than 100 individuals in the wild. However the species is protected from ...

The Spix's Macaw, the Brazilian blue parrot that inspired the hero of the 2011 animated movie Rio, is one of eight bird species that are now believed to be extinct in the wild. The study that ...

If you saw the movie Rio, you’ll remember the main characters, Blu and Jewel. In the film, they are the last known birds of their kind, called the Spix’s macaw. (20th Century Fox and Blue Sky ...