Bizarre Amazon Rainforest Bird Species Discovered to Be Extremely Rare Hybrid. Published Dec 26, 2017 at 2:36 PM EST Updated Dec 26, 2017 at 5:49 PM EST. A dead, adult male golden-crowned manakin.

"Most Amazon bird species diverged from their most recent relative around 1.5 to 4 million years ago, so these are all young birds by comparison" says Weir, an expert on the biodiversity of New ...

The list of Amazon bird species in danger of extinction has risen sharply because their rain forest habitat is being slashed to make room for cattle ranching and agriculture, a conservationist ...

The list of Amazon bird species facing danger of extinction has risen sharply because their rainforest habitat is being slashed to make room for cattle ranching and agriculture, a conservationis ...

In the heart of the Amazon, where pristine rainforest remains largely untouched by humans, birds are shrinking. For about four decades, researchers collected and measured 77 species of birds at ...

Deforestation in the Amazon has put nearly 100 bird species at greater risk of extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced (IUCN) on Thursday.

"Most Amazon bird species diverged from their most recent relative around 1.5 to 4 million years ago, so these are all young birds by comparison," said Professor Jason Weir, senior author of the ...

A new study examined 77 bird species in the Amazon over a 40-year period. It found they were rapidly evolving due to rising temperatures because smaller birds shed heat more efficiently.

The Blue-winged Amazon. Tony Silva. But the differences also were striking. In particular, the call is loud and not very parrot-like. A DNA analysis confirmed that the species, which was given the ...

Beyond the Amazon, Brazil's Atlantic coastline is the other main habitat for the country's total of 152 threatened birds. The number of threatened species in other regions remained largely flat ...