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11 Of The Last Spix's Macaws In The Wild Struck Down With A Deadly, Highly Contagious Virus

Yet another barrage of bad luck has struck the last remaining Spix’s macaw in the wild. A significant number of the ...

Brazil police probe plight of near-extinct blue parrot as lethal virus threatens last Spix’s macaws

Brazilian police say they are probing the outbreak of a lethal virus among some of the last Spix’s macaws, one of the world’s ...
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Experts celebrate incredible birth of once-thought-extinct species: 'We're literally holding the future ... in our hands'

"Feeding the chick every two hours is exhausting, but also incredibly motivating." Experts celebrate incredible birth of once ...
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Recovery of Brazil's Spix's macaw, popularized in animated 'Rio' films, threatened by climate change

CURACA, Brazil (AP) — All Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil's Northeast, but each bird is distinct to Candice and Cromwell Purchase. As the parrots soar squawking past ...
The Manhattan Mercury

Brazil police probe plight of near-extinct blue parrot

Brazilian police said Wednesday they were probing the outbreak of a lethal virus among some of the last Spix's macaws, one of ...
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Spix’s macaw: Rare parrot species thought to be extinct makes surprising comeback

A species of parrots that went extinct in the wild over two decades ago has made a flying comeback following extensive conservation attempts in Brazil. Spix’s macaw, known for its vivid blue colours, ...
The Manhattan Mercury

Lethal virus hits last rare blue macaws in Brazil wild

The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed ...
CBS News

Bird's Eye View: World's Rarest Birds, Blue Spix's Macaws, Now On Display

1010 WINS --These are the rarest birds in the world. The Wildlife Reserves Singapore just unveiled the Blue Spix's macaws and they're beautiful. According to the reserve, there are believed to be none ...
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Recovery of Brazil’s Spix’s macaw, popularized in animated ‘Rio’ films, threatened by climate change

CURACA, Brazil (AP) — All Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil’s Northeast, but each bird is distinct to Candice and Cromwell Purchase. As the parrots soar squawking past ...