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Elusive, critically endangered bird—and one of the closest living relatives of dodos—was spotted for the first time in five years
Conservationists are feeling cautiously optimistic after spotting a critically endangered bird in the wild in Samoa. During a ...
The image on the right is the last known photograph of the tooth-billed pigeon, taken by Moeumu Uili in December 2013. The Colossal Foundation has developed an AI algorithm that can detect the ...
The manumea, also known as the tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), has been sighted for the first time since 2020 ...
The tooth-billed pigeon, also known as the ”little dodo” or manumea, is endemic to Samoa, a small island in the South Pacific. Once numbering between 4,000-7,000 in the 1980s, the bird, with its large ...
The tooth-billed pigeon, often dubbed the "little dodo," is one of the most elusive birds in the world. There are fewer than 100 left in the wild, and no one has photographed one since 2013. Found ...
Since 2014, Samoa’s “little dodo” has been listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List: related to the extinct dodo, an adult manumea, as it’s called locally, has not been photographed well ...
The combination of tropical climate and fertile soil make Samoa the perfect breeding ground for rainforests and other lush landscapes (mangrove and wetland areas), alive with native wildlife, like ski ...
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