Names of Some Endangered Birds in America

It is a fact that the United States used to be the home and habitat of such a bounty and overflow of avian populace with colorful and eye-catching birds that travel its wonderful skies.  Due to many years of hunting, human encroachment and more land development plus numerous migration of people, the birds in the United States have slowly disappeared, resulting to extinction of some unique birds and most of all, threatened the status of many birds.

Just recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has an existing record to date, that as many as 91 species are extremely threatened and on the verge of extinction. In case you see the grace and elegance of these birds hovering, the friendly skies, you might at least know some of these almost endangered and highly extinct birds.

California condor

This bird has become a symbol, an icon of the American West. The endangered California condor was known to be a teeming bird, one of the largest birds flying in North America but sad to say, there are only 25 or less left in the wild. However, there are certain organizations that actively captive-bred the California condor making the numbers grow to about 150 wild birds, but the number is still not enough because their kind has remained vastly threatened brought about by habitat destruction, use of pesticides and poisoning of lead bullets.

Golden- cheeked warbler

This small bird that lives and breeds in Central Texas particularly somewhere around the Edwards Plateau, Lampasas Cut Plain and Central Mineral Region. The main reason of the threat and decrease of this small bird’s population is mainly because of ranching, agriculture and land development. At present, there is no known record of the number of Golden-cheeked warblers remaining.

Hawaiian Goose or Nene

Many who has been to Hawaii find this bird attractive and amusing. The Hawaiian Goose or Nene is the official state bird of Hawaii and was already identified to be endangered as earl y as 1967. Its scientific name is Brantasandvicensis. These Nenes thrive in the Hawaiian islands, namely Maui, Kauai and Hawaii. The main reason for its threat is because of human encroachment and the current threat of erratic golf balls that hit their habitat where there are grassy areas and knolls, most commonly found in golf clubs and greeneries. While there are still Nenes present in Hawaii, they are at risk and needs to be protected.

Whooping Crane

The endangered Whooping crane has been threatened since the year 1941. The Grus American is a tall bird that is continually being threatened and at risk but with the support and help of biologists, their population has increased a bit, reaching to about 214 in the year 2005. Since there is a continuous laskof adult birds for mating, the population is still decreasing, resulting to only 77 whopping cranes in the year 2009.