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share.google/yJOxajFHc0ei... The Guam kingfisher, known locally as a sihek, was wiped out in its native habitat by the invasive brown tree snake. Biologists rescued 29 of the remaining wild population in the late 1980s, saving the bird from complete extinction. #Birds 🪶 #Birdsky #extinction

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A bird that's extinct in the wild hatched at the National Aviary A bird that has been extinct in the wild for 40 years was born at Pittsburgh's National Aviary. https://share.google/yJOxajFHc0eib81zm

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