#extinct bird

[saint-nevermore]

baby phosrusrhacos leaping for a butterfly, somewhere between hunting and play :)

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#Paleostream 14/06/2025

here's today's #Paleostream sketches!!!

today we sketched Hesperornis (i drew H. regalis), Asiatyrannus, Manis palaeojavanica, and Khankhuuluu

[rgibson63]

Lost Americans wheel. Watercolor and ink.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Aldabra rail: The bird that came back from the dead by evolving twice. The flightless Aldabra rail went extinct 136,000 years ago when its atoll home sank beneath the waves. Then it evolved again.

Welcome back!

https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/aldabra-rail-the-bird-that-came-back-from-the-dead-by-evolving-twice

[drhoz]

Hawkin’s rails were large, flightless rails that occurred on the two largest islands in the Chatham Island group off the east coast of New Zealand, Chatham and Pitt, being the only member of the genus Diaphorapteryx, and being notable for having long, curved bills. I hope you enjoy.

[cherivinca]

endling

[great-and-small]

Yeah this one hurts

[herpsandbirds]

Would love some photos of the ivory billed woodpecker if you have them :)

WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY STELLAR IDEA!!!

Ivory-billed Woodpeckers (Campephilus principalis), family Picidae, order Piciformes, Singer Tract, LA, USA (1935)

EXTINCT.

This bird was found in the Southern US and Cuba.

Extinct due to deforestation.

The last credible sighting in the US was in 1944 (though, its possible that the bird was sighted in East TX in the 1960s).

The last sighting in Cuba was in 1987. (Some ornithologists consider the Cuban population to have been a separate species.)

Though many people believe that they may still exist, due to possible sightings in a swamp in Arkansas, no conclusive credible evidence has been produced.

The Ivory-billed was one of the largest woodpeckers in the world, and was the largest in the U.S., growing to 51 cm (20 in; 1.67 ft) long and 76 cm (30 in; 2.49 ft) in wingspan.

I could swear that I saw one in the Pearl River swamp of Mississippi in 1998, but it was getting dark, and it flew by quickly, so...

images by Arthur A. Allen

James T. Tanner’s guide, J. J. Kuhn, with a juvenile Ivory-billed Woodpecker (1938).

L- male, R - female

painting by John James Audubon (1827)

[agavnythepigeon]

"Soon my love we will join the others under the museum lights, but for now, under the starlight, you are glowing"

The last Passenger Pigeon and last Carolina Parakeet on earth both died at the Cincinnati zoo in the early 1900s.

[rebeccathenaturalist]

A study that just came out demonstrates that outdoor cats are known to prey on over two thousands species of wild animal, from mammals to birds to insects. That includes 347 species that are endangered, threatened or otherwise of concern, and they've been a key factor of the permanent extinction of over 60 species. And while cats may not always bring home what they catch, chances are if your cat is allowed to roam unsupervised outside, they're killing your local wildlife.

Why is this so important? Worldwide, wild animal populations have decreased in number by 69% in the past fifty years; that means that in my lifetime (born in 1978), the sheer number of wild animals in the world has been decreased by over half. Even "common" wild species are less numerous than before. While habitat population is the single biggest cause of species endangerment and extinction overall, outdoor and indoor/outdoor cats are a significant cause as well. In fact, they are the single biggest cause of human-caused mortality in wild birds.

Most importantly, it's very, very simple to fix this problem: keep your cats indoors, and spay and neuter them. If your cat is bored, they need more enrichment, and there are plenty of ways to make your home more exciting for them, from bringing home cardboard boxes for them to explore, to playing with them more often. If you want your cat to get some outdoor enrichment, leash train them (yes, it can be done!) If you have the space and resources, build them a catio where they can be safe from outdoor dangers like predators and cars, while also keeping local wildlife safe from them.

If you just give into their whining and pawing at the door, then they know that that's what they have to do to get their way; I know it's a tough transition, but it's worth it in the end for everyone involved. Cats are domesticated, which means they are not native anywhere in the world; there are exactly zero ecosystems in which they belong, save for the safety of your home. It is your responsibility to give them an enriching environment without taking the shortcut of letting them go wreak havoc outside.

[amnhnyc]

Gone, but not forgotten. 🦤 Today’s Exhibit of the Day is one of the most famous birds in history: the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus). This iconic species is a lesson in extinction. Around the year 1600, Dutch soldiers found the Dodo on Mauritius Island, east of Madagascar. Less than 80 years later, it was gone. Deforestation, hunting, and the introduction of invasive species contributed to the downfall of this flightless bird.

Though it died out before photography, the Dodo’s skeleton offers clues about what this species was like. For example, this bird couldn’t fly—its wings were small for its size, its sternum had no keel (the support birds need for flight muscles), and it had thick leg bones made for walking. You can see a Dodo skeleton in the Museum’s Hall of Biodiversity.

Photo: D. Finnin/ © AMNH

[ppaleoartistgallery]

#Paleostream 18/01/2025

here's today's #Paleostream sketches!!!

today we sketched Han, Tameryraptor, Rhizodus, and Dinornis

[beardless-bearded-vulture]

Dodo sketches from Joris Joostensz Laerle, in a ship's logbook from 1601-1603. These were the first drawings of a live dodo, and the only ones drawn on Mauritius. Apparently another dutch name for the dodo is "walgvogel", disgusting bird, because despite hunting them for food, not everyone thought they were that tasty :^l The logbook was on display at the temporary exhibit at the Allard Pierson museum

Closeups of these sketches and the sketches of a (likely) dead dodo:

Joris also drew other birds that later went extinct: The mauritian parrot, the red rail, and the Mauritian pigeon

The closeups of the sketches are from the Atlas of Mutual Heritage, where you can find more sketches and information about the logbook

[seraphica]

Biodiversity Reclamation Suits for Urban Pigeons

Artist Laurel Roth Hope takes a unique approach to commemorating lost avian species, by designing and crocheting outfits that represent extinct birds, but are sized to fit a common city pigeon.

Seychelles Parakeet

Great Auk

Passenger Pigeon

Guadalupe Caracara

Carolina Parakeet

Dodo

Bachman's Warbler

Heath Hens

Cuban Red Macaw

Ivory Billed Woodpecker

Paradise Parrot

[yourangle-yuordevil]

[Birds of a feather AU] Absolutely incapable of asking each-other out normally in every single universe <.<