Last Remaining Habitat of Rare Hummingbird to Be Preserved

The American Bird Conservancy announced that its Peruvian affiliate purchased a conservation easement that will protect the sole remaining habitat of the rare marvelous spatuletail hummingbird, one of the more unusual in the world.

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Burrowing Owls Are the Scourge of Land Developers in Florida

Federal Judge Gives Benefit of the Doubt to the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

Efforts Under Way to Prevent the Extinction of the Northern Bald Ibis

Dangerous Levels of Mercury Toxins Found in Songbirds

Read more at the regular roundup of important news on birds and their habitats.