Passenger Pigeon
Passenger Pigeons were one of the most abundant birds in the world, with total numbers estimated at 3-5 billion. Hunting…
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Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbirds live throughout the U.S. in both urban and rural environments. UF researchers recently discovered that these highly intelligent…
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Ivory-billed Woodpecker
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker, an iconic bird of the American Southeast, declined rapidly as its forests were logged on massive scales….
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Eskimo Curlew
The Eskimo Curlew traveled far, breeding in northern Canada and Alaska and wintering in southern South America. Hunting decimated Curlew…
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Carolina Parakeet
Naturalists noticed declining populations of the once-common Carolina Parakeets as early as the 1830s. By the end of the 19th…
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Blue Hole Birds
Fossils recently discovered inside a flooded sinkhole reveal a lost world of animals that once lived on islands in the…
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Bird Eggs from the Doe Collection
Charles Doe was the Museum’s first Curator of Birds, 1932–1946. The Doe eggs and associated historical data have been extensively…
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Archaeological Animals
Columbus’ first voyage in 1492 introduced European pigs, cats, rats and mice to the Caribbean. Animal remains from Columbus’ first…
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