So you now you know what the RSPB is doing for some of our critically endangered birds, here’s your chance to vote for which bird you’d save, and don’t forget to tell us why! Take a look at the pictures and information for each of the selected mystery birds and decide for yourself!
1) Ivory-billed woodpeckerhttp://www.arkive.org/ivory-billed-woodpecker/campephilus-principalis/
2) Kakapohttp://www.arkive.org/kakapo/strigops-habroptila/image-G2062.html
3) Long-billed tailorbirdhttp://www.arkive.org/long-billed-tailorbird/artisornis-moreaui/
4) Balaeric shearwaterhttp://www.arkive.org/balearic-shearwater/puffinus-mauretanicus/image-G73829.html
5) Slender-billed vulturehttp://www.arkive.org/slender-billed-vulture/gyps-tenuirostris/image-G12805.html6) Montserrat oriolehttp://www.arkive.org/montserrat-oriole/icterus-oberi/image-G55454.html
7) Fiji petrelhttp://www.arkive.org/fiji-petrel/pseudobulweria-macgillivrayi/image-G93623.html
8) St Helena ploverhttp://www.arkive.org/st-helena-plover/charadrius-sanctaehelenae/image-G108126.html
9) Northern bald ibishttp://www.arkive.org/northern-bald-ibis/geronticus-eremita/image-G2525.html
10) Jerdon’s courserhttp://www.arkive.org/jerdons-courser/rhinoptilus-bitorquatus/image-G85480.html
11) Amsterdam albatrosshttp://www.arkive.org/amsterdam-albatross/diomedea-amsterdamensis/image-G18009.html
12) Dusky starfrontlethttp://www.arkive.org/dusky-starfrontlet/coeligena-orina/image-G56984.htmlHave fun!ClaireP.S: the mystery reserve quiz starts monday!
Don't forget to tell us why you have chosen the bird you have, we'd love to hear!
Very difficult to choose because they all need saving . I've chosen Northern Bald Ibis simply because it's the only one I've seen and can therefore relate to it more easily. This was in southern Morocco where there is a small colony clinging on.
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Tony
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I have voted the Amsterdam albatross.
I think helpng any rare seabird also helps the enviroment of many other creatures.
The sea environment is important to the world and man is the culprit for the pollution caused.
A simple thing like throwing rubbish from a ship, eg cig lighters, can cause harm to these ocean wonderes. Nets and ropes are another threat and if people can be educated,if need be by law, then the whole sea life would benefit.
Ray
a good laugh is better than a tonic
You've got a very good point there Ray. I remember seeing Wandering albatross off the east coast of New Zealand, it is very much their domain, but it also emphasised how vast and how important our oceans are.
I've voted for Long Billed Tailorbird - it is so tiny and somehow just won my heart - but I'd like to vote for them all!
Annie
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Einstein
If I could I would vote for them all but have gone for the Slender Billed Vulture. Not the most beautiful of birds but it fills a vital niche as a consumer of carrion, it's rapid decline can be directly attributed to us through the use of diclofenac on livestock.
Caroline in Jersey
Cin J
Well, with 27.3%, it would seem that the Amsterdam albatross is the critically endangered mystery bird you would most like to save. Many thanks for taking part and for all your comments - it's been an interesting 12 weeks!!!
Claire