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Blue spix's macaw extinct in wild and released in the wild in 2022 - Kyng - 09-11-2018

https://pickle.nine.com.au/2018/09/10/13/22/spix-macaw-extinct-rio-blue

Researchers say the striking blue species of parrot that inspired the animated movie Rio probably went extinct nearly 20 years ago.

In the movie, the last-remaining male Spix’s macaw flies from Minnesota, US to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to find the last remaining female.

Spoiler alert: the pair meet, fall in love and rear a chick.

But, sadly, that’s not how it played out in real life.

Because the species has been presumed extinct, in the wild based on findings in a new study from BirdLife International.

Not really surprising, since I knew it was exceedingly rare in the wild, but it's still sad :( . 

The bird does still exist in captivity, so I guess there's still some hope for it, but it's not looking good....

RE: Blue spix's macaw extinct in wild - Pyrite - 09-11-2018

Yeah, I saw this. A real shame, especially as it's such a striking species.

RE: Blue spix's macaw extinct in wild - GrieferLord - 09-11-2018

thing is we have been wrong about a species being extinct before, the rainforest is still vast even if much smaller now than it was before. they still have places they can hide and perhaps live in the wild without us knowing. Still it is sad to see and we as a species should look at the alarming trend of extinctions going on due to what we are doing unsustainably.

RE: Blue spix's macaw extinct in wild - MegaphoneStallone - 09-12-2018

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RE: Blue spix's macaw extinct in wild - Detective Osprey - 09-12-2018

I thought it was declared extinct in the wild a long time ago?

RE: Blue spix's macaw extinct in wild - Kyng - 09-14-2018

(09-12-2018, 02:45 AM)ObsessedwithBirds Wrote: I thought it was declared extinct in the wild a long time ago?

I kinda remember that too. Although, from what I've been able to find (for example, their 2016 assessment), the wording they used was "Critically endangered and possibly extinct in the wild". So, that may be what I'm thinking of here :P .

RE: Blue spix's macaw extinct in wild - GrieferLord - 09-14-2018

though there is video from 2017 of s blue spix macaw spotted in the wild flying from tree to tree. so like i said it is very possible they do exist in the wild we just havent found them yet.

RE: Blue spix's macaw extinct in wild - Detective Osprey - 09-14-2018

(09-14-2018, 12:08 AM)Kyng Wrote:
(09-12-2018, 02:45 AM)ObsessedwithBirds Wrote: I thought it was declared extinct in the wild a long time ago?

I kinda remember that too. Although, from what I've been able to find (for example, their 2016 assessment), the wording they used was "Critically endangered and possibly extinct in the wild". So, that may be what I'm thinking of here :P . 
Maybe so, but I could have sworn... weird. *shrug*

RE: Blue spix's macaw extinct in wild - Detective Osprey - 03-05-2024

This is old asf but I wanted to post some good news:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2022/06/15/spixs-little-blue-macaws-are-returning-to-the-wild-in-brazil/?sh=58d5e1996e59

RE: Blue spix's macaw extinct in wild - ZandraJoi - 03-05-2024

(09-11-2018, 08:39 PM)GrieferLord Wrote: thing is we have been wrong about a species being extinct before, the rainforest is still vast even if much smaller now than it was before. they still have places they can hide and perhaps live in the wild without us knowing. Still it is sad to see and we as a species should look at the alarming trend of extinctions going on due to what we are doing unsustainably.

I agree! Africa itself is bigger than maps portray it. No human can map "all" of the Earth.
Sometimes I think we should just stop with all this data & just leave them be.