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Biologists identify traits that correlate with extinction of all bird species since 1500

Aki Kiki, an endangered species, photographed on Kauai in 2022 by lead study author Kyle Kittelberger. Credit: Kyle Kittelberger University of Utah biologists have completed an analysis that identifies characteristics that correlate with all 216 bird extinctions since 1500, with the goal of informing conservation of endangered bird species. Research published this month shows that the species most likely to…