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Guam Kingfisher
- Scientific name
- Todiramphus cinnamominus
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Conservation status
- Critically endangered
- Habitat
- Forest deciduous
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Square
Where it came from
The Guam kingfisher, or sihek, is a bird endemic to the forests of Guam. Historically widespread across the island, the species suffered a catastrophic population decline following the accidental introduction of the brown tree snake after World War II. By the late 1980s, the species was effectively extinct in the wild, leading to a desperate conservation effort that brought the remaining population into managed care for a captive breeding program.
The bird is characterized by its cinnamon-colored head and body with a distinct, stocky build, featuring rounded wings and a square tail adapted for maneuvering through dense forest canopy. The species is the subject of ongoing, intensive recovery efforts led by international zoo associations and the Guam Department of Agriculture, with the goal of eventually establishing a self-sustaining population back on its native island.
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