Endangered Birds

As the years go by more andspecies become endangered, and a large portion of those are birds. The African gray parrot The African gray parrot, also known as the congogray parrot is a species native to Sub saharan africa. Usually they live inrainforests, but they are becoming more popular as pets. But keeping them aspets has become harmful to their population. Some pet traders steal the youngbirds from their nests or will take the adult birds since they are easy tocatch. They ship them in unsafe conditions which causes them to die, and theirhabitat is also decreasing due humans starting to occupy their spaces. They areone of, if not the smartest parrots. They are able to mimic other sounds andtalk. They Are herbivores and eat all kinds of fruits and plants. The California condor The majority of california condors live incalifornia, but can also be found in neighboring states to the south. Theirhabitat is deserts and dry rocky areas. Like other vultures, this bird eats thecarcassases of large mammals. The reason for their decline in population isn'tnatural predators, as they are scavengers. Some of the food they eat iscontaminated which causes them to be sick. They have a wingspan of 9 feet andweigh 20 pounds. They have quite a long life span and can live for 60 years. The Mariana Fruit dove. The Mariana fruit dove inhabits tropical forestsin the Northern Islands of Guam, where the climate is very rainy and humid.Their favorite foods are papaya and figs, since they live in rainforests thereis an abundance in fruits. The reason for their endangerment is an invasivespecies, the brown tree snake was accidentally brought to Guam and startedpreying on the birds. Like lots of other endangered animals, habitatdestruction also contributes to the issue. For wild Suzhou I'm palm tree and thank you forlistening.