August 2, 2014

Bird in Cebu lands in new IUCN Red List


THE 2014 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species includes a species of bird that is endemic to Cebu.


The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has listed the Cebu brown-dove (scientific name Phapitreron frontalis) among the critically endangered species of the world.


According to the IUCN website, the Cebu brown-dove has not been recorded with certainty since 1892.




Source: Cebu | Sun.Star Online http://ift.tt/14IcC3V

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