AR-News: (Guam) Rota bird added to endangered species list

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http://www.guampdn.com/news/stories/20040129/localnews/308827.html

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The Rota bird



HONOLULU (AP) -- A small forest bird found only on the Pacific island of Rota 
in the Northern Marianas has been designated an endangered species. 
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added the Rota bridled white-eye -- named 
for the tiny atoll it inhabits and the distinctive ring of white feathers 
around its eyes -- to its endangered list earlier this month. 
Just about four inches long and one-third of an ounce, the yellowish bird has 
a yellow-orange bill, legs and feet. 
Fewer than 1,100 of the birds are thought to remain on Rota, down from nearly 
11,000 in the early 1980s. It's unknown what caused the sharp decline, but 
wildlife officials say development, pesticides, typhoons and natural predators 
may have played a role. 


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