A bird once declared extinct in the wild has just laid eggs in Hawaii. The sihek, also known as the Guam kingfisher, has a striking burnt orange breast, electric blue wings, and a sharp beak.

Chester County woman can lay claim to many such bluebirds as she helps protect and preserve our area’s bluebird population.

The age at which the birds stop laying eggs in the wild hasn’t been effectively studied and is unknown. Every year, millions of the seabirds return to the refuge to nest and raise their young ...

The Sihek is among the most endangered bird species in the world. For the first time in almost 40 years, recently released Siheks have laid eggs in the wild. Conservationists hope to release more ...

The organizations said, “It’s likely it will take a few rounds of egg laying for the birds to hone their skills and hatch chicks." More young Sihek are set to be released at Palmyra Atoll in ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Sihek bird, an endangered animal who recently returned to the wild, has laid eggs on their new home at Palmyra Atoll, an island in the Pacific. The eggs laid mark the ...

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Jonathan Plissner, a supervisory wildlife biologist at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, told BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday that “it’s very rare” for a bird of Wisdom’s age to lay an egg, ...