4 Unusual Guam Kingfisher Chicks Hatch at Virginia Center, Making
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/b0sgcRt6U9ZwnjClIT5MmmaT-88=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (1024x634:1025 x635)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/f9/a4/f9a4af17-b326-4f00-8d64-92966468f938/705306451_1423631536459186_5155291432592042996_n.jpg" alt="" > The species, also known as the sihek, was erased from its native Guam and kept alive in captivity. Conservationists launched some birds on Palmyra Atoll in 2024, and they have been prospering up until now Source
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