decade bar chart (IMAGE)

University of Utah

decade bar chart

Caption

The number of bird extinctions by decade since 1500, representing 216 species that have disappeared or have likely disappeared over the past five centuries. IUCN Status rankings consist of EX (Extinct), EW (Extinct in the Wild), CR (PE) (Critically Endangered but Possibly Extinct), and CR (Critically Endangered).

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Kyle Kittelberger, University of Utah

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